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Nelson, Barbara F. (1913-2010). Papers, 1935-1982, n.d.

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0298

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of information on nurseries and assorted flowers, fruits and vegetables, plants, etc. Also included is material on organizations of which she was a member.

Dates

  • 1935-1982, n.d.

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Barbara Furnas Nelson was born 21 September 1913 in Shawnee, OK, and raised in Wichita, KS. Her parents were James and Leah Furnas. She graduated from Friends University in Wichita. She worked as a secretary for Cessna Aviation and was an All-American basketball player before her marriage to Ira Schreiber Nelson. They had four children.

Barbara Nelson worked for the Horticulture Department at the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette) as a librarian and instructor. She was a member of the Society for Louisiana Irises, Louisiana Society for Horticultural Research and other horticultural societies. She grew Louisiana Irises for more than 25 years.

Extent

2 Linear Feet (2 feet of materials contained in 2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

Related material can be found in Coll. 29, Ira S. Nelson Papers; Coll. 63, Society for Louisiana Irises Records; and Coll. 194, Lafayette Garden Club.

  • Yearbooks from the Woman's Club of Lafayette
Title
Barbara F. Nelson Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Zack Stein
Date
02/14/2019
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Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection Repository

Contact:
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031