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Judith Nelson Carlson Rural Vermilion Lake School photographs

 Collection — Box: SC
Identifier: S4468

Scope and Contents

The collection contains nine snapshots of Miss Nelson, the Vermilion Lake School, and her eight or nine pupils who are unidentified, and appear to be five to twelve years of age. This was not an Indian school; the children are not Ojibwe. Miss Nelson is the woman not standing on the steps of the school building wearing the light-colored dress, open collar, with the long ribbon. The other women are identified as friends of hers.

Dates

  • 1923-1924

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

Judith J. Nelson Carlson taught school on the west, or Cook, side of Lake Vermilion during the 1923 and 1924 school years following graduation from the Duluth Normal School. She lived at Rutherford's Lodge and walked one and a half miles to the school house. When the resort closed in November, Miss Nelson lived with Mr. and Mrs. Schroeder, who had a store, three miles from the school.

Extent

9.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The collection contains nine snapshots of Miss Nelson, the Vermilion Lake School, and her eight or nine pupils who are unidentified, and appear to be five to twelve years of age.

Physical Location

This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.

General

This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.

Title
Guide to the Judith Nelson Carlson Rural Vermilion Lake School photographs
Author
Finding Aid Authors: P. Maus.
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Collecting Area Details

Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area

Contact:
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526