Noble Nielsen papers
Scope and Contents
This collection contains Nielsen’s research papers on local history, including Cache Valley Dairy Association Minutes for 1947. It also contains copies of Logan City Records from the 1870s, modern Logan City Council meeting documents and notes, historic photographs of persons and places in Utah, and research on local history. For Nielsen’s photographs, see the Noble Nielsen Photograph Collection, P0363.
Dates
- 1870-1990
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
Because this collection is unprocessed, please contact the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator to view these materials. Not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Noble Nielsen papers must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.
Biographical Note
Fred Noble Nielsen was born on August 11, 1908 in Logan, Utah to James Christian and Emma Nielsen. He married Ruth Quayle on February 9, 1934 in Preston, Idaho. Noble worked as a field man for the Carnation Milk Co. in Wellsville, Utah for 18 years and later at the Cache Valley Dairy for 14 years. Noble became interested in Logan history and wrote about the Bishops of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Logan 1st Ward. As part of his historical research, he created a catalog of all the businesses that had existed in Logan. He died on July 20, 1993.
Extent
4 boxes (2.75 linear feet)
Abstract
This collection contains Noble Nielsen’s research materials papers on Logan, Utah civic and agricultural institutions history, including Cache Valley Dairy Association Minutes, Logan City Records and historic photographs of persons and places in Utah. For Nielsen’s photographs, see the Noble Nielsen Photograph Collection, P0363. Because this collection is unprocessed, please contact the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator to view these materials.
Physical Location
ARC 130/2/2
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was probably donated to USU Special Collections and Archives in the 1990s by Nielsen's wife.
Processing Information
Processed in May of 2012.
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the Noble Nielsen papers 1870-1990
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Andrew Izatt and Clint Pumphrey
- Date
- ©2012
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English.
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu