Gloria Nelson Letters 1953-1957

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Gloria Nelson Letters 1953-1957

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Homesteader, of Adams County, Wash. Letters from Nelson to her father in Kansas, describing daily activities and the harsh weather conditions, including wind and dust storms, endured by the family in their settlement of an isolated 80-acre tract (part of Columbia Basin Project), near Othello, Wash.

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Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives

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Nelson, Gloria, 1921-

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Gloria Nelson and her husband were selected during the second drawing for a block of land in the newly opened Columbia Basin Project in 1953. The family settled on the desolate 80-acre tract southwest of Othello in Adams County and lived in nearly primitive conditions. From the guide to the Gloria Nelson Letters, 1953-1957, (Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives) ...

Nelson family

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Columbia Basin Project (U.S.)

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