Orville Peets letters, 1944-1958.

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Orville Peets letters, 1944-1958.

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Correspondence containing draft, original, and copies of correspondence involved in the commission, planning and presentation of the Sgt. William Lloyd Nelson portrait to the Delaware State Portrait Commission. In Dec. 1943 the Congressional Medal of Honor was awarded, posthumously, to Sergeant William Lloyd Nelson. His former associates from the Hercules Powder Company collaborated in raising necessary funds to commission and plan the presentation of the portrait.

1 linear ft.

Delaware Art Museum

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SNAC Resource ID: 8072261

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Delaware. State Portrait Commission.

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Nelson, William Lloyd, 1918-1943

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Marvel, William S.

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Peets, Orville Houghton (American painter and engraver, 1884-1964)

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Painter and printmaker, of Millsboro, Del.; d. 1968. From the description of Orville Peets letters, 1944-1958. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014747 ...

Hercules Powder Company

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