Series 3 - Journals

0.26 m of textual records

These “journals” as Prof. Nelson referred to them, were kept at different periods and for different reasons. There is a commentary on Canadian politics in 1961 and a journal kept during his trip to Russia in 1967. The majority of the journals however are made up of a collection of commentaries, reports, correspondence, draft notes amassed into a binder documenting his professional activities. There are three that cover the dates from 1941-1990. There is a fourth that mainly documents the time period from 1970-1976 including his time as chair as the International Studies Progamme. Filed after these activity journals are four others that mainly document his research including his 1983 sabbatical.

While not a complete documentation, these journals give a good overview of Prof . Nelson’s activities over a 40 year period.