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- [195-] - [197-] (Creation)
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0.39 m of textual records
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Scope and content
Research notes on various topics are arranged alphabetically. While Prof Nelson, kept copious amounts of detailed notes on the sources that he consulted, preserved here are only the notes that document some analysis of content. Sometimes analysis is in the form of drafts that either served as draft lectures or, in the case of materials on Anglo Russian Relations, drafts of his early writing for his book Land and Power. Other times, it is in the form of outlines, essays or summaries.
By far, the most extensive notes are those on Anglo Russian Relations and these directly relate to his book Land and Power. They have been filed at the front of the series and alphabetically arranged by their sub-topic (ie. Central Asia, Eastern question, Economics...) Filed after the Anglo Russian files are general themes on European history including such topics as Bismarck, Crimean War, French Revolution, International Relations, Peacemaking, Russian Trade and the World Wars.