HISTORY NEBRASKA MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID
RG0775.AM: Nellie Wurtsmith Cole, 1874-1955
Papers: 1932-1953
Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska:
Size: 0.5 cu.ft.; 1 box
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Nellie W. Cole, daughter of Gilbert and Fredricka Cole, was born at Riverton, Iowa, in 1874. She died in Beatrice, Nebraska, in December of 1955 and is buried in Evergreen Home Cemetery at Beatrice, Nebraska.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
This collection contains the diaries of Nellie W. Cole, dating from 1946-1949, 1952-1953, as well as several notebooks containing household accounts and miscellaneous ephemera. Also included are the minutes and secretary’s reports, 1932-1944, of the Altar Guild of Christ Episcopal Church, Beatrice, Nebraska. Nellie W. Cole’s sister, Callie B. Cole, compiled the Altar Guild data while secretary of that organization.
INVENTORY
Series 1 – Diaries of Nellie W. Cole
1946-1949
1952-1953
Series 2 – Altar Guild of Christ Episcopal Church
1932-1944: Minutes of meetings (2 volumes)
1939-1942: Secretary’s reports (2 volumes); Membership list
Series 3 – Miscellaneous
Household accounts and printed matter.
Obituary, Beatrice Daily Sun, December 14, 1955
Subject headings:
Beatrice (Nebraska) — History
Christ Episcopal Church (Beatrice, Nebraska)
Cole, Callie B.
Cole, Nellie W., 1874-1955
Churches — Nebraska
Revised TMM 01-16-2016
