Box 3

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After their honeymoon, Nelson and Marian settle in Ann Arbor. In August, the U.S. dropped the nuclear bomb, and Nelson’s letter reflects his sentiments about its destructiveness. Nelson still longs to serve in China since he’d trained so long, but political and personal concerns intervened. Nelson applies for an academic position, they are involved with collecting for European relief.

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In January 1946, Nelson took a position with Johns Hopkins University. Marian suffered her first miscarriage in January.

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Marian suffers a second miscarriage at the end of the year

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Attended Yearly Meeting in Philadelphia; opinion of peacetime conscription, refugee programs, Truman Doctrine, criticism of U.S. foreign policy

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Meetings and social activities with AFSC, FOR, and CPS connections; Nelson’s political views, decision to continue vote Socialist Party; draft concerns

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In September 1956, Nelson began a long leave from Fisk, primarily doing research at the University of Bordeaux, France. At first planned as a year’s sabbatical, but later extended.

Scope and Contents Letters contain mostly family news, but in June Nelson attended France Yearly Meeting at Centre in Paris. Small group but very involved in Quaker concerns and North Africa. Later in the summer, the family traveled in Europe and attend German Yearly Meeting in Eisenach, DDR, and visited the Tackes in Berlin. Nelson visited the U.S. in late August while the rest of the family stayed in Birmingham, England. Nelson was invited to stay an additional year as a visiting lecturer and research...