DAVID GELSTON NICHOLS (MY DAD), April 13, 1998
File — Box: 131, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
My father died in Smithville, Texas, on April 13, 1998. A Smithville funeral was held on April 15. On May 16 our family had a memorial at the William Floyd Estate in Mastic, New York, the family home where Pop was born in 1916. This file includes: 1.) An obituary I wrote on April 13, 1998 and faxed to Metta Johnson, the Smithville newspaper editor, and to Dad's stepdaughter, Carol Brown, in Bastrop, TX. 2.) A packet I gave to family members at the May 16 Mastic memorial. The packet includes: Xeroxes of an invitation to the gathering; a photo of Dad; a 1980 article about his teaching in Colorado Springs; excerpts about my father from The Last Beautiful Days of Autumn; a long 1983 letter he wrote to me explaining The Communication of Emotion; a poem about change he wrote in 1936; 12 articles on nature he published in the Smithville Times; my homage to Pop in a 1997 Audubon Magazine called "A Man for all Seasons;" a copy of the Smithville Times' obituary; another obituary from the Colorado Springs Gazette; eulogies by Dad's friends Duck Pond and Clay McKee; my eulogy in limericks in Smithville on April 15...and my eulogy for Pop on May 16 at the William Floyd Estate in Mastic, Long Island, N.Y. (Pages in this file are numbered 1-55 at bottom of page.)
Dates
- April 13, 1998
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research, however, researchers must sign consent form prior to gaining access to materials. Calavera drawings, proofs, and etchings as well as "little diaries" (Boxes 14, 125, 126, 129, 142) are housed in high security and may require up to 24 hours for retrieval. Enlarged photocopies and typed transcriptions of "little diaries" in Box 142 are located in Box 184.
Extent
From the Collection: 184 boxes (172 cu. ft.)
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451