Helen Shelley, Currency and Coins
Scope and Contents
Helen Dawson Shelley collected the banknotes and coins during her tour of duty in the American Red Cross. The items include both banknotes and coins.
Dates
- 1914-1960
Biographical / Historical
Helen “Sue” Dawson Shelley worked for the American Red Cross during World Wwar II. Her family resided in Seattle, Washington. She married James A. Shelley on Feb. 15, 1947. Shelley, born in Lincoln, Nebraska, graduated from the University of Nebraska with a BA in 1942 and received a MA in 1975. He began his tour in the U.S. Army in spring of 1943, spending time in India and southwestern China until October 1945. Helen died in 1993 and James died in 2009.
Extent
1.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
French
Spanish; Castilian
Chinese
Hindi
Japanese
Korean
Hungarian
- Bank notes Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Currency Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Money Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Paper money Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Status
- In Progress
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries Repository
Archives & Special Collections
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
P.O. Box 884100
Lincoln NE 68588-4100 United States
402-472-2531
archives@unl.edu
