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Grace Lee Nute

Biographical Notes

Date of birth: October 13, 1895, North Conway, New Hampshire
Date of death: May 10, 1990, California

Grace Lee Nute. Historian. B.A., American literature, Smith College, 1917; M.A., Radcliffe College, 1918; Ph.D., American history, Harvard University, 1921. Moved to Minnesota in 1921. Curator of manuscripts, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, 1921-46; research associate, 1946-57; professor of Minnesota history, Hamline University, 1927-60; conducted study course for business women, 1930-34; lecturer on Minnesota history, University of Minnesota Extension Division, 1948-52; visiting professor, Macalester College, 1956-59; director, James J. Hill papers project, Hill Reference Library, St. Paul, 1960-66. Pioneered in acquisition of microfilm and photocopies of manuscripts; wrote manuals on preservation and organization of collections; wrote books and articles on fur trade and exploration in Minnesota, including The Voyageur (1931) and Caesars of the Wilderness (1943). Editorial board, The Naturalist, Natural History Society of Minnesota magazine, St. Paul, 1957 on. Consultant for Encyclopedia Britannica film Robert Cavalier, Sieur de la Salle (1950). Chairman of the Clarence W. Alvord Memorial commission, Mississippi Valley Historical Association, 1940-56. Guggenheim Fellowship in Europe, 1934-35; Honorary Litt.D., Hamline University, 1943; Ford Foundation grant, 1945; Award of Merit, Western History Association, 1981.

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Additional Resources

Sources used to prepare this author entry

The following bibliography may include links to Web sites that are no longer operable or have changed location. The sources are shown as they existed in the fall of 1999 when the entries were compiled.
  • Hinding, Andrea. Women's History Sources: A Guide to Archives and Manuscript Collections in the United States. p. 337. New York : Bowker, 1979.
  • Minneapolis Star, 24 Aug., 1967, p. 8C.
  • Minnesota Historical Society. Library. Vertical File.
  • Minnesota History. Vol. 6, p. 468.
  • Minnesota History. Vol. 15, p. 218.
  • Minnesota History. Vol. 24, p. 162.
  • Minnesota History. Vol. 35, p. 384.
  • Minnesota History. Vol. 47, p. 334.
  • Minnesota Radio Talking Book Calendar. St. Paul: Communication Center, State Services for the Blind, Feb., 1979.
  • Richards, Carmen. Minnesota Writers. Minneapolis: T. S. Denison, 1961.
  • Who's Who in America: 1960-61. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1960.
  • Who's Who of American Women, 1958-59.. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who Inc., 1958.
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