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[Handwritten Memior: My Unbelievable Life] (open access)

[Handwritten Memior: My Unbelievable Life]

A handwritten memoir by Jean Nelson.
Date: 2009
Creator: Jean Nelson
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[My Unbelievable Stroke at 88] (open access)

[My Unbelievable Stroke at 88]

Jean Nelson describing an epiphany she had following a stroke.
Date: January 6, 2011
Creator: Nelson, Jean
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Typed Quote: Attitude] (open access)

[Typed Quote: Attitude]

A quote from Charles Swindoll that discusses the importance of attitude.
Date: 19XX
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Fax: Letter from Vic Basile] (open access)

[Fax: Letter from Vic Basile]

A fax from Vic Basile to John Thomas reflecting on Bill Nelson's life and the relationship Basile had with him.
Date: February 21, 1990
Creator: Basile, Vic
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Honoring VPNA Past Residents] (open access)

[Honoring VPNA Past Residents]

A brief article in remembrance of a Vickery Place Neighborhood Association past president, Bill Nelson.
Date: April 17, 2006
Creator: Vickery Place Neighborhood Association
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Hoofbeat: Welcome Back, Nelson] (open access)

[Hoofbeat: Welcome Back, Nelson]

An article from Hoofbeat that is welcoming back Bill Nelson, a prior student who has now returned to W.T. White to be a teacher.
Date: 1977
Creator: Shine, Cindy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Newspaper clipping: Bittersweet] (open access)

[Newspaper clipping: Bittersweet]

A newspaper clipping from The Dallas Morning News discussing Bill Nelson struggling with AIDS and an AIDS research clinic being named after Nelson and his late partner, Terry Tebedo.
Date: March 3, 1989
Creator: The Dallas Morning News
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Obituary: William H. Nelson, Gay Advocate, 40] (open access)

[Obituary: William H. Nelson, Gay Advocate, 40]

A New York Times online obituary for William H. Nelson.
Date: February 22, 1990
Creator: The New York Times
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Fax cover sheet from Gene Harrington to William Waybourn] (open access)

[Fax cover sheet from Gene Harrington to William Waybourn]

Fax from Gene Harrington to William Waybourn regarding messages and emergencies, accompanying a letter to Jean Nelson from Craig Washington.
Date: February 21, 1980
Creator: Harrington, Gene
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Fax: Handwritten Letter from Lori Palmer] (open access)

[Fax: Handwritten Letter from Lori Palmer]

A faxed letter from Lori Palmer to Karen Estes or John Thomas to account for her inability to attend Bill Nelson's memorial service.
Date: February 22, 1990
Creator: Palmer, Lori
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Footage of Lori Palmer being interviewed by Channel 8] captions transcript

[Footage of Lori Palmer being interviewed by Channel 8]

Video footage clip from channel 8 reporting on City Council election results. Lori Palmer was interviewed about the upcoming run-off election. William H. "Bill" Nelson, Jr. is highlighted as a candidate for place 2. Incumbent Paul Fielding and Lori Palmer, executive director of the North Texas Food Bank, are also highlighted. The race ended in a run-off between Fielding and Palmer, with Lori Palmer winning in a 58%-42% run-off upset.
Date: 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript: A Paris Journal] (open access)

[Transcript: A Paris Journal]

Edited transcript of a diary kept by Bill Nelson, Jr. from January 31 to August 2, 1971 while he was living in Paris, France for eight months in his early twenties. The original handwritten diary has been transcribed and images of subjects mentioned are embedded in the text. In the diary Nelson details his sightseeing trips in France, as well as his romantic and sexual encounters with men.
Date: 2014~/2017~
Creator: Anglin, Mike
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Goodbye Bill Nelson February 1990 captions transcript

Goodbye Bill Nelson February 1990

Montage of clippings related to Bill Nelson's life, his work, and the issues toward which he was dedicated. Collected on a DVD as a memorial by his loved ones. Video footage clips of an AIDS victims' memorial in Dallas.
Date: 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Medal: Bill Nelson Grand Marshall]

An engraved medal honoring Bill Nelson as the 1989 Texas Freedom Parade's Grand Marshall.
Date: 1989
Creator: Texas Freedom Parade
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Memorial record: William H., Jr. (Bill) Nelson] (open access)

[Memorial record: William H., Jr. (Bill) Nelson]

A memorial record for William H., Jr. (Bill) Nelson listing out the people in attendance of his services.
Date: February 20, 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bumper Sticker: Bill Nelson, City Council]

A bumper sticker from Bill Nelson's campaign advocating for his election to city council.
Date: 19XX
Creator: Friends of Bill Nelson City Council Campaign
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Flyer: Bill Nelson, City Council] (open access)

[Flyer: Bill Nelson, City Council]

A campaign flyer announcing that Bill Nelson would be going door-to-door to meet residents and encourage people to vote for him in the upcoming city hall election.
Date: 1987
Creator: Friends of Billl Nelson for City Council Campaign
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Flyer: Bill Nelson, City Council] (open access)

[Flyer: Bill Nelson, City Council]

A campaign flyer encouraging people to vote for Bill Nelson in the upcoming city council election.
Date: 1987
Creator: Friends of Bill Nelson for City Council Campaign]
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Flyer: City Council Place 9 Race] (open access)

[Flyer: City Council Place 9 Race]

A flyer from Bill Nelson's campaign comparing his political stances with his opponent's, Jerry Rucker.
Date: 1987
Creator: Friends of Bill Nelson for City Council Campaign
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter: Bill Nelson, City Council] (open access)

[Letter: Bill Nelson, City Council]

A letter from Bill Nelson to his aunt and uncle, thanking them for contributing to the campaign.
Date: March 19, 1987
Creator: Friends of BIll Nelson for City Council Campaign
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Pamphlet: Bill Nelson for City Council] (open access)

[Pamphlet: Bill Nelson for City Council]

A pamphlet from Bill Nelson's campaign encouraging people to vote for him in the upcoming City Council election.
Date: 198X
Creator: Friends of Bill Nelson for City Council
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter: Bill Nelson, Triland] (open access)

[Letter: Bill Nelson, Triland]

A letter from Bill Nelson's campaign addressing zoning issue that Dallas neighborhoods are facing.
Date: 1987
Creator: Friends of Bill Nelson for City Council Campaign
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nelson 'perplexed' by council loss (open access)

Nelson 'perplexed' by council loss

A newspaper clipping from The News describing Bill Nelson's thoughts in the wake of losing the Dallas city council election.
Date: 1987
Creator: Timms, Ed
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Newspaper Article: Zoning questions upset North Dallas] (open access)

[Newspaper Article: Zoning questions upset North Dallas]

A news article, from the Dallas Times Herald, describing the discontent that Dallas residents have for city zoning and attributing Bill Nelson's campaign to the revitalized interest in this problem.
Date: March 30, 1987
Creator: Jim Schutze
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library