Chester Nelson, Last Oliver Typewriter Employee
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Chester Nelson, Last Oliver Typewriter Employee
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"Chester Nelson with the Oliver typewriter given him in 1928 as recognition that he was the company's last employe. The Oliver typewriter advanced the art of mechanical writing.
(Photo by Cliff Lohs)" [Elgin Courier-News December 14, 1975]
Chester Nelson came to Oliver in 1908 and began working at the age of 17. He was still working in 1926, when the Woodstock factory was sold, and was asked to stay until the liquidation was complete.
(Photo by Cliff Lohs)" [Elgin Courier-News December 14, 1975]
Chester Nelson came to Oliver in 1908 and began working at the age of 17. He was still working in 1926, when the Woodstock factory was sold, and was asked to stay until the liquidation was complete.
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1975-12-14
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Elgin Courier-News, “Chester Nelson, Last Oliver Typewriter Employee,” Woodstock Public Library Archives, accessed August 17, 2026, https://woodstockpubliclibraryarchives.omeka.net/items/show/1540.
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