MS 16
Address book, 1917-1918.
1 v. (107 p.) ; 9 x 14 cm.
Edith Nelson was born in Malden, Mass. in the late 19th century. An experienced secretary, Nelson became a field clerk in the U.S. Army Intelligence Section during World War I. She was charged with investigating German nationals and subversives in the Boston area. She married Major Edwin Hyland Cooper, U.S Army, at the close of the war. When Edith Nelson Cooper died in 1972, she was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
This loose-leaf address book, maintained by Edith Nelson Cooper during World War I, contains the names, addresses, and phone numbers of suspected German spies and sympathizers. Some entries include annotations about why that person was a suspect.