Victor Folke Nelson, published in 1921 by the Boston Evening Globe
Born
June 5, 1898
Malmö, Sweden
Died
December 9, 1939 (aged 41)
Boston, Massachusetts
Nationality
Swedish-American
Occupation
Writer
Years active
1927–1933
Notable work
Author of Prison Days and Nights
Victor Folke Nelson (June 5, 1898 – December 9, 1939) was a Swedish-American writer,[1][2][3][4][5] prisoner, and prison reform advocate.[6] He spent many years incarcerated in both the New York and Massachusetts prison systems and came to the attention of neurologist Abraham Myerson[6] and penologist Thomas Mott Osborne for his potential as a writer.[7][8][9] In 1932, Nelson published his book Prison Days and Nights with the assistance of Dr. Myerson.[6]
^"Prison Ethics." The Tennessean. March 6, 1933.
^"Bound to be Read." The Evening Sentinel. Carlisle, Pa. March 16, 1933.
^"The Articulate Convict Studies Prison Life." The Philadelphia Inquirer. April 8, 1933.
^"What Convicts Think of Psychiatrists Told By One Who's Lived Long in Cells" Kansas City Times. June 10, 1933.
^Norman S. Hayner and Ellis Ash. "The Prison As a Community." American Sociological Review. Vol. 5, No. 4 (Aug., 1940), pp. 577–583.
^ abcAbraham Myerson, introduction to Prison Days and Nights, by Victor F. Nelson (New York: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc., 1936)
^Merrill, Anthony. "The Man Who Broke Charlestown". Boston Sunday Advertiser Green Magazine. December 17, 1939.
^"Movie Made Escaped Convict Go Back to Charleston Prison". The Boston Sunday Post. December 17, 1939.
^"Thomas Mott Osborne and Paul Revere Frothingham letters to Victor Folke Nelson.." Retrieved on January 30, 2022.
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