Veva K. Nelson, mother of 9-year-old actress Norma Gene Nelson, during a divorce and custody battle with her husband Norman, Los Angeles, 1940

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Text from original nitrate sleeve: Nelson, Vera K. - Mrs., Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Mrs. Veva Nelson, Veva K. Nelson (27), mother of 9-year-old film actress Norma Gene Nelson, in court to sue her husband Norman (65) for divorce. Mrs. Nelson claimed her husband was cruel to her and Norma Gene and was almost continuously intoxicated for the past five years. Mr. Nelson denied the charges, but custody of the young actress was given to her mother., Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.