Nordics in America: The Future of Their Past

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A record of the symposium which took place on November 6th and 7th, 1992, at St. Olaf College to celebrate the inauguration of the King Olav V Chair in Scandinavian Studies. The symposium covers a number of topics, including Nordic and Scandinavian studies, from a number of different scholars.  

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The following is the table of contents from “Nordics in America: The Future of Their Past”.

  • Preface (Theodore C. Blegen, pp. v-vi)
  • The Disillusionment of an Immigrant: Sjur Jørgensen Haaeim’s “Information on Conditions in North America” (Gunnar J. Malmin pp. 1-12)
  • A Doctrine Idealist: Hans Barlien (D. G. Ristad, pp. 13-22)
  • Norwegian American Emigration Societies in the Forties and Fifties (Albert O. Barton, pp. 23-42)
  • Emigration as Viewed by a Norwegian Student of Agriculture in 1850: A. Budde’s “ From a Letter About America “ (A. Sophie Bøe, Theodore C. Blegen, pp. 43-57)
  • An Immigration Journey to America in 1854 (Henrietta Larson, pp. 58-64)
  • Chicago as Viewed by a Norwegian Immigrant in 1864 (Brynjolf J. Hovde, pp. 65-72)
  • The Historical Value of Church Records (J. Magnus Rohne, pp. 73-81)
  • A Norwegian-American Landnamsman: Ole S. Gjerset (Knut Gjerset, 82-100, pp. 82-100)
  • The Icelandic Communities in America: Cultural Backgrounds and Early Settlements (Thorstina Jackson, pp. 101-122)
  • Officers (p. 124)
  • List of Members Added from May 1, 1927, to May 1, 1928 (pp. 125-130)

 

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