CATALOG UPDATES
Hei hei! NAHA is currently undating our archival catalog. Some finding aids are currently unavailable. Please contact the NAHA archivist with any questions.
Browse Items (6 total)
Sort by:
-
John J. Sonsteby papers, 1871-1937
Correspondence, copies of official records, military correspondence, city of Chicago official correspondence, minutes of meetings of Chicago Common Council, excerpts from the Journal of the Illinois Legislature, and notes from various publications concerning the Chicago fire (October 8-9, 1871), and the part played by the Norwegian National Guard of Chicago organized September 30, 1870.
The papers, which include a list of names of the members, deal largely with the problem of compensation for services rendered during the 13 days following the fire. Sonsteby, the chief justice of the Chicago Municipal Court, gathered this material for a projected monograph on the Norwegian Guard. Several articles in the file concern Sonsteby and his legal career. Includes: Correspondence regarding General Sheridan and the "Norwegian Battalion" consisting of four companies, which were called upon for service during and immediately after the great Chicago fire of 1871. List of men who served under the Chicago Police Force from Oct. 10 till Oct 23, 1871. Includes address delivered at the annual 17th of May Festival under the auspices of the Norwegian National League in Chicago by John J. Sonsteby (ca. 1929). -
Norwegian National League (Chicago) records, 1899-1980
Programs and reports of a Norwegian organization founded in Chicago in 1899 to unite all Norwegian societies in order to assist needy Norwegians and support all major projects of such groups as were not controlled by church, corporations, or political parties. Finding aid coming soon. -
Den Norske Sygeforening "Nordlyset" av Chicago papers, 1893-1944
Constitution, reports, and record books of a Chicago social and sick benefit society. See also Lovoll, 'A Century of Urban Life' pp.208-209. Organized January 22nd, 1893 as Nordlyset, Branch No. 10 of the Scandinavian Workers Association organized independently July 25th, 1895, dissolved January 1st, 1944. Includes: Folder of certificates, constitution, forms, membership lists, incorporation documents, dissolution documents, newspaper clippings, reports, 1895 July 25-1944 March 24 Bound book of minutes and reports, 1893-1944 -
John Kallestad family papers, 1890-1987
Documents, correspondence, photo albums concerning the family of John Kallestad, a master mariner who came to Chicago from Kristiansand in 1921 and whose family followed in 1923. The Kallestads were charter members of the Norwegian Memorial Church in Chicago where John served as chairman of the Church Council. -
Harriet Nordhagen papers, 1998
Data concerning the activities of a native of Drammen, Norway, who came to Chicago in the mid-1920s and became involved in the affairs of a Norwegian colony in Chicago. She was a member and officer of many groups, including the Federation of Norwegian Women's Societies, Ladies' Singing Society, Norwegian National League, Nora Lodge, and for various homes and hospitals. Some poems by her daughter, Barbara Nordhagen, are included. -
Nora Lodge No. 1, Riddere av det Hvide Kors (R.H.K.) Sons of Norway No. 415. papers, 1860-1965
Papers of a Norwegian cultural and benefit society in Chicago, consisting of records, pamphlets, and photographs. Norwegian Society Nora was organized July 18th, 1860, re-named Nora Lodge No. 1, Knights of the White Cross in 1863. Merged with the Sons of Norway in 1938.