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Gunder Paulsen papers, 1878, 1944
Copy of "Minder fra Tiden omkring Aaret 1830 til 1848," published in 1872, and a 132-page typescript translation of the same. The reminiscences deal with attorney Paulsen's childhood and youth in Solør, Norway.
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Rasmus Bjørn Anderson papers, 1872-1918
Clippings, correspondence, genealogy, music, pamphlets, and photographs of a Wisconsin-born author, diplomat, editor, and educator. The clippings deal largely with Anderson controversies. Anderson was professor of Norwegian at the University of Wisconsin, United States minister to Denmark, and editor of "Amerika" (1898-1922), Madison, Wisconsin.
Rasmus Björn Anderson papers, 1823-1936 at the Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison is over 16.8 cubic feet (65 archives boxes) and contains photographs, correspondence, and more.
See "Rasmus Bjørn Anderson: Pioneer Scholar," by Lloyd Hustvedt, NAHA, 1966. -
Knud Langeland papers, 1869-1937
Biography/History:
Knud Langeland was an editor, farmer, and politician. He was born in Samnager, Norway, and taught school before he emigrated to the United States in 1843. He settled on a farm in Racine County, Wisconsin. He was the editor of Democraten (published in Racine, Wisconsin) and in 1866 he became the editor of Scandinaven. Langeland also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1860.
Scope and Content:
Articles, correspondence, clippings, and legal papers containing Langeland's views on political issues of the day; his attack on the Norwegian Synod; and his defense of the common school. The legal papers concern the ownership and financial policies of Skandinaven. Langeland is the author of "Nordmændene i Amerika" (1888). The file includes an 85-page handwritten manuscript of Langeland's "Norwegians in America, part II," translated by Clarence Clausen. The clippings provide biographical information about Langeland, his family, and his ancestry.
- Articles, correspondence, reports, 1869-1937
- Translation of the Norwegians in America, Part II, by C. Clausen
- 85-page handwritten manuscript.
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Johnson J. Johannesen (Stolsvig) papers, 1860-1939
Personal papers, correspondence, pamphlets, notes, and sermons of a Norwegian-born Lutheran clergyman and farmer in Winneshiek County, Iowa: correspondence (including a Civil War letter dated November 24, 1864), legal documents, articles, notes and sermons, and an article. The letters deal largely with theological disputes during the 1860s and 1870s and offer comments on Carthage College and Hartwick Seminary. Some of the correspondents are Rasmus B. Anderson, Ole Andrewson, O. J. Hatlestad, Rasmus O. Hill, Jacob Jacobson, and Osmund Sheldahl. A 139-page manuscript by Johannesen's daughter, Mrs. Amelia Bakken, titled "From Bygone Days, History and Reminiscences from Washington Prairie, Springfield Township, Winneshiek County, Iowa," contains names of early settlers, sketches of families, the founding of the Norwegian Methodist Congregation, and anecdotes relative to the Civil War, country schools, and community life. The file includes "Fra gamle dage: Optegnelser om de forste norske settlere i Winneshiek County," "Decorah-Posten," December, 1938-February 3, 1939, and parts 2 and 3 of "Fra livet paa Washington Prairie i gamle Dage," September 8 and 15, 1939. -
Life story of Rasmus B. Anderson
Autobiography of Rasmus B. Anderson. -
Ole Bull papers, 1882-1982
Abstract
Reprinted articles, clippings, sheet music, and photographs concerning the Norwegian violinist, including "The Saga of Ole Bull," by Harmon M. Gehr; "Ole Bull's Colony of Oleana: A Political Perspective," by Gary Larson; "Ole Bull's Activities in the U. S., 1843-1880," a New York University thesis by Inez Bull.
An Ole Bull Museum is located at Carter Camp, Potter County, Pennsylvania.
Contents:- Ole Bull Papers. Miscellaneous materials.