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Asbjørn Ousdal papers, 1935-1951
Papers of a Norwegian-born osteopathic physician and surgeon of Santa Barbara, California. The clippings, correspondence, pamphlets, and pictures, including "Vinland Saga" (1937) by Ousdal, deal with the founding of Norroenn Federation of America and its promotion of Leif Erikson Day. They deal also with Ousdal's fossil museum, including his collection of fossil whales rated as matchless by the Smithsonian Institute. Ousdal is the author also of 'Our Revolting Society' (1945) and of several monographs on paleontological subjects. He made translations of Sanskrit and Old Norse into English and invented the Solar-Ray. -
Andrew Furuseth papers, 1874-2004
Papers of a Norwegian-born labor leader and author of pamphlets and articles in professional and technical journals. Furuseth's constant agitation for improved status of seamen resulted in the passage of several laws, including La Follette's Seamen's Act of 1915. He was president of the International Seamen's Union of America, 1908-1938, and has been called the "Abraham Lincoln of the Sea." -
Astrid Ihme Bacon papers, 1976
A typescript "Bridges of Brotherhood," chronicling the experiences and life of the Norwegian "colony" at San Pedro, California. The author was born in Tvedestrand, Norway, and emigrated to the United States in 1914. A letter explaining her project in writing this history is included. -
Thomas I. Benson thesis, 1968
Typescript of thesis entitled "The Norwegians in California, 1850-1900: A Preliminary Survey" submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in history in the College of the Holy Names, May 1968. The author was a teacher in the public schools of Oakland, California. -
Olaf Olsen papers, 1857-1939
History/Biography:
Ole Olsen was born March 12, 1871 to Marie Gulbrandsdatter (1841-) and Edvart Olsen (1838-) in Oslo, Norway. He had five siblings: Josephine Bertha (1869-), Marie (1873-), Gulbrand (1875-), Helga (1877-), and Harald (1880-). Olaf and his sister, Bertha, arrived in Castle Garden, New York City, on May 26, 1890 before arriving at their final destination. They traveled through Pittsburg, Columbus, Little Rock, Texarkana, Austin, San Antonio, and Pena. Olaf married Emma Noble on June 14, 1905, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Together they had a daughter, Ena/Ina Frances Olsen, born in 1906.Olsen was a shop machinist in Laredo (Texas), Wilmington (Delaware), and Philadelphia (Pennsylvania). He was also machinist on English ships and served in the U.S. Revenue Cutter Services during the Spanish-American War (1898). After 1900, he worked as an engineer with coastal trade steamship lines. He was also a member of the Socialist Party of America.
Scope and Content:
Correspondence, articles, reports, drawings, diaries, log-books, notebooks, clippings, and pamphlets of a Norwegian-born machinist and engineer. The correspondence deals with such topics as problems in engineering, sea disasters, strikes and labor problems, drought, farm crops, recreation, and religion.In a letter dated September 29, 1890, Olsen describes his journey from Oslo to Laredo, Texas, via ship and rail. Most of the letters by Olsen are to his wife. The articles include biographies of members of Olsen's family and also treat Yukon gold rush experiences. One diary concerns his immigration journey to America.
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Atterdag College catalogues, 1911
Catalogues of a Danish-American secondary school in Santa Barbara, California in 1911. -
Anders Rockstad papers, 1817-1931
Correspondence and biographical notes regarding a Norwegian-born citizen of California. "A Short Treatise on Tom Paine," in "American-Scandinavian," March 15, 1962; "Mistaken Identity: A Holiday Experience in Minnesota"; and "Søren Roinestad Honored," "Western Viking," February 5, 1965. The letters consist largely of the correspondence of his father, Abraham Rogstad, Norway. -
Halvor Rosvald (Solveson) papers, 1849-1935
Papers of a Norwegian-born farmer of Dodge County, Wisconsin, and biographical sketches of Halvor and his brother, Engebret S. Roswell of Whitewater, Wisconsin. Contain data on the brothers' California expedition together with Hans C. Heg. (See Theodore C. Blegen, "The Civil War Letters of Colonel Hans Christian Heg," 11-14). -
Hagbarth Nielsen papers, 1899-1952
Reminiscences from mining days in Alaska and the Yukon (1899-1902) and several poems by a Norwegian-born miner and dairyman. Nielsen emigrated in 1893 and lived in California.
Digital Collections:- Settlement in valley [near Dawson City, Northwest Territory?], circa 1900
- Gold miners climbing over the hillside, 1898
- Midnight Scene of Dawson, 1899
- Gold miners in front of their log cabin near Dawson City, Northwest Territory, circa 1900
- Close-up of log cabins for gold mining camps near Dawson City, Northwest Territory, circa 1900
- Near Dawson City, Northwest Territory, circa 1900
- Gold mining camps in valley near Dawson City, Northwest Territory, circa 1900
- Formal portrait of Hagbarth Nielsen and Chris Jennesen, circa 1900
- Gold miners (underground) in vicinity of Dawson City, Northwest Territory, circa 1900
- informal portrait of three men, near Dawson City, circa 1900
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Maren Pol Pederson biography, 1956
Biography of a Norwegian-born boarding-house operator and housewife written by two granddaughters. The story includes life in Norway before emigration, hardships at sea on a trip to Hawaii via Cape Horn, and making a living in Hawaii and California.