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Franklin Petersen papers, 1900-1911
Manuscripts of sea stories and poems by a Norwegian-born New York City editor, poet, and railroad employee. Petersen was editor of "Nordisk Tidende" (1907-1911), founder of "Det nye Norge" in 1911, and contributor to "Norgesposten." He was author of two collections of poems: "Ensomme frivagtsstunde" (1900) and "Siv i strommen (1907).
Includes:- Kallebas' første feise tilsjøs" published in "Decorah Posten" (1938).
- "Farlige skibskamerater" published in "Skandinaven" (1938).
- "Episoder fra de hvite seilsdage" (n.d.).
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New York and New Jersey Benevolent Societies papers, 1893-1995
Histories and reports for New York and New Jersey Benevolent Socities. Includes: Norwegian Children's Home, Brooklyn, N.Y. Norwegian Christian Home for the Ages (Norwegian Christian Home and Health Center), Norwegian Sailors' Home (Den Norske sømandsmissions Virksomhead) Eidsvold sjømannshjemmet, Katonah, Westchester Co. Also includes Fort Lee (New Jersey) orphanage. -
Norwegian Lutheran Deaconesses' Home and Hospital (Brooklyn) papers, 1895-1960
Brochures, catalogs, histories (1923, 1933), reports, and clippings of an institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The hospital, started in 1883 under the leadership of Sister Elizabeth Fedde, merged with the Lutheran Hospital of Manhattan in 1956 and became known as Lutheran Medical Center. "Sagaen om Det Norske Hospital" is a series of articles by A. N. Rygg that ran in "Nordisk Tidende," February 16-March 25, 1943.
Includes:- Brochures, Catalogues, History, 1922-1960
- Reports, 1914-1958
- Brochures. Includes clippings, 1908-1958
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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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Nels N. Hersdal letter, 1848
Letter written in English by Nelsone (mostly known as Nelson Nelson Hersdal) of Norway, La Salle County, Illinois, to Joseph Mann, Orleans County, New York, describing his farming operations and the Mormon and Jansonist activities in the community. Nelsone was a Slooper. -
Letter from Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1904
Three page letter from John A. McCall, President of New York Life Insurance Co., Grand Forks Branch Office., to his brother, containing information regarding purchase of land. Reference is made to Jacob J. Stampen, designer and superintendent of Babson Brothers cream separator company.
Content:
Letter, Grand Forks, N.D. -
Magnus Larsen letters, 1887-1899
Copies of 21 letters by a Norwegian-born draftsman and designer who rose from shoveling coal to designer for Tiffany. Larsen is critical of the inequalities in American society and gives detailed accounts of unpleasant experiences in metropolitan New York.
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Magnus, Larsen Letters. Letters in Norwegian. -
Hans Hamran papers, circa 1933
A logbook of a Norwegian sailor who together with his brother Harald crossed the Atlantic in 1933 in a 25-foot boat in four months. They then continued by water from New York to the Chicago World's Fair (A Century of Progress). Filed with the logbook are letters, pictures, and a 3-page typescript, "Hamran Brothers' Family History." The boat is at Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, Decorah, Iowa.
Content:
Hans Hamran Papers: Logbook, Letters, Pictures. "Nordic Front" Chicago publication (Jan. 20 & March 20, 1939) containing diary of Hans Hamran, "Viking Unmasks." -
Wilhelm Fleischer lecture, 1919 June 25
A paper titled "The 400,000 H. P. Hydro-Electric Air-Nitrogen Plant at Notodden, Norway" (description and historical development), presented before the Brooklyn Engineers Club. Fleischer was the purchasing engineer for the Norwegian Hydro-Electric Company.
Content:
Wilhelm Fleischer Article: "The 400,000 H.P. Hydro-Electric Air-Nitrogen Plant at Notodden, Norway" June 29. -
Ole Herbrandsen Aasland papers, 1831-1847
Includes emigration papers, receipts, promissory notes, and recipes of an 1838 emigrant from Numedal, Norway, who settled at Kendall, New York.
Also see:- Naeseth, "Immigrants" 1838:8-14. Emigrated from Flesberg, Numedal in 1838.
- H. Herbransen, De første utvandrere, 1924
- Skandinaven, October 5, 1934
- Nordisk Tidende, November 12, 1964
- Decorah Posten, April 7, 1949
- Sons of Norway, December 1948
- R. B. Anderson, First Chapter of Norwegian Immigration, 1895