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Manuscripts, correspondence, and notes of a Norwegian American who had a varied and distinguished career in nursing before her retirement in 1957. She was for a time the Executive Secretary of the Nurses' Examining Board, District of Columbia. Her article "Farewell to an Old Homestead," which appeared in "Norwegian-American Studies," volume 26, deals with Merrill, Wisconsin, and the home her parents established there in 1889. Includes the manuscripts "From Winchester to Tønsberg" (1960) and "The Norwegian-Danish Musical Heritage. A Layman's Discovery" (1964), clippings, genealogy, source material and notes
Folders 1-8: correspondence, NAHA; correspondence, G. Naeseth; correspondence, Olav Hillestad, Oslo; correspondence, Norway; manuscripts. "From Winchester to Tønsberg" (1960) and "The Norwegian-Danish Musical Heritage. A Layman's Discovery" (1964); clippings; geneaology; source material and notes
An autobiography written for “children, sisters, cousins of all degrees, close friends and for anyone interested in learning the history of a second to fourth generation Norwegian-American growing up in Wisconsin in the 1940–1960s.” Included are stories of Eau Claire, St. Olaf College, Minneapolis, and her work as a registered nurse at Fairview and the University of Minnesota Hospitals.