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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."
A scrapbook of clippings from "Nordisk Tidende," concerning Norwegians in the Boston area, membership lists of two Norwegian societies, a sea narrative, and an article concerning Karel Hansen Toll, Schenectady, New York. The file also includes a collection of clippings in loose form. Rygg was a Norwegian-born editor of "Nordisk Tidende," Brooklyn, New York, and the author of "Norwegians in New York" (1941). Includes a 10 p. manuscript account of Captain Anders Johnson rescue of 49 persons from the passenger boat, Central America on September 12, 1857 (author Rygg?, 1944).