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An article about the Kubberulle by Hvamstad, a letter from Volin, South Dakota by Henrik O. Stroem (b. 1861, emig. 1873 to S.D.), and a biography of Ivar John Saugen (Feb. 4, 1901-1957), a Lutheran clergyman in British Columbia. Includes "Pioneren Peder Borderud og hans 'log cabin,'" (1967)
Catalogues from "The Norwegian Shop," which operated at 203 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, in 1915, and which featured items of Norwegian handicraft, especially those of Norwegian needlework.
Article in pamphlet form entitled "From Selbu to the Dakota Prairie: Recollections of Frontier Life on the Middle Border," an account of the life of Andrew Olson (Størset: 1839-1918, emig. 1870) and his frontier experiences at Andover, Day County, South Dakota, as related by his son.
Minutes of a Silvana, Washington, society organized to provide for its members a library and an opportunity to discuss current topics, such as women's suffrage, temperance, taxes, presidential elections, fire insurance, the new literature, farming vs. logging, and causes of economic depressions. A copy of the constitution, lists of members, library records, and financial accounts are also included.
Subscription lists of Nordlyset (1847-1849) and "Maanedstidende" (ca. 1850), organized according to states, counties, and post offices, "Maanedstidende" treasury reports, and a short essay on the Skandinaviske Presseforening. Filed with the volume are short essays, presumably by L. H. Langland, and a clipping, "Nordlyset og James Reymert," "Skandinaven," October, 27, 1939. Both publications were located in Racine County, Wisconsin. Note: see P233 for file of "Maanedstidende", photostats of selected articles from "Nordlyset" are in the P.A. Munch papers (P1268, box 11)
The constitution and minutes of the meetings of Fremad, a Goodhue County, Minnesota, debating society, organized to promote good citizenship. The programs consisted largely of debates on such topics as capital punishment, the power of the press, equitable taxes, restricted immigration, the discovery of America, direct elections, the Farmers Alliance, the preservation of the Norwegian language in America, and the effects of machinery on labor.
