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• Upper Midwest History Conference papers, undated

  Four papers, including one by Carlton C. Qualey titled "Upper Midwest Centennials." Introduction by Theodore C. Blegen. Paper titles: "Is the Territorial Centennial of Concern only to Professors of American History?" by A.C. Krey, "Upper Midwest Centennials," by Carleton C. Qualey, "The City and the Frontier," by Ernest S. Osgood, "Significance of the French Regime in the Upper Midwest," by Grace Lee Nute.
• Martin Ulvestad papers, 1892-1936

  Correspondence of a Norwegian-American author regarding his books. Among his books is "Nordmaendene I Amerika deres historie og rekord," 1907,1913, 2 volumes. Includes volume, "Selvhjelp I Englesk," by Martin Ulvestad (Minneapolis, MN, 1892), clippings, and articles.
• Christian S. Thompson scrapbook, 1890-1897

  Contains pictures, programs, and clippings from Thompson's student days at St. Olaf College [Academy, 1893] and Luther College as well as from the Mount Horeb Academy. Mount Horeb Academy, St. Olaf College, Luther College. Majority of items are Luther College. Includes football ticket for game between Carleton and Luther (ca. 1895), concert program for St. Olaf College (Feb. 24, 1896) featuring: orchestra, glee club, Mathilda Finseth, C.J. Rollefson, and A. Lavik, St. Olaf Band program for March 9, 1896, program bill for Madame Ragna Linne concert with tickets.
• Osuld Torrison papers, 1924-1930

  Clippings and correspondence concerning a Norwegian-born Manitowoc, Wisconsin, merchant and his family. See article on Torrison by O.J. Breda in "Symra" (period.) v. 6 pp. 185-192.
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  August Reymert papers, 1832-1945

  Biography/History:
  August Reymert was born on October 4, 1851 in Vågå, Norway. He died on May 31, 1932 in Long Island, New York, United States. He was the son of Theodor DeNoon Reymert and Anne Malene Beer. August was a lawyer in New York City, and served as president of the Norwegian-American Chamber of Commerce in New York. August Reymert was the lawyer and legal representative of Ole Herman Krag and Erik Jørgensen who were the developers of the Krag-Jørgensen rifle. This rifle was the standard rifle of the American Army in 1892. Reymert was also a founder of the Scandinavian Seamen's Home in New York and of the Norwegian hospital in Brooklyn. He was named Knight, First Class, of the Order of St. Olav and was decorated with the Vasa Order. 

  Christen Reymert (1782–1868), a shipowner and merchant in Leith in Scotland, later customs treasurer in Farsund. Christen was August’s grandfather. Jeanette Sinclair Denoon Reymert (1788–1843), born in Scotland. She was married to Christen Reymert, and August’s grandmother. Christen and Jeanette had three children: Christian, Theodor, and James. Theodor Denoon Reymert (1815-1891), father of August Reymert. Theodor was a brigade doctor and a major in the sanitation division of the Norwegian army. Theodor married Anne Malene Beer. Together they had six children: Jenny, Thorwald, Caroline, August, Theodore, and Elisabeth. James Denoon Reymert (1821-1889), an American newspaper editor, mine operator, lawyer and politician. He was a pioneer settler near Muskego, and was an editor of the first Norwegian-American newspaper, Nordlyset. James Reymert was August Reymert’s uncle. 

  Scope and Content:
  Correspondence, clippings, articles, reports, and photographs of a Norwegian-born New York attorney. The correspondence deals largely with family affairs in America, Norway, and Scotland. The letters by James Denoon Reymert, August's uncle, first editor of Nordlyset (1847), first Norwegian-American member of a Wisconsin State Legislature, and attorney, deal with opportunities for law practice on the American frontier. Ole Bull was also a correspondent. Other items include biographical sketches of family members, a family chart, and an article about Hans Balling, the portrait painter. 

• Torger A. Torgerson papers, 1837-1994

  Papers of a Norwegian-born Lutheran clergyman at Lake Mills, Iowa (1865?-1906): letters of transfer, baptismal certificates, histories of congregations he served, an article on slavery, a typescript copy of a biography of Torgerson's wife, Dina Anderson (Kvelve), by Erling Ylvisaker, and three pamphlets: "Falsk vidnesbyrd med mere," "aaben skrivelse til Pastor T. A. Torgerson," 14 pages, and "Chicagos Nordens Bogtrykkeri," 1886, 14 pages, both by H. A. Hartmann, and "Mærkelig tildragelse i Shell Rock, Silver Lake, Lime Creek of Round Prairie forenede N. E. L.," by T. A. Torgerson, 1870, 58 pages. Includes: "History of the Norwegian Synod from 1853-1879," (1936) 7 typescript pages, "My God, How Wonderful Thou Art," (n.d., by Rev. Erling Ylvisaker, Madison, Wis., 19 typescript pages.), Letters of Transfer &amp
• Mary Syverson Torbenson local history, 1965

  Historical sketch of pioneer life in Moore Township, Ransom County, North Dakota, by a native of the area.
• Clarence H. Tolley (Tollefsrud) biography, 1913-1994

  Biography of Fingar Enger, a bonanza farmer in the Goose River area, North Dakota. Clipped from "North Dakota History," vol 26, no. 3..
• Thor C. Tollefson article, 1953

  "Norsk bidrag til amerikansk liv," a translation by Gus O. Solum, Seattle, Washington, of an address appearing in the "Congressional Record" (May 15, 1953). Discusses the history, growth, and contribution of Norwegians to American culture. Tollefson was a congressman from Tacoma.
• Edward John Thye papers, 1945-1958

  History/Biography:
  Born in Frederick, South Dakota, 1896. Thye served in World War I, and returned home to work at the Deere & Webber. Thye held various positions from serving the town council of Sciota and Sciota school board, president of the Dakota County Farm Bureau, director of Twin City Milk Producers Association, and others. Thye was elected the 31st Lieutenant Governor under Harold Stassen in 1942. When Stassen resigned to served the navy, Thye succeeded him as governor. He was reelected until 1947 when he was elected as U.S. Senator – defeating Henrik Shipstead and Theodore Jorgenson.
  
  Scope and Content:
  Newsletters, speeches, press releases, clippings, and letters of a Minnesota farmer and a United States senator (1947-1958).
  
  Includes these speeches/addressed by Thye:
  

  • "The One Hundred Anniversary of Minnesota," (1949); "Need for Action on Hoover Commission's Recommendations," (1950)
  • "Address before the National Lutheran Educational Conference, Washington D.C.," (1952)
  • "Alaska and Hawaii Deserve Statehood," (1952)
  • "Norway's Constitutional Day," (1952)
  • "Norway's Independence Day," (1954)
  • "All Segments of Nation's Economy--Agriculture, Industry, Labor--Must be kept in Balance," (1954)
  • "Sen. Thye says Dairy Problems Demand Changes," (1954)
  • "Thye Cites need for Research in Fighting Disease," (1954)
  • "Sen. Thye Gets Action on Egg Price Hearing," (1954)
  • "On Continuing Small Business Administration," (1955)
  • "Sen. Thye would Continue Small Business Agency," (1955)
  • "Sen. Thye asks Hearings to Clarify Wheat Inspections," (1955)
  • "A Stalwart Friend Speaks for Small Business," (1958)
  • "Remarks of Introduction by Sen. Thye at St. Olaf College [welcoming Princess Astrid, & Prime Minister Gerhardsen] (1958)
  • "Thye Leadership Praised by Colleagues--Remarks by Hon. Karl E. Mundt (South Dakota) and Hon. Styles Bridges (New Hampshire), (1958)
  • "Sen. Ed Thye Speaks for the Farmer, remarks by Thye, Andrew F. Schoeppel (Kansas) and George D. Aiken (Vermont), (1958)