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• Lorentz Severin Skougaard letter and clippings, 1904-1930

  An undated letter by Kristen Kvamme, Lutheran clergyman at Ossian, Iowa, to Ole E. Rølvaag, containing a sketch of Skougaard of New York City, concert soloist, voice teacher, and friend of Alfred Corning Clark, who published a Skougaard biography in 1885. The clippings (1910-1930) treat Skougaard, his mother, Sara, and a brother, Jens.Includes letter from Torstein Jahr to C.G. O. Hansen concerning Jens and Lorentz Severin.
• Edvard Skille papers, 1918

  Den Metriske Kalender, by a Norwegian-born lumberman, with astronomy, mathematics, and local history as avocations, and three clippings.
• Carl A. Sjolander papers, 1852-1871

  A testimonial issued by the parish pastor in 1852 to Sjolander's parents on their departure to America, and the constitution and by-laws of the Hekla Fire Insurance Company, Madison, Wisconsin, incorporated March, 1871, possibly the only such society operated by Norwegian Americans. Sjolander lived in Onalaska, Wisconsin.
• Iver Simley papers, 1860-1928

  Correspondence of a Norwegian-born farmer, merchant, banker, and realtor at Black Earth, Wisconsin. The letters, dealing largely with family and religious matters, were written at Black Earth and Amery, Wisconsin, Decorah, Iowa, and Benson, Minnesota. Congressman Ole J. Kvale (brother-in-law) was a correspondent. Of interest is an auction bill issued by Simley's father Ole just before his emigration in 1869 (mentioned by Ingrid Semmingensen in "Veien mot vest," I pp. 97-98). The family emigrated from Valdres, 1868-1869. Includes several warranty deeds and mortgage papers (1863-1888) presumably on property owned by Simley. Includes letters written to Ingrid Simley in Norway by her cousin Markus O. Dahle and her pastor J.N. Skaar (later bishop of Tromsø and Trondheim), letters from John E. (Dennison, MN), Anand S. Hiwale, Maria and Lars M. Sundheim, James D. Butler, and various family members, and Ingri Simley's letters to them. A memorial pamphlet (written by S. Gunderson), and an article about Ingrid Simley (photocopy) which appeared in "Samband" (March 1931).
• Ogu Siljan family papers, 1936

  A biography of O. G. U. Siljan (1870-1936), Lutheran clergyman in Madison, Wisconsin, and a genealogy of the Gullickson (Graue) family, Voss, Norway (1240-1906), of which his wife was a member.
• Henrik Shipstead papers, 1925-1946

  History/Biography:
  Born in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, 1991. He attended the Dental College at Northwestern University, Chicago, and opened a dental office in Glenwood, Minnesota where he first became politically active. He first served as mayor of the village and later as a member of the state legislature. In 1918, Shipstead was pitted against Andrew Volstead for Congress by the Nonpartisan League, but was ultimately defeated. Two years later the same organization put him forward for the Republican nomination for governor, but was defeated in a close race by J.A.O. Preus. From that race, Shipstead gained various acquaintances and prestige that helped him receive endorsement by the new Farmer-Labor Party two years later – a race he won against Frank Kellogg. As a member of the senate, he served as the chairman of the Printing Committee, member of Foreign Relations, Agriculture, Public Buildings, and Grounds, Pensions, and Joint Printing Committee of the House and Senate.
  
  Scope and Content:
  Letters, reports, and speeches of, and articles and clippings (1920-1941) about a United States senator from Minnesota (1923-1947). 
  
  Speeches by Shipstead include:
  

  • "Christianity and Politics" (1925)
  • "National Origins Clause," (1927)
  • "'Dollar Diplomacy'" in Latin America," (1927)
  • "Relation of Inland Waterways to Agriculture," (1931)
  • "Injunctions in labor Disputes," (1931)
  • Bill to authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of the discovery of America by Leif Ericson (Erikson), (1939)
  • "Repeal of the Embargo is not Neutrality," (1939)
  • "A Preliminary Report on the Status of Agriculture in World Economy," (1939?)
  • The Fourth of July, the Nation's Birthday, (1940 and 1941)
  • "Speaking on Bill H.R. 1776," (1941)
  • "Statement Regarding Finland," (1941)
  • "Subsidies," (1943)
  • "Post-War Commitments by United Nations," (1943-44)
  • "1932--Roosevelt Emphatically Against League of Nations--Reversed During the Past 12 Years," (1944)
  • "Have the American People Yet to Learn that of all the Pious talk to the Contrary, Peace Cannot be Enforced Without Creating War? (1945)
  • "Relief of Sick and Hungry People in Europe Address Before Lutheran Men's Council Slave Labor in Europe," (1945)
  • "The Place of the United States in the Postwar World," (1946). 

  
  Clippings inlcude:
  

  • "En Spelmans Jordafard" by Dan Anderson
  • "Senator Henrik Shipstead, his Boyhood and Youth," by N.N. Ronning
  • "Senator Shipstead i Kviteseid" by N. N. Ronning
  • "Henrik Shipstead, a forgotten idol" by Carl H. Chrislock, from "Telesoga" (Dec. 1994, pp. 28-35), reprinted from "Gamalt fraa Kviteseid," no. 8, 1993
  • From C.G.O.Hansen clipping collection, including Shipstead addresses of 1939 and 1940, and article by N.N. Ronning, "The Friend," July 1930, pp. 12-13. Also his article ("Skandinaven," Oct. 6, 1936) reporting on his visit to Alaska. 

  Digital Collection: 
  

  • Formal portrait of Senator Henrik Shipstead, circa 1915
  • Henrik Shipstead with vice President Garner and Crown Prince Olav, 1939
• Eric Sevareid article, 1949-1992

  An article that appeared in "Collier's" (May 11, 1956), titled "You Can Go Home Again," recounts his experiences on a visit to his native Velva, North Dakota, a "New York Times" obituary, July 10, 1992, and other clippings including sketch of his Norwegian background. Sevareid was CBS's chief Washington correspondent, an award-winning news interpreter, author, and lecturer.
• Simund Olsen Simundson diary, 1890-1909

  A Lutheran clergyman's daily account of journeys from Kenyon, Minnesota, to Kalispell, Montana, and from Kenyon to Ashland, Oregon (1908-1909). Includes: Writings on history of Goodhue Co., Congregations.
  
  Includes two record books (1890-1900) Simundson kept when teaching summer "Norwegian school" at Ostrander, Cottonwood and Hanley Falls, Minnesota while a student at seminary; and later for confirmation classes while a pastor at Kenyon, Minn. Simundson was born in Hanley Falls, attended Red Wing Seminary, Willmar Seminary, St. Olaf College, Augsburg and United Church Seminaries, and was ordained 1896. Served churches at Kenyon 1896-1923; Hanska; then Holden and Dale congregations near Kenyon 1928-1941.
  
  Several writings concerning Goodhue county congregations: Speech of P.M. Langemo at the "Jubelfest" held at Holden, Sept.12-16, 1906 translated by Julia Øredalen, 9 p. Manuscript. "Holden Church and Cemetery" (poem) by Mrs. Gertrude Hanson, Rochester, Minnesota; 1 p. typescript. Translation by Øredalen of letter which appeared in "Norsk kirketidende," April 25, 1858.; 2 p. manuscript Short history of Dale congregation. 1 p. typescript, and manuscript draft. Wanamingo, Minnesota. 5 p. typescript.;
  
  Various writings, some in several versions, with headings: The pioneers. The pioneer pastors. Organizing congregations. The pastors that have served Gol congregation. Parochial reports. Holden congregation organized. A pioneer family: Tosten Aaby. (Apparently these are drafts of Simundson, which were never pulled together into a complete history.)
• Fredrik A. Schiotz papers, 1925-1954

  A manuscript of Schiotz's book, "Release" (1935), a history of the Lutheran Student Association of America (1925), and a biographical sketch of Schiotz, a former president of the American Lutheran Church.
• Frederic Schaeffer correspondence, 1928-1940

  Correspondence of a Norwegian-born engineer and inventor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, dealing with "Det Norske Selskap." Schaeffer Equipment Company Railway Materials, located in the Henry W. Oliver Building, Pittsburgh, PA.