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• Finmark Misjonsforening (Minneapolis) papers, 1924-1960

  Minutes (1925-1960) and financial records (1924-1960), of a society organized to help support mission work among the Finns in northern Norway.
• Bjug A. Harstad papers, 1898-1899

  Letters and articles written (February 10th - August 16th, 1898) by Harstad, Lutheran clergyman to the Pacific Lutheran University Herald, a Norwegian newspaper in Parkland, Washington, of which he was editor for several years. These letters concern his trip from Tacoma, Washington, to the Yukon during the gold rush period. Harstad gives detailed reports of the route of travel and of the problems and hardships of the expedition, the purpose of which was to secure mining property for the benefit of Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, of which he was founder and president. Two hand-drawn maps of the routes accompany the papers. Translated and donated by Oliver Harstad, a son of Bjug Harstad, 1995, typescript. Also, 75th anniversary edition, 1973, 30 p. See also: family histories and genealogies, box 14: "A brief history of Valle, Saetersdal, Norway and of some families from there", by Bjug A. Harstad (1930), and "A brief record of the lives of the Rev. & Mrs. Bjug Harstad and their descendants", by Adolph M. Harstad (1977).
• Wilhelm T. M. Morgenstierne papers, 1913-1952

  Articles, biography, photograph, reports, and speeches by Norway's New York Consul General, envoy extraordinary, and ambassador to the United States, 1929 - 1962. Includes 2 photos, brief biography (1939), newspaper clippings in both Norwegian and English, Morgenstierne's talk in Minneapolis (1935), speech made in Minneapolis at the Sons of Norway 50th anniversary celebration (August 1944), pamphlet "Norway, an Active Ally" by Morgenstierne, published in the National Geographic Magazine (1943), speech made at the Annual Dinner of the Overseas Press Club of America, New York (1949), "Ambassador Wilhelm Morgenstierne: Noen artikler, taler og meddelelser til pressen, 9 april 1940 - mars 1944"
• Ole and Peder G. Gunnulson papers, circa 1870-1933

  Papers consisting of correspondence, diaries, creamery reports, tobacco pool reports, tax receipts, and assessor's statements (1891) for Town of Christiana, Dane County, Wisconsin. The correspondence deals with farm interests in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, and Arvada, Wyoming, and also with the construction of First East Koshkonong Lutheran Church of which Ole Gunnuldson was architect and builder. The Gunnelson homestead, for occupied by Gunnul Olson Vindeg in 1840, is now (1962) owned by Martin Gunnulson, great grandson of Gunnul and donor of these papers.
  
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  • Correspondence and diaries, 1870s-1924
    • Includes financial records (1918 - 1919); diary (1910 - 1912); bills, receipts, and order forms; photo of the Gunnulson family gravestone; book of expenses (December 1912 - 1913); book of expenses (1908 - 1909); newspaper clippings referencing the Gunnulson brothers; promotional material for Martin Gunnulson in the 1959 Eastern Dane Assembly District elections; photo of the house built by Gunnul Olson Vindeg in Christiana.
    • Two photos, brief biography (1939); newspaper clippings in both Norwegian and English; Morgenstierne's talk in Minneapolis (1935); speech made in Minneapolis at the Sons of Norway 50th anniversary celebration (August 1944); pamphlet "Norway, an Active Ally" by Morgenstierne, published in the National Geographic Magazine (1943); speech made at the Annual Dinner of the Overseas Press Club of America, New York (1949); "Ambassador Wilhelm Morgenstierne: Noen artikler, taler og meddelelser til pressen, 9 april 1940 - mars 1944"
    • Letters and articles, 1898-1899
      • Includes 2 copies of "Kirkeraadets svar paa Pastor Harstads 'Aabent brev' (Suppl. To Evang. Luthersk kirketidende, April 12th, 1916, 30 p.); pamphlet "Pioneer Days and other events briefly sketched for the 75th anniversary of the Synod for the Norwegian Evang. Lutheran Church of America" by Rev. B. Harstad, (June 1928); "Letters and Articles on a Trip Into the Yukon Region" by Rev. Bjug Harstad, published in the Pacific Herald (1898), translated by Oliver Harstad (1955); newspaper clippings; maps.

  
  For further information see Aarbog Nr. 2 for Numedalslaget (195) 91 - 102 and Nr. 5, 127 - 130; also R. B. Anderson 'The First Chapter in Norwegian Immigration" (1890), 335 - 347. For photograph of Ole Gunnulson see D. G. Ristad papers (P582, box 4);they are standing in the chancel of the new East Koshkonong Church.
• Foreign Language Information Service (Norwegian Bureau) reports, 1925-1931

  Reports to Norwegian immigrants concerning United States immigration laws, naturalization process, suffrage, legal and property rights, labor laws, agriculture, education, and languages. Includes: Letters, 1925 December 22-1931 June 23 Letters, no. 2132-no. 2191, 1925-1931 Letters, no. 1950-no. 2127, 1925-1931 Letters, no. 1234-no. 1949, 1925-1931 Reports, creamery and tobacco pool, 1906-1933
• Ralph Enger papers, 1947-1949

  Papers of the founder and editor of "The Pacific Coast Scandinavian", consisting of correspondence and a history of the Norwegian Club of San Francisco, 1898 - 1946. The history (1947, 88 p. + 17 plates) deals largely with the social life of the Club, including the entertainment of such guests as Roald Amundsen, whose ship, Gjøa, the Club bought and gave to the city. A sketch of Andrew Furuseth; a list of officers, 1906 - 1946; an account of the voyage of the ship Gjøa; and the consitution and by-laws are also includes. Photographs of founder members; past presidents; "old-timers"; current members, also included. The correspondence deals with the work of Gjøa Foundation, founded in 1939, "for the preservation and upkeep of Roald Amundsen's Gjøa, famed for making the Northwest Passage 1903 - 1905." Includes a reprint of an article on the "Gjøa" by Erik Krag, which first appeared in the 'Pacific Marine Review', April 1949.
  
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  • Copy of the manuscript "The History of the Norwegian Club of San Francisco" by Ralph Enger, 1947
  • Pamphlet "An Account of the Perilous Voyage of the Ship Gjøa: her arrival in the Bay of San Francisco; the reception tendered to Captain Roald Amundsen and his crew by the citizens of San Francisco; the ultimate disposition of the Gjøa","designed and printed, in edition of 500 numbered copies by the Grabhorn Press for the Gjoa Foundation, January 1947. This is number 144."
  • Manuscript "The History of the Norwegian Club of San Francisco" by Ralph Enger, 1947
  • Correspondence of the Gjøa Foundation, June 20th, 1947 - May 4th, 1949. Includes brochures, "Introduction; articles of incorporation, by-laws, membership" (1978, 1993); program of "Syttende Mai lunsj, 1994"; photocopy of 1 sheet "Report on condition of finances...1906"; 2 p. typescript history, by Labadie; 4 p. account by Labadie, "Historian" (1993); list of members, and active members of the ladies auxiliary, 6 p. (1966)
  • Copy of book "The History of the Norwegian Club of San Francisco" by Ralph Enger, 1947
• A. Sophie Bøe papers, 1814-1936

  Papers of a daughter of Pastor N.E. Bøe, consisting of correspondence, articles, pamphlets, and clippings. Includes:
  

  • Biography of N.E. Bøe, "Days That Are Gone: The Story of Father's Life," by A. Sophie Bøe (4 copies/1 photocopied, in file). Nils E Bøe, born in 1846 at Valestrand, Norway, emigrated from Norway in 1851 to Koshkonong, Dane County, Wisconsin. Biography touches upon many topics, including: farm work, Forth of July (Independence Day celebrations), swimming hole, ice skating, Christmas, education/school days, passenger pigeons, religion, Albion Academy, Civil War (enlisted as Nils Anderson in the 40th Wis. Reg., Co. C), Luther College, preparation for the ministry at Augustana Seminary (1866-1871), two years in Eureka, Kansas (1871-1873), prairie life (fires, prairie dogs, buffaloes, and flowers), six years in Calumet, Michigan (1873-1879), saloon element, Finnish sect, Laestadians, grasshoppers near Willmar, Minnesota (p. 65), Rev. Alfred Backman, Rev. Nils Brun, cyclone/tornado, ten years in Leland, Illinois (1878-1889), horses and roads in Illinois, twenty years in Silver Lake, Iowa (1889-1909), liquor problem (p. 97), wedding ceremonies, St. Ansgar Academy, Game Gulbrand, wood carver (pg. 122), Christmas celebrations, Augusta Kean (p. 12&0, Rev. J.A. Ottesen, seven years in Deronda, Wisconsin (1909-1916), Rev. J.A. Bergh
  • Letters from Agnes Kittelsby, China, 1914 - 1919. Also includes 5 photos from China.
  • America letter written by her grandfather; other letters; newspaper clippings; article "Lars Davidson Reque: Pioneer" by A. Sophie Bøe, published in "Studies and Records" v. 6 (undated); "One of Our Pioneer Mothers" by A. Sophie Bøe, published in the Lutheran Herald (undated); 2 photos, unlabelled and undated.
  • Family History Materials. Includes "Genealogy of the N.E. Bøe Family", 1935, 29 p.; eightieth anniversary pamphlet of St. Paul's Lutheran Congregation (1931)
  • Biography, correspondence, genealogical materials, May 30th 1928 - March 5th, 1936, many undated. Includes copies of "Genealogy of the N.E. Bøe Family", 1935, 29 p.
  • Clippings, articles, pamphlets, and correspondence concerning Svein Nilsson.
• Town of York (Green County, Wisconsin) School records, 1891-1939

  Papers of School District No. 3 in Town of York, consisting of petitions, warranty deed papers (1918), district survey (1919), teacher's contract (1919), teachers' reports (1898-1916), school census reports and annual reports (1912 - 1939), and financial records. Also includes: papers from teachers' retirement fund, photo of the school and students (1895), school insurance papers (1916). Ninety-eight per cent of the residents of the district were of Norwegian background.
• Lyder L. Unstad papers, 1928-1937
  

  Papers of a Norwegian-born college teacher and press correspondent who was a member of faculties at Capital University and Franklin University, Columbus, Ohio, and Alma College, Alma, Michigan. The scrapbooks (1928-1944) contain clippings from several Norwegian-American newspapers pertaining to such subjects as current literature, the Norwegian language controversy, technocracy, Marxism, Thorstein Veblen, and Marcus Thrane. The unpublished manuscript "A Survey of the Industrial and Economic Development in Central Ohio with Special Reference to Columbus in 1797 - 1872" is Unstad's PH.D. dissertation, accepted at Ohio State University in 1937. Transferred from the C.G.O. Hansen clipping collection: 5 clippings (1930 - 1937) sent "via Hansen" with 4 p. typed 'vita' and photograph. Also, an article by Unstad, "I Filmore County, Minnesota, finnes et beundringsverdig kulturcentrum" published in Nordisk Tidende, February 3rd, 1938.
• Gudmund Skartvedt papers, 1880-1928

  Account books (1880 July 14-1928 September 10) and legal papers (1886 June 22-1901 September 23) of a Norwegian-born realtor, insurance agent, and farmer at Canton, South Dakota. Also Includes warranty deeds for several properties, mortgage papers, patent papers, a cemetery deed (1893), abstract of title papers (1895), membership certificate to the Norwegian Lutheran Deaconess Society (1897).