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• Richard Teslow papers, 1875-1955

  Papers and scrapbooks of a farmer of Hayward, Minnesota, including a farm auction bill from 1902.
• Andrew Wright papers, 1857-1921

  Legal papers, correspondence, sermon. Includes:
  

  • Papers of a pastor born Namdalen, immigrated 1860. He worked as a tailor and farmer 1860-70, then as pastor at Coon Prairie (1870-71); Rushford, Minn. (1871-1901); Highland, Minn. (1877-1910). Was president of the Norwegian Augustana Synod(1885-88), editor of "Luthersk Kirketidende" (1873-91) and Børnebudet" (1878-89).
  • Active in the temperance movement, and published many articles in "Reform" and other journals. Many of his writings (some identified by place and date published, others not) as well as other clippings he found of interest are in the scrapbook.
  • There are typed transcriptions of his series of articles published in "Luthersk Kirketidende" in 1886 about the spiritual awakening in Namsos during his youth, "Da vakkelsen kom til os" (73 p.); and a brief autobiography published in "Reform".
  • In addition there are legal documents (both Norwegian and American), pamphlets Wright published, and some letters of his widow.
  • Pamphlets: "Gjenløser iblandt syndere" (1881) (in library); "Herrens banken paa hjertets dør" (1871 and 1892); "Nogle ord om synd, naade og kamp" (1885); Hvorledes bør præster og menigheder stille sig til drikketrafiken" (1893); "Skaal!" (1894); "Turtelduen" (1877)(songbook for children - in library); "Religionsskolen" (1904).
• Clarence J. Carlsen thesis, 1932

  "Elling Eielsen, Pioneer Lay Preacher and First Norwegian Lutheran Pastor in America," MA thesis, University of Minnesota.
• Seth D. Charney biography, 1966

  Biographical sketch of Minnesota-born Vilhelm Magnus (1871-1929) and his discoveries in the field of medicine.
  
  Charney was a student at Yale University School of Medicine. Vilhelm's father, Morten Henrik Magnus (1833-1905 )emigrated 1868 and was a pastor at Arendal, Minnesota 1869-75. He returned to Europe and taught at the Hamro Latin School 1883-1903.Vilh. received a medical degree from the Univ. of Christiania and practiced medicine in Christiania. He died 1929. According to Charney he published in 1901 a classic paper on the hormonal substance progesterone.
• John W. Olsen autobiography, undated

  The story of a Danish-born state superintendent of schools in Minnesota, a dean of the Agricultural College (Minnesota), and lecturer.
• Ole Glesne papers, 1851-1943

  Correspondence, reports, and a scrapbook of a Lutheran clergyman. The correspondence and reports concern chiefly the activities of the board of publications of the United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, of which Glesne was a member. The clippings in the scrapbook are chiefly from "Norden" and "Amerika" and concern the controversies between the two newspapers regarding Ragnar M. J. Monrad at Luther College, the anti-Missourian movement within the Norwegian Synod, and politics in Wisconsin. The scrapbook contains letters and articles by Gisle Bothne, John N. Kildahl, Laur. Larsen, Ragnar M. J. Monrad, Herman A. Preus, and L. A. Stenholt.
• Henry E. Rasmussen papers, 1910-1920

  Letters to Rasmussen regarding the J. J. Hill gift to the St. Olaf College Endowment Fund in 1913 and the Peter Norbeck gift to the Augustana College Endowment Fund in 1920.
• Mathilde Rasmussen family history, 1945

  "A Brief History of the P. A. Rasmussen Family" includes material on their Norwegian background; activities of parishes in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and Missouri; life in the Lisbon (Illinois) parsonage.
• Esten E. Rear biography, circa 1922

  A sketch of Haldor Ostensen Rye and his family of North Aurdal, Valdres, Norway, who emigrated to Wisconsin in 1852.
• Mildred M. Sebo narrative, 1954

  A history of the Sebu-Myhre family, an account of the family's centennial celebration and of their first Christmas in America in Cedar Valley (1854), by a La Molle, Minnesota, resident.