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M. M. Olsen pamphlet, 1936-1978
Copy of a pamphlet, "Minder og erfaringer," published in Copenhagen, dealing with a Norwegian immigrant family in Wisconsin, who brought up one son to become a physician in a Seventh-day Adventist health care institution and four to become Seventh-day Adventist ministers. -
Michael L. Olsen manuscript, 1966-1988
Scandinavian Immigrant Farmer Participation in Agrarian Unrest in Western Minnesota, a paper fulfilling requirements for graduation with distinction in the field of history at St. Olaf College. -
Niels H.F. Olsen papers, 1848-1959
Albums, clippings, genealogies, letters, and legal papers of a Norwegian-born engineer, Dearborn, Michigan. Olsen was owner of Hexagon Tool and Engineering Corporation, Dearborn, Michigan.
Includes:- Clippings, Genealogies, Legal Papers. Includes photostatic copy of section of newspaper telling about his brother, Captain Olsen's ship being torpedoed (1915)
- Army Album--Navy "E" Awards given during World War II. Award given July 26, 1944 for high achievement in the production of materials for war; "Norwegian hydro-electric society" photo booklet (n.d.); and photo album of the Nazi Invasion of Norway (April 9 - May 16, 1940).
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Olaf Olsen papers, 1857-1939
History/Biography:
Ole Olsen was born March 12, 1871 to Marie Gulbrandsdatter (1841-) and Edvart Olsen (1838-) in Oslo, Norway. He had five siblings: Josephine Bertha (1869-), Marie (1873-), Gulbrand (1875-), Helga (1877-), and Harald (1880-). Olaf and his sister, Bertha, arrived in Castle Garden, New York City, on May 26, 1890 before arriving at their final destination. They traveled through Pittsburg, Columbus, Little Rock, Texarkana, Austin, San Antonio, and Pena. Olaf married Emma Noble on June 14, 1905, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Together they had a daughter, Ena/Ina Frances Olsen, born in 1906.Olsen was a shop machinist in Laredo (Texas), Wilmington (Delaware), and Philadelphia (Pennsylvania). He was also machinist on English ships and served in the U.S. Revenue Cutter Services during the Spanish-American War (1898). After 1900, he worked as an engineer with coastal trade steamship lines. He was also a member of the Socialist Party of America.
Scope and Content:
Correspondence, articles, reports, drawings, diaries, log-books, notebooks, clippings, and pamphlets of a Norwegian-born machinist and engineer. The correspondence deals with such topics as problems in engineering, sea disasters, strikes and labor problems, drought, farm crops, recreation, and religion.In a letter dated September 29, 1890, Olsen describes his journey from Oslo to Laredo, Texas, via ship and rail. Most of the letters by Olsen are to his wife. The articles include biographies of members of Olsen's family and also treat Yukon gold rush experiences. One diary concerns his immigration journey to America.
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Oliver Olsen diary, 1870-1872
Copy of a journal kept by a 19-year-old Norwegian resident of Rock Island, Illinois. Because there was little work to be had, Olsen spent his time reading law and studying German. Occasionally he worked as a carpenter, but finally he became a clerk in a law office. An 1876 Rock Island Directory lists him as a lawyer in the city. In 1890 he described himself as "...an ordinary country lawyer...a bachelor of forty, without family, fame or fortune."
The papers also include genealogical information (p. 74 - 76) and the constitution for a literary society of which he was a member. -
J. Olson Anders biography, circa 1959
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.
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Ed Olson correspondence, 1892-1928
Miscellaneous letters written by and to members of the family of a merchant in Albert Lea, Minnesota. -
Eleanora Olson monologues, 1925, 1979
A dialect monologue entitled "Sogne-Kjerring" by a Chicago and Minneapolis reader, declaimer, and singer; "Yust for Fun: Norwegian-American Dialect Monologues," by Eleanora and Ethel Olson, 1925, 63 pages; and a 1979 reprint edition of "Yust for Fun" with an introduction by Paul F. Anderson and 8 pages of additional material. -
Elias Olson book, circa 2004
Photocopied from donated book, Sogehefte for Askvoll kommune, circa 2004 by Elias Olson of Askvoll, Norway.
Formerly part of P539. -
Floyd B. Olson clippings, 1930-1986
History/Biography:
Born in Minneapolis, 1891. Olson graduated from North High School in Minneapolis in 1909. After graduation, he worked for the Northern Pacific Railway for a year before entering school at the University of Minnesota. He was only enrolled for a year, after which he worked various jobs in Canada, Alaska, and Washington. Upon his return to Minnesota in 1913, he enrolled at William Mitchell College of Law and graduated in 1915.Olson first ran for governor in 1923 against Theodore Christianson and lost. 1930 marked the stock market crash and the beginning of the Great Depression, Olson ran again and was elected with a large majority of the votes. He held that position until 1936 when he passed away from stomach cancer at the age of 44.
Scope and Content:
Information regarding the political career of Olson.
Includes an autographed copy of "Special Message of Governor Floyd B. Olson to the Legislature of Minnesota, Dec. 3rd, 1935."; and publication "Floyd B. Olson in the First Kidnapping Murder in 'Gangster Ridden Minnesota'," written and published by Harold Birkeland, ca. 1933, 24 p.