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Ditlef G. Ristad papers, 1880-1938
Papers of a Norwegian-born poet, educator, lecturer, and Lutheran clergyman: correspondence; manuscripts of articles, lectures, poems, and sermons by Ristad; clippings of articles by and about him and subjects in which he was interested; and records of organizations he supported.
The papers are largely from the period 1920 to 1938. Most of the letters by Ristad deal with church activity. The papers deal with such subjects as church union; Grundtvigianism; church school problems; organization and finances of the church; the Norwegian Museum at Decorah, Iowa; the collecting, research, publication, and financial program of NAHA; the Norwegian-American exhibit at the Century of Progress, Chicago; restoration of the Trondheim Cathedral; and the preservation of Norwegian culture in America.
Ristad was a minister at Edgerton and Manitowoc, Wisconsin; president of three church schools; editor of "Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter"; first president of NAHA; president of the Trønderlag; and president of the Eastern District of his church (1936-1937). Correspondents include J. A. Aasgaard, Waldemar Ager, T. C. Blegen, L. W. Boe, Arne Fjellbu, L. M. Gimmestad, Knut Gjerset, Carl G. O. Hansen, Einar Haugen, Jacob Hodnefield, Hjalmer R. Holand, M. A. Holvik, U. V. Koren, Laur. Larsen, R. Malmin, O. M. Norlie, Jon Norstog, Torkel Oftelie, Julius E. Olson, Birger Osland, E. J. Oyen, Kristian Prestgard, C. K. Preus, Ove J. H. Preus, Carlton C. Qualey, O. E. Rølvaag, A. N. Rygg, Peder Tangjerd, I. B. Torrison, and Johs. B. Wist. -
Osmund O. Risvold records, 1900-1925
Risvold was born at Sauda, Rogaland, emigrated 1873, graduated from Augsburg Seminary 1882. Served churches at Centuria, Wis., 1882-1919; Norway Lake, Minn. -
Mattie W. Ritter papers, circa 1867-1869
Diary and a teacher's certificate issued by the county superintendent in Coles County, Illinois. -
Franklin Evans Roach memoir, 1999
Musings and Memories of Franklin Evans Roach, 1999. His maternal grandparents were Lars Torgerson (or Torgersen), born in Notteroy, Norway in 1834, and Christine Dorthea Knudsdatter, born in Larvik, Norway in 1837. They married in 1859 in Larvik.
Formerly part of P539. -
Halvard Roalquam (Roalkvam) papers, 1848-1935
Papers of a Norwegian-born clergyman and educator: letters, reports, lectures, diary, account books, a 74-page typescript autobiography, a scrapbook of material dealing with church controversies, addresses given at St. Olaf College on Founder's Day (1905, 1906), and letters regarding synodical activities. Most of the letters by Roalquam are to his wife. Roalquam was a teacher at Luther College (1878-1886), and principal at Grand Forks College (1891-1893). -
Carl Martin Roan papers, 1880-1907
The Immigrant Wagon, typescript of a family history written by a Minneapolis physician about which he states in the introduction: "A commonplace narrative of pioneer events interwoven with contemporary data" The narrative is chiefly the story of his immigrant parents. Roan's father, Ole Roen Johnson (1825-1903) came from Hedalen, South Valdres, Norway, to Grant County, Wisconsin in 1852; Roan's mother, Beret Eggen (1932-1907) came from Tolgen, Trondhjem/Trondheim diocese, Norway, to Southern Wisconsin in 1853. After their marriage they moved to Minnesota. In 1855 they settled in Bergen Township, McLeod County, Minnesota, where they lived for thirty years. In the 1880s they moved to Todd County, Minnesota, some twenty miles from Alexandria, Minnesota. -
Sverre Roang essay, 1974
"Søren Jaabæk—Man for His Time," a paper presented to the Ygdrasil Literary Society, Madison, Wisconsin, by Judge Roang of the Rock County Court. Roang's grandmother was a cousin of Søren Jaabæk. The collection includes biographical data about Sverre Roang. The clippings concern Jaabæk and descendents, including a translation of a poem Jaabæk wrote upon the death of a grandson in the early 1870s in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. The file includes information about Jaabæk's son Peter (1841-1916), who emigrated in 1865. See also article on Jaabæk in "Nordmands Forbundet," September, 1932. -
Anders Rockstad papers, 1817-1931
Correspondence and biographical notes regarding a Norwegian-born citizen of California. "A Short Treatise on Tom Paine," in "American-Scandinavian," March 15, 1962; "Mistaken Identity: A Holiday Experience in Minnesota"; and "Søren Roinestad Honored," "Western Viking," February 5, 1965. The letters consist largely of the correspondence of his father, Abraham Rogstad, Norway. -
Richard A. Rodning biography, 1938-1993
S. S. Rodning was born in Hol, Hallingdal, in 1869 and emigrated in 1894. He taught in various Red River Valley congregations, studied at Augsburg Seminary, and began farming in Benson County, North Dakota, in 1901. He was a prolific writer. Many of his narratives and poems were published in Hallingen, which he edited for several years. "Reminiscences of Norway and America: A Story of Childhood, Adolescence and Immigration," 1993, 46 typescript pages; and "Remembrances of Norway," 16 typescript pages. Both appeared as articles in Skandinaven in 1938 and 1939, and both are translated by Richard Rodning.
"To the Land I Will Show You: A Sketch on the Life of Syver Swenson Rodning," by his son, 1987, 42 typescript pages. The file also contains two copies of Nyhusfamilien: Norsk-Amerikansk skuespil i 3 akter, 1926, 32 pages and several clippings; a poem, "Den vilfarne søn," November, 1935; "Udvandrings-historie...," April 3, 1936; and "S. S. Rodning minde," by A. E. Tufte. All are from Skandinaven. -
Rodning family history, 2010
"The Clearing: Roots and Branches of the Rodning Family in Norway and America. With Autobiographical Sketch by Syver S. Rodning [an 1894 emigrant from Hallingdal, Norway]." Family settled in Minnewauken, North Dakota. Topics covered: Augsburg Seminary, Minneapolis, homesteading near Epping, North Dakota, Christmas on the farm, 1930s Dust Bowl, and church home life and automobiles.