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Gustav Knudsen Ronvik papers, 1873-1986
Copies of family documents, correspondence, photos, and union records of a Chicago emigrant from Stavanger, who was a member of the Bridge and Structural Iron Workers Union, beginning in 1902. He served on the steam yacht during the Spanish-American War
Includes: photocopies of official records (1871-1922); correspondence (original and photocopy) involving Ronvik and family (1925-1986), including one letter from Peder Knudsen to Ronvik, in which Knudsen expresses disappointment at not receiving payment of a debt to him from Gustav and family; photocopies of articles and order of service for Peder Knudsen's death (1936); family pedigree chart; recipe for port wine (1925); notes from an interview with Rick Ronvik (Gustav's son), Evanston, IL (1986); photocopies of newspaper articles re: murder of Bergit Kyvik, Peter (son of Gustav) Ronvick's sister (1941); photographs of Gustav Ronvik, of Ronvik family, of postcard of Steam Yacht Niagara, on which Gustav served, and of ironwork, including Iron Workers, North Side Sewage Disposal, John Griffiths & Son Co Builders, Chicago (1925); photograph negatives. -
Axel Paulsen biography, 1939
A New York Times notice of the death of a Norwegian skater who won the world speed skating title in the United States in 1884. He is reported to have lived in the States from 1888 to 1890. The Rowberg File, volume 51, page 63, carries an obituary notice for Kathinka Paulsen White, a sister of Paulsen. -
Norwegian-American humor collection, 1921-1994
Norwegian-American Humor. Pamphlets, clippings, and audiocassettes reflecting a rather broad kind of humor.- "Cream Peas on Toast. Comfort Food for Norwegian-Lutheran Farm Kids (and Others)," by Janet Letnes Martin & Suzann (Johnson) Nelson (Caragana Press, 1994). Includes newspaper clipping "O Lutefish" (tune, Oh Christmas Tree).
- Includes: various leaves of paper, photocopies, and newspaper clippings; E. C. Red Stangland, comp. and ed., Norwegian Jokes, various editions (Sioux Falls: Norse Press, various dates); Paul F. Anderson, ed., Grade Ä Fresh Scandinavian Yokes, 3 copies, (Minneapolis: Eggs Press, 1979); Paul F. Anderson, ed., Scandimania: A Smorgasbord of Fun (Minneapolis: Eggs Press, 1985); Eleonora and Ethel Olson, Yust for Fun: Norwegian-American Dialect Monologues (Minneapolis: Eggs Press, 1979); E. C. Red Stangland, O Lutefisk (The Book) (Sioux Falls: Norse Press, 1985); John Louis Anderson, Scandinavian Humor and Other Myths (Minneapolis: Nordbook, 1986); J. Edward Thornberg RFD, ed., Scandinavian Smorgasbord of Jokes, 2 editions (Clear Lake, IA: National Hall of Humor, 1984); Buster Holmboe, What you have eaten in Norway: Popular Norwegian Dishes, 11th ed., (Bergen, Norway: John Griegs Forlag, 1959); E. C. Red Stangland, Son of Norwegian Jokes (Sioux Falls: Norse Press, 1980); Art (Grandpa) Stavig, Things You've Always Wanted to Know About Lutefisk but Were Too Polite to Ask, photocopy (Seattle: 1985); I. S. Mox Lindquist, My Minnesota Pals, 2 editions (Minneapolis: 1959 and 1961); Arthur (Grandpa) Stavig, Rhymes in Early Minnesota English (Freeman, SD: Pine Hill Press, 1973); E. C. Red Stangland, Grandson of Norwegian Jokes, 2 copies (Sioux Falls: Norse Press, 1982); E. C. Red Stangland, Ethnic Jokes, 6th ed. (Sioux Falls: Norse Press, 1974); Bent Vanbert, comp., Laugh While You Learn (Minneapolis: Sons of Norway); David Jones and Norman Hildrum, The Lutefisk Handbook: A Humorous Look at the World's Most Misunderstood Fish (Cottage Grove, MN: Inky Fingers Press, 1984); Humoristiske Oplæsninger og Dialoger (Eau Claire, WI: Fremad Publishing Company, 1934); I. S. Mox Lindquist, comp., Ya!Ya! (Minneapolis: 1961); Geo. T. Springer, author and comp., Yumpin' Yimminy: Scandinavian Dialect Selections (Long Prairie, MN: The Hart Publications, 1932); M. A. Christensen, collector and comp., One Hundred Scandinavian Jokes (Astoria, OR); Norwegian Book of Knowledge, 3 copies (Sioux Falls: Norse Press); 2 audiocassettes: That funny old Lady Granny LIVE! at The KC Opry (Pipestone, MN: Granny's Productions, 1986) and Granny Rocks 'em with laughter in Arizona (Pipestone, MN: Granny's Productions, 1989).
- Han Ola og han Per. Drawn by Peter Julius Rosendahl for the Decorah-Posten. Five volumes, printed by Anundsen Publishing Co.
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Leachman's Engelsk-Norsk Lomme Ordbok dictionary, 1897
A pocket dictionary, giving the Norwegian equivalents of 25,000 English words, intended to be useful for newly arrived immigrants. -
Paul Knaplund papers 1924-1961
Offprint articles by and newspaper clippings about a distinguished historian, who emigrated from Bodo, Norway, in 1906. His desire for an education led him to the Red Wing Seminary, where he received the B. A. degree in 1913. From there he went to the University of Wisconsin, earning a Ph.D. in 1919. He began as a teacher at Wisconsin and eventually became chairman of the Department of History and was recognized as an authority on British History. His autobiography, Moorings Old and New: Entries in an Immigrant's Log, tells of his background. -
Stephen J. Keillor student paper, 1989
Rural Norwegian-American Reading Societies in the Late Nineteenth Century, written for a graduate seminar in Scandinavian Studies at the University of Minnesota. -
Ferdinand A. Husher biography, undated
The family background of a Danish-born immigrant who spent his childhood and youth in Oslo. He attended the University there and became a teacher and minister in Norway before his emigration to La Crosse, Wisconsin, in 1869. He was assistant editor of Fædrelandet og Emigranten until 1973. He moved to Minneapolis and became part owner and editor of Budstikken. He returned to Fædrelandet og Emigranten as editor in 1975. He bought that paper in 1878 and moved it to Minneapolis in 1886. He was United States Consul to Point Stanley and St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, 1890-1892. At the time of his death he was editor of Nordmanden in Grand Forks, North Dakota. For a résumé of his career, see Norsk-Amerikanskernes Festskrift, 1914, pages 43-45. -
Egil Harald Grude pamphlet, 1989
"Fra Vagen til America," a brief history of the emigrant journey, 1825-1930, published by the Stavanger Museum. The 10-page story describes the kinds of ships, the accommodations on board, and the reception at the emigrants' destinations. -
Donald E. Gilbertson article, 1987
"Norwegian Antiques: Recognition of a Rich Wisconsin Heritage," featuring a collection of photographs of Norwegian antiques found in the upper midwestern states. The article appeared in Antique Review, September, 1987. -
Thomas Garber music, 1989
"Rev. Malmin's Lost Tune," a musical composition based on an unidentified folk tune. The composer became interested in the melody upon reading a short article by Dr. Gunnar Malmin, who told how his father had heard the tune as a boy in Haugesund, Norway.