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Bertinius K. Savre biography, 1960
Autobiography of a Norwegian-American teacher and journalist, who served as administrator and teacher at church-affiliated academies: Clifton College, Texas; Glenwood Academy, Minnesota; and Grand Forks College, North Dakota; and as a teacher at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa. From 1918 until his retirement in the 1950s he was editor and publisher of the Glenwood, Minnesota, "Herald." He was also president and curator of the Pope County, Minnesota, Historical Society. -
Scandinavian Young People's Society records, 1872-1945
Minutes and financial records of a society organized in 1872 as "De Unge mænds kristelig forening tilhøreded Trefoldigheds Menighed, Chicago, Ill." Later minutes books cite 1876 as date of organization. The stated purpose was to foster spiritual, intellectual, and social development. Later they owned a building on Kedzie Avenue, Chicago.
Includes: 6 volumes of minutes, 1872-1917. Miscellaneous. Includes constitution and by-laws, 1890; various newspaper articles, including one from Ungdommens Ven, by Harald Schmidt, 1890; Vinland, 1972; A History of Norwegian in Illinois by A.E. Strand, 1908; Skandinaven: 1894, 1905; 10 ledgers. 2 volumes of minutes, 1917-1945; 8 volumes of financial records: 1886-1895, 1889-1899, 1893-1911, 1907-1923, 1911-1913, 1916-1945, 1921-1939, 1929-1930. -
Frederic Schaeffer correspondence, 1928-1940
Correspondence of a Norwegian-born engineer and inventor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, dealing with "Det Norske Selskap." Schaeffer Equipment Company Railway Materials, located in the Henry W. Oliver Building, Pittsburgh, PA. -
Ingvild Schartum-Hansen diary, 1950
"Ingvild's Diary," June 1-July 2, 1950, kept by an eleven-year old girl who was one of six Norwegian children chosen to attend the first Children's International Summer Village, Cincinnati, Ohio. -
Jeremias Rost Schefstad biography, 1974
Biography of a Norwegian-born violinist who emigrated from Norway in 1888 and came to Crookston, Minnesota, where he studied at a business school and worked as a clerk for the city. He continued study of the violin and spent the years 1894-1899 at the Leipzig Conservatory. He returned to Grand Forks, North Dakota, where he spent the rest of his life as a teacher and concert artist. He had been invited by Gustav Mahler to become concertmaster of a New York orchestra, an invitation which he turned down. He contracted tuberculosis and died in Arizona at the age of 41. -
Carl Schevenius papers, 1924-1988
Papers of a minister in the Methodist Church. Includes biographical information, letters, clippings, articles, and celebrations of his 100th and subsequent birthdays (1924-1988). Also includes videotapes of a television program about Schevenius (1987), and writings on Norwegian-Danish Methodism in Minnesota, 1850-1943 (1973).
Includes:- Biographical information, letters, clippings, articles, and celebrations of his 100th and subsequent birthdays (1924-1988).
- Videotapes of a television program about Schevenius (1987).
- Writings on Norwegian-Danish Methodism in Minnesota, 1850-1943 (1973).
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Toral Schey autobiography, 1931
Copies of some pages of the life story of an emigrant from Sunnfjord, Norway, telling of his early home in Norway, the trip to America, and some of his experiences in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Includes an obituary for Henrik Shey, a brother. -
W.F. Schilling pamphlet, 1935-1996
Article in pamphlet form entitled "Up and Down Main Street [Northfield, MN] Forty Years Ago, 1895-1935" includes reminiscences of a Northfield, Minnesota, farmer, editor, and antique collector. Includes photocopy of letter from Charles E. Mason, great grandson of Jesse James. Letter states that Jesse James did not attempt to rob bank in Northfield, 1876. (Letter dated Dec. 22, 1966) -
Fredrik A. Schiotz papers, 1925-1954
A manuscript of Schiotz's book, "Release" (1935), a history of the Lutheran Student Association of America (1925), and a biographical sketch of Schiotz, a former president of the American Lutheran Church. -
Friedrich August Schmidt papers, 1848-1926
History/Biography:
Reverend Fredrich August Schmidt was born on January 3, 1837 in Thüringen, Germany. He graduated in 1853 from Concordia College. Four years later he finished seminary work at Concordia and became minister to a German congregation in Eden, NJ. In 1861, Schmidt became associated with the Norwegian church when he started teaching at Halfway Creek, near La Crosse. The next year, the school renamed itself Luther College and moved to Decorah, Iowa. Schmidt was an instructor at Luther College until 1872. After his stint at Luther College, he took a professorship in Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, which was then supported by the Norwegian synod. Rev. Schmidt headed the faction that left the synod in 1886 and organized "The anti-Missourian Brotherhood." In that year he also became theological instructor at St. Olaf's college, Northfield, Minnesota, for this faction.Scope and Content:
Correspondence, clippings, and articles, written in English, German, Latin, and Norwegian. Among the subjects discussed are doctrines concerning absolution, assurance, conversion, and election; position and participation of the laity in doctrinal disputes and clerical leadership in such controversies; Augsburg College and St. Olaf College; and the union movement that led to the 1917 merger. There are only two letters by Schmidt. Among the correspondents are M. O. Bøckman, C. L. Clausen (February 2, 1863), N. J. Ellestad, O. J. Hatlestad, P. P. Iverslie (December 27, 1883), Kristofer Janson (March 31, 1891), J. N. Kildahl, U. V. Koren, Laur. Larsen, A. Mikkelsen, Th. N. Mohn, B. J. Muus, J. A. Ottesen, H. A. Preus, P. A. Rasmussen, Halvard Roalquam, and H. A. Stub.