CATALOG UPDATES
Hei hei! NAHA is currently undating our archival catalog. Some finding aids are currently unavailable. Please contact the NAHA archivist with any questions.
Browse Items (3004 total)
Sort by:
-
John Frohlin papers, undated
Bibliographical compilations on the voyages and discoveries of the Vikings. Frohlin, an engineer, Bayonne, New Jersey, owned a large library on this subject. -
John G. Oien clippings, 1881-1981
Clippings and articles, collected by a Chicago attorney, relating to Norwegian American topics, e.g., Viking exploration and culture. Among the articles are "Ole Bull as a Patriotic Force." (1905), "Letter from Oslo," by A.J. Liebling, (1948), "Vineland?" by C.R. Mitchell, (1939), and "The Norse-Saxon Element in the United States" by Joel N. Eno, (1918). Includes "Lief Ericson," by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen (1894), "First Authoritative Investigation of 'Oldest Native Document in America'" by Hjalmar Rued Holand (1909) regarding Kensington runestone, "Iceland, Our Good Neighbor to the North," by Gene Gaffney, (1947), two page typscript, "On Sermons in Stones. What a Cathedral Tells of History," by Hiram K. Moderwell (London), (n.d.). Volume 1: "Oseberg Viking Ship." "The Viking Ship Found at Oseberg," by S.C. Hammer and Haakon Nyhuus, (n.d.). Volume 2: "Scandinavia, Ole Bull, Edvard Greig, etc." Volume 3: " How Columbus Discovered America," by Heinz Theis, (n.d.). Volume 4: " The Discoveries of the Norsemen on the Northeast Coast of America and their Attempt at Colonization." Volume 5: "The Norse-Saxon Element in the United States," by Joel N. Eno. Volume 6: "Vinland, Vikings, etc." -
John Gilbert Halvorson family history, 1987
No description available. -
John Gulleckson Buu reminiscences, circa 1888
Beskrivelse av vor reise fra Norge til Amerika, aar 1857 is a description of Buu's journey to America together with his wife and five children, beginning at Bergen and ending at Liberty Prairie, Wisconsin. Manuscript copy was made by Iver J. Jaastad in 1888.
Buu emigrated from the Ytre Bu farm (no. 129, Kinsarvik, Hordaland) with his wife Inga Larsdtr. Laegreid (1806-) and children Gulleik (1837-77), lived Hegg, Wisconsin, served in the Civil War; Lars (1840-); Angunna (1842-); Sigrid (1844-); and Synneva (1846-).
See Olav Kolltveit, "Odda, Ullensvang og Kinsarvik I gamal og ny tid," V/2, p. 193 (1974).
Content:
John Gulleckson Buu Article. Note: Bue emigrated from the Ytre Bu farm (no. 129, Kinsarvik, Hordaland) with his wife Inga Larsdtr. Laegreid (1806-) and children Gulleik (1837-77), lived Hegg, Wisconsin, served in the Civil War; Lars (1840-); Angunna (1842-); Sigrid (1844-); and Synneva (1846-). -
John Hansen family history, undated
No description available. -
John Heitman papers, 1945-1955
Copies of poems used as Christmas greetings (1945-1953), and letters (1951) to a nephew, written by a Duluth, Minnesota, lawyer, who came from the island of Dønna, Norway, in 1894. Educated in Norway, he first became a member of the editorial staff of Minneapolis Tidende and later studied law at the University of Minnesota, graduating in 1902. In addition to his work as an attorney, Heitman ranks as a significant cultural figure on the immigrant scene, speaking and writing about Norwegian-American cultural interests, particularly Norwegian-American literature. -
John Hjellum articles, 1926-1929
Typescripts of articles, edited by Hjellum, chief of the mailing department of Skandinaven, which ran as a serial in that newspaper under the title, "Hvem er hvem blandt norsk-amerikanerne."
Includes: "Hvem er Hvem Blandt Norsk-Amerikanerne" Biographies (in Norwegian) of: J.A. Aasgaard, W.T. Ager, Dorothy V. Anderson, Rasmus B. Anderson, Ben A. Arneson, Sigvald Asbjornsen, Albert Barton, Nellie Olea N. Barsness, Clarence A. Berdahl, Arne K. Berger, Bernhard E. Bergesen, Andreas J. Bergsaker, Henry O. Bjorlie, Alfred W. Bjornstad, John J. Blaine, Ben Blessum, Gisle Bothne, Laura Ringdal Bratager, Erik O. Bye, F.M. Christiansen, Charles A. Christopherson, Dorthea Dahl, Gerhard M. Dahl, Nellie Dahl, Henrik A. Eckers, John A. Eiesland, Peter Field, Johan Nyman Figved, Knute I. Finney, George T. Flom, Hans A. Foss, Knut Gjerset, Anders H. Gjevre, Peter O. B. Grimley, Lars O. Grondahl, Axel G. Gulbransen, Knute P. Haddeland, Martin S. Hagen, John G. Halland, Borgny Hammer, Haldor J. Hanson, James Christian M. Hanson, Oscar H. Haugan, Gilbert N. Haugen, Nils P. Haugen, Ludvig Hektoen, Gunnar Felland, Knud Henderson, Engebreth H. Hobe, Christian A. Hoen, J. Haakon Hoff, Hjalmar Rued Holand, H.C. Holm, Aksel H. Holter, Norman Bernard Holter, Olaf Mandt Hustvedt, Mauritz C. Indahl. John Hjellum Articles II: "Hvem er Hvem Blandt Norsk-Amerikanerne" Biographies (in Norwegian) of: Karl T. Jacobsen, Ole P.B. Jacobsen, Torstein Jahr, Charles E. Johnson, Simon Johnson, Oscar Juve, James Langland, Jonas Lie, Nils Johnson Lohre, Gudbrand J. Lomen, Gustav Melby, Irving E. Melhus, Maren B. H. Michelet, Nils I.E. Mohn, Rudolph H. Moller, Adolf Mosling Mosheim, Aven Nelson, Karl O. Nelson, Ragnvald A. Nestos, Lars Netland, Peter Norbeck, Oluf M. Norlie, Jon Norstog, Martin W. Odland, John Charles Olsen, Oscar Ludvig Olson, Barthold A. Paulsen, Alfred Paulsen, Wilhelm Petersen, Olaf E. Ray, Martin Luther Reymert, Ditlef G. Ristad, Ole E. Rolvaag, Ingvold A. Rosok, John Rustgard, Edwin Ruud, Ola J. Saervold, Christian Schiott, Henrik Shipstead, Edvard H. Skille, J.J. Skordalsvold, Skyberg, Victor Oliver (photo), Ingvar Sonnicksen, Albert Soiland, Thorvald Solberg, Arthur G. Sorlie (photo), Laurits Larsen Stavnheim, Gustav Stearns, John Steen, Leonhard Stejneger, Hans G. Stub, George Sverdrup, Laurits S. Swenson, Magnus Swenson, Martin Ulvestad, Andrew A. Veblen, Aad J. Vinje, Halfdan A. Westergaard, John A. Widtsoe, Carl Wigtel, Carsten Thorvald Woll, and Laura J. Wright. -
John Ilmari Kolehmainen articles, 1945, 1988
An article entitled, "Finnish Overseas Emigration from Arctic Norway and Russia ("Agricultural History" 19:224-232, Oct. 1945) by a professor of history at Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio. Also, a circular letter from V.K. Nikander, president of Suomi College, Hancock, Michigan, containing plans for the promotion and preservation of Finnish culture.
Also a pamphlet, "The Finns I America and Finland: A Bibliography of the Writings of John I. Kolehmainen, 1936-1987), 23 p., 1988. -
John J. Korstad family history, 1998
No description available.
Formerly part of P539. -
John J. Sonsteby papers, 1871-1937
Correspondence, copies of official records, military correspondence, city of Chicago official correspondence, minutes of meetings of Chicago Common Council, excerpts from the Journal of the Illinois Legislature, and notes from various publications concerning the Chicago fire (October 8-9, 1871), and the part played by the Norwegian National Guard of Chicago organized September 30, 1870.
The papers, which include a list of names of the members, deal largely with the problem of compensation for services rendered during the 13 days following the fire. Sonsteby, the chief justice of the Chicago Municipal Court, gathered this material for a projected monograph on the Norwegian Guard. Several articles in the file concern Sonsteby and his legal career. Includes: Correspondence regarding General Sheridan and the "Norwegian Battalion" consisting of four companies, which were called upon for service during and immediately after the great Chicago fire of 1871. List of men who served under the Chicago Police Force from Oct. 10 till Oct 23, 1871. Includes address delivered at the annual 17th of May Festival under the auspices of the Norwegian National League in Chicago by John J. Sonsteby (ca. 1929).