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Alice Sandsness biography, 1985
"The Life Story of Alice (Oian) Sandsness - by Herself, "with an introduction by Ole G. Landsverk (26 manuscript pages). Obituary notices and the funeral sermon for a woman who lived at Rushford, Minnesota. -
Hans Fred Swansen thesis, 1938
"The Norse in Iowa," an abstract of a dissertation at the State University of Iowa, 1936. Swansen has contributed four articles to NAHA Studies and Records, volumes 4, 9, 10, and 11. -
Trygve Rovelstad papers, 1938-1985
Correspondence, snapshots, and random information about the work of a Norwegian-American sculptor in Elgin, Illinois. During the 1920s he was a member of Lorado Taft's Midway Studio in Chicago. As early as 1922 he began planning a pioneer memorial to be erected in Elgin at its centennial in 1935. Because of the economic depression, funds were not available, but Congress approved the minting of his commemorative coin, "Pioneer Half Dollar," to begin raising money. He also proposed a colossal statue, "I Will," to be erected in the Chicago harbor. He was a medalist and sculptor for the U. S. Department of War during the 1940s. He designed the Combat Infantry Badge, and designed and edited the commemorative American Roll of Honor, placed in the American Memorial Chapel, St. Paul's Cathedral, London. -
Symra Society history, 1957, 1975
A commemorative pamphlet on the 50th anniversary of a society which was founded to assure support for the publication of Symra, a literary magazine started in 1905. A history of the periodical Symra, prepared by Einar Haugen for the Norwegian Immigration Sesquicentennial in 1975, and a listing of contents (by volume) of ten volumes of the journal with a broad subject index by Erik Christianson are included, as is a Kristian Prestgard article, "Hvordan skriftet Symra blev til," Decorah Posten, December, 1941. -
Christi Tillotson correspondence, 1912-1922
Letters written to a Norwegian immigrant living at Clinton, Wisconsin, in connection with her gifts to Opheim and Vinje Parishes in Vossestrand. The gifts were used for an old people's home in the Opheim parish and for a children's home at Voss. Each letter has an English translation. Also, "Ole Trondson Rong/Ole R. Tillerson; Martha Haavardsdatter Nyre; Christie Eriksdatter Slæn," by Terrance Hanold, edited by Ruth Hanold Crane. -
Nordmanns Forbundet of Chicago papers, 1943-1988
Also known as the Norsemen's Federation. Includes miscellaneous records and officers' reports of the Chicago chapter of an international organization "of and for men and women of Norwegian descent." Founded in Oslo, Norway, in 1907, its goal is to strengthen "ties between Norsemen in all countries." Includes ephemera from the Nordmanns Forbundet 50th anniversary celebration, speeches, membership lists, booklets, correspondence, and the secretary's reports.
Box 1- constitution and by-law booklet, membership brochure;
- 50th anniversary papers, programs, speeches, and letters;
- 50th anniversary book original papers, photos, travel brochure;
- 50th anniversary book, and printer's copy;
- board meeting minutes;
- Membership lists, 1974-1984;
- Reports of Chicago chapter in Nordmanns-Forbundet Magazine;
- Eivind Berg Speech (1983);
- Newspaper clippings;
- correspondence (1946-1984);
- Scandinavian Day booklets 1983 and 1984, Norwegian Day booklet 1988, letter regarding Scandinavian Day; additionally: 1985 Newsletter, 3 letters to members.
- Secretary's Reports, 1943-1982
- Secretary's Report, 1983-1984
- Book - Norsk Grammatikk: Elementære struktuer og syntaks, by Olav Næs, Fabritius and Sønners Forlag (1965).
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Knut Wefald correspondence, 1887-1902
Letters written by a resident of Yttre Vefald, Drangedal, Telemark to his son Knud, who had emigrated to the U.S. in 1887. Some of the letters are from other relative and friends. (see also: Kund Wefald (1869-1936) papers, P 400. -
Jakob Djupedal thesis, 1994
Memoirs of an emigrant who helped build a railway, the Grand Trunk Line in Canada, 1907-1909, edited by Reidar Djupedal and published in Jul i Nordfjord, 1982-1984. The first account covers the trip across the Atlantic to a place near Kenora, Canada. The next two sections treat life and working conditions on the railway in a new country. -
T. Ottmann Firing autobiography, 1880-1934
"Days of Our Lives; Personal Narrative of Experiences as a Youth in Norway, A Sailor on a Windjammer, A Country Preacher, and College President and Administrator." Born at Horton, Norway, Firing planned to enter the Royal Naval Academy and joined the merchant marine to gain the required 18 months of sea experience. He was converted at the Bethelship Methodist Church in Brooklyn, New York, in 1908, and left his ship because of illness. He studied at the Norwegian-Danish Seminary connected with the Garret Theological Seminary and Northwestern University and was ordained in 1916. After serving a parish at Norway, La Salle County, Illinois, he became principal of the Seminary he had attended and served until it closed in 1934. He then became president of Evanston Collegiate Institute which eventually became Kendall College. He retired in 1954. The autobiography ends with 1934. -
Sanford K. Fosholt papers, 1857-1998
Biography/History:
In his career, Sanford worked as an Electrical Engineer, but after retirement, Sandford dedicated his time to researching his family genealogy. Sanford created many expansive family trees and was also willing to share his passion with anyone who reached out. Sandford’s genealogical work culminated in his two published books. Fosholt authored The Rustebakke and Nubson Families in 1987 and The Charcoal Burner’s Legacy: A Goplerud Family History in 1990. His first marriage was to Avice McArthur in 1939. He married Wilma Parlington Fosholt (nee Johnston) in 1974. Wilma and Sanford were avid travelers and enjoyed many trips to Norway together. Sanford called small-town Iowa home.
Abstract:
Includes letters received by Syver J. Fosholdt from 1905 until his death in 1927. Most of the letters are from his youngest son, Gabriel. One loose-leaf notebook containing (in plastic pockets) "Letters from Fosholdt Family in North Dakota to Syver Fosholdt in Iowa Assembled by Sanford Fosholt." The 120 letters and their enclosures (1904-1926) are mainly from Torkil and his sons from Cooperstown, North Dakota. "A Visit to Dunvegan," an account of Fosholt's trip to the Island of Skye; "A Valdres Funeral in Norway, September, 1996," an account of Per Goplerud's funeral. Goplerud, Fosholt's cousin, was a local historian who had assembled a private museum and archives on his farmstead (4 typescript pages); notes for a speech which Fosholt gave when he made a donation of $50,000 to establish the Archives Fund of NAHA. Fosholt obituary, memorial folder, and funeral sermon.
This collection also includes correspondence between Sanford Fosholt, his friends, and his family. The correspondence is foldered by individual or family group and is organized alphabetically across the 6 boxes. Boxes 7-8 include additional photocopied books, previous genealogical research, photos, and articles including Goplerud/Nubson family members. The correspondence and research included in the collection informed the two genealogically framed books published by Sanford K. Fosholt: The Rustebakke and Nubson Families (1987) and The Charcoal Burner’s Legacy: A Goplerud Family History (1990).
"Ole Hansen Rustande and His Sons Ole the Older, Erik, and Ole the Younger Who Emigrated," by Ingeborg and Wilhelm Elsrud, 32 pages. The account is based on 130 American letters written by the above named men. Ole Hansen Rustande came to Muskego in 1852 and followed C. L. Clausen to St. Ansgar, Iowa, in 1853. His sons who came later searched for gold in Australia, New Zealand, and California. Fosholt was a grandson of Ole the Younger.
Fosholt’s second book, Charcoal Burner’s Legacy: A Goplerud Family History is organized into 6 branches based on the 6 children of John Levorson Goplerud. Branch #1: Goplerud Branch. Branch #2: Aspholt/Aspeholdt Branch. Branch #3: Lindelien Branch. Branch #4: Lundo/Lundene Branch. Branch #5: Landsen Branch. Branch #6: Stugaarden Branch.