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Monys Ann Hage thesis, 1984
"Norwegian Pioneer Women: Ethnicity on the Wisconsin Agricultural Frontier," a University of Wisconsin Master's thesis. -
Svein Grodys articles, 1984-1986
Two articles and a letter by a Norwegian writer who attempts to prove that the explorer and discoverer of America was not Italian, but a member of a family from Nordfjord, Norway. -
Arne E. Boyum diary, 1899, 1984
A journal kept by an emigrant from Balestrand, Sogn, who came to the United States in 1853 and was ordained into the Ellings Synode in 1858. Original volume and photocopy. He served the Arendahl Congregation at Peterson, Minnesota, of the Hauge Synod, 1858-1896, and was pastor emeritus for the congregation until his death. He was President of the Hauge Synod, 1876-1887. The journal covers the everyday happenings in home, church and community during the year. The last entry tells of the death of his wife. A translation (28 typescript pages) was made in 1984 by Anna A. Boyum Lubbers, a grand-daughter of Arne E. Boyum.
Includes Boyum's Daily Diary (1899) original (written in Norwegian) and an English translation, A.E. Boyum's biography (in Norwegian), "Remember the Days of Old: The Centennial Saga of Arendahl Evangelical Lutheran Congregation 1856-1956" by Ernest M. Maland, Mrs. Boyum's obituary, a letter from Ole C. Ask "architect, contractor and builder" (1899) for building a house, and 2 personal documents in Norwegian. -
Einar Lunde papers, 1902-1963
A biography of and articles, speeches, essays, manuscripts, and meditations by a Norwegian-American journalist who had a long-time career as editor of Decorah-Posten, beginning in l927. The biography, "An Editor Chooses America: The Story of Einar Lund," is written by his daughter, Eva Lund Haugen. Ms. Haugen states that a thesis on Lund written by Baard Meyer-Myklestad had overlooked items her article includes. The mentioned Meyer-Myklestad thesis is in the NAHA Book Collection. -
Carl T. Solberg papers, 1884-1999
Son of a prominent Lutheran pastor, Carl K. Solberg, Solberg grew up mainly in Minneapolis and graduated from St. Olaf College in 1935. He and a friend briefly published a newspaper in Pierce County, North Dakota. He received a Rhodes Scholarship and studied at Oxford 1936-1939. He joined the staff of Time Magazine, but when war broke out he joined the Navy, ending up as an air intelligence officer on the staff of Admiral Halsey, Commander of the Third Fleet. At the end of the war Solberg rejoined Time and covered international affairs, writing several cover stories. In 1967 he left Time to become a free lance writer. He published five books, including a biography of Hubert H. Humphrey which the Minnesota Historical society issued in paperback in 2003. His last book, on the China Lobby, did not find a publisher. See also the papers of his brother Richard, P1656. -
Solveig Zempel collection of America letters, undated
Photocopies of 1,274 America letters collected in preparation for her book In their own works: letters from Norwegian immigrants, published in 1991 by the University of Minnesota Press in cooperation with NAHA. The letters were collected from NAHA, Minnesota Historical Society, many private collections, and "more that a thousand letters" were collected in Norwegian archive in 1984. Zempel selected letters from nine immigrants which she translated and edited.
In some cases, letters from the donor, translations, and related materials are included. Box 7 includes a computer print-out (285 p.) which gives for each letter: number, archive, sender, place from, date, receiver, place to, subjects, evaluation, language, remarks. Also, a subject index.
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Ole Olsen and Ellen Kravik Løkensgaard diaries, 1878-1997
Diaries of Ole and his wife Ellen (Kravik) during their courtship and the early years of their marriage. Ole was born at Aal, Hallingdal, and emigrated in 1857 with his family to Rice county, Minn., later settling in Nicollet co., Ellen's parents emigrated from Sigdal and Flesberg in 1842-1843, married in 1845 in Koshkonong, where she was born in 1860. The couple met when he was a student at Luther Seminary and she at Monona Academy, both in Madison, WI. They married 1881 and Ole served churches at Granite Falls, Minn. They had five children, only two surviving infancy. After Ellen died in 1892, Ole remarried in 1894 and was president of the Lutheran Normal School at Madison, 1892-1906, editor of Lutheraneren 1908-1921.; 15 diaries are included, 5 by Ole (box 1), 10 by Ellen (box 2-3) . Notebooks and an autograph album of Ellen are included. Enlarged photocopies of the diaries are included. Solveig Zempel has translated the diaries; see her speech at the Koshkonong Prairie Historical Society, printed in the Autumn 2004 Prairie News (photocopy included). The diaries were given to NAHA by David Hardy. See also the Lokensgaard Family Papers, P963. -
Syver Aslaksen Vestedahl papers, 1794-1930
Includes:- Leather purse;
- Books: Dr. Erich Pontoppidans Forklaring, Bergen, 1831; Dr. Erich Pontoppidans Forklaring, Christiania, 1865; Dr. Martin Luthers Katekismus, Decorah, 1880; Dr. Henrich Millers Evangeliske Kierke-Speyl, Kiobenhaven (Copenhagen), 1794; St. Olaf College commencement exercises booklet, 1928.
- Correspondence, letters and postcards, 1856-1889.
- Mortgage and warranty deeds
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Anna Minde letter, 1884 June 28
A letter dated June 28, 1884, Jackson, to Peter Peterson Havreberg. Havreberg (Feb. 19, 1833 Luster- Oct. 25, 1894) emigrated 1853 and was a pastor a Jackson, Minn. And missionary in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa, 1883-1894. Secretary Elling Synod, 1883-1887; vice-pres., 1887-1890. -
Karl R. Lundeberg papers, 1928-1954
Lundeberg was born at Kenyon, Minn., son of the Rev. Knut O. Lundeberg (see his papers). He received his medical degree from the University of Minnesota in 1925, also studied hygiene at the University of Paris and the London School of Tropical Medicine. In 1930 he joined the Army as a specialist in preventive medicine, working at Washington and San Antonio. During World War II he was chief of preventive medicine for American forces in India and Burma. After the war he was chief of medical affairs in the public welfare branch of the Office of the High Commission for Germany, until 1950 when he became director of the Army Experimental Health Branch before becoming health commissioner of Minneapolis, 1954 to 1964. Includes clippings, printouts from Army Medical Department publications, photograph, letters (1940-1980). 1947-64 personal records.- My Boyhood, manuscript written in English, 18 pgs, by Knut Olavson Lundeberg (transcribed/partial. N.B. Another copy exist in the NAHA collections). Lundeberg, born in 1859 at Bjornflaten in the Kviteseid parish of the upper Telemark, Norway, 1941
- Personal Files (folders 3-12). File 3 "retirement" as Minneapolis Commissioner of Health (1964) 1954-1964
- Personal Files (folders 1-6). A vinyl flexograph recording is located in the 1951 file 1947-1953
- Miscellaneous. Includes obituaries of Dr. Lundeberg; "Venereal Disease Control in the Peacetime Army" written by Lundeberg as Chief of Preventive Medicine Division of the Office of the Surgeon General (1947); copy of "Vaccination in the Army," speech given by Lundeberg at the convention of the National Grange (1946); photo of the presentation of the Legion of Merit to Colonel Lundeberg in Burma (1945); newspaper clipping "May Dedication is Health Center Goal" (1957); newspaper clipping "Dr. Lundeberg to Quit as Health Commissioner"; Folders 3-12 personal papers and correspondence. 1990 1954
- Photograph of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, March-July, 1928; "Harold S. Diehl Award" presented to Lundeberg, '26; correspondence to Colonel Karl R. Lundeberg from Frank Fremont-Smith, 1950; photograph, unmarked and undated.