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R.D. Henderson letters, 1889
Photocopies (and typed transcriptions) of two letters: to Knud Anderson, January 30, 1889; to "dear friend," March 6, 1889. Henderson's address is 259 Fulton St.; he has recently been asked to resign from the post office after working there 28 years. His wife died 5 years before, children (Lewis, May, Washington, Norman) are nearly grown up. His brother Bryngel has a clothing store at 38 North Clark Street. "Paul Anderson that used to preach the gospel for us has been post office clerk, grocery man, whiskey inspector and preacher again, and now he is Colorado raising stock. Andrew Nelson and Iver Lawson are dead and died rich. Victor F; Lawson, publisher of the Daily New is son of Iver." New is given about other mutual acquaintances. -
Peter Horvereid autograph book, 1872-1874
"One of the old Norwegian pioneers in Minneapolis, " Hovereid was born In Namdalen, emigrated in 1882. Employed by the Great Northern Railroad, in his earlier years he was active in labor affairs. Died aged 79. Horvereid asked his fellow soldiers "of the second class" to give him examples of their handwriting, their name and birthplace. Dated 1872-74, Trondheim. -
Christoffer Hannevig clippings, 1917-1950
"Christoffer Hannevig was born in Aasgaardstrand on the Oslofjord, son of a ship's owner. In 1905 he "joined a ship brokerage firm in Oslo. In 1914 he started the shipping firm of Hananevig Brothers in London and Oslo. He came to the U.S. in 1915 and during the next two years he acquired the stock in Pusey & Jones Shipbuilding Company of Wilmington, Del., and organized and became the sole owner of the Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company and the New Jersey Shipbuilding Company of Gloucester, N.J. IN 1917, shortly after the U.S. entered the war, the U.S. Shipping Board requisitioned his property." Hannevig contended "that the U.S. Government did not pay him enough for the use of his shipyards and for the ships his yards had under construction and had contracts for." The Norwegian government eventually entered the case (which with interest claimed $80 million) which finally in 1959 was rejected by the U.S. Court of Claims.
Clippings collected by Carl G. O. Hansen about "the Hannevig case" from both American and Norwegian newspapers (including News of Norway).
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Orger Anderson Heen autobiography, 1997
Born Dec. 1905 at Hen, Isfjorden, Rosdalen, Heen emigrated in 1929. After working at various jobs in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Maryland, he began working for IBM at Endicott, N.Y. He married and had four children. After death of his wife in 1987, Heen believed his children turned against him, dissipated his wealth, tried to kill him, and refused to accept his second wife. -
Linda Lawrence Hunt article, 1995
Telling about the cross-country hike (4,600 miles) by Helga Estby (age 36) and her daughter Clara (18), May 4-Dec. 23, 1896. Helga was born in 1860 in Oslo, her family emigrating to Manistee, Mich. When she was 11. After marrying Ole Estby the couple homesteaded in Minnesota and in 1887 (with 8 children) moved to Spokane, Wash. Poor health, unemployment and a large family inspired Helga to seek the prize of $10,000 for the hike offered by a New York woman. However, the offer was withdrawn (on the grounds that delays caused by accidents could not be considered), but then was made conditional on Helga's writing a book about the trip. Embittered and depressed, Helga never mentioned the trip again. After her husband's death in 1916 she began secretly to write an account, but a daughter-in-law burned it after her death, 1942.; Hunt is an Associate Professor of English at Whitworth College in Spokane, and a free-lance writer. Gift of the author, Hunt's book on the subject, Bold Spirit: Helga Estby's forgotten walk across Victorian America (298 p.) was published in 2003 by the University of Idaho Press. A clipping of an article about Hunt and her book (Spokman-Review Apr. 28, 2003) is included here. -
Ivar Aus sermons, 1968-1977
Aus was born near Oslo, and was called in 1947 to serve the Norwegian-speaking congregation at Trinity Lutheran Church in New York City. Twelve years later he became pastor of the Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church in Minneapolis. He retired in 1971, but worked two years a Shepherd of the Hills Church in Edina, ten years at Central Lutheran Church. Sermons (and service folders) for Norwegian Advent services at Boe Memorial Chapel, St. Olaf College. Some were sponsored by the student society Idun-Edda. -
Ole Halvorsen Dahl autobiography, circa 1914-1919
Born on the Smaadal farm, Baastad parish, Trogstad kommune, Ostfold, on Aug. 26, 1836. Emigrated with his family in 1870 to Litchfield, Minn., where his brother, Theodore H. Dahl (1845-1923) was pastor. After a few months moved to St. Paul and worked as a carpenter for six years. Then homesteaded in Pope county, Minn., worked as a carpenter and merchant. The account closes with his wife's death in 1915. The larger part of the autobiography concerns his life in Norway, including seven years in the National Guard cavalry.
Autobiography. Three letters (1914-1919) to his grandson Gerhard are also included. Translated and with an introd. by grandson Spener Lloyd Bull Dahl. -
Brandt-Galby family records, 1874-2000
Mathilde Brandt was born in Winneshiek County, Iowa, and married R.O. Brandt 1883. They served five parishes in Deuel County, South Dakota (Deer Creek, Highland, St. Johannes, Leganger, Wood Lake) until 1900 when they moved to McFarland, Wis. Where her husband served until his death in 1927. Mathilde Brandt also wrote "Parsonage life on the Dakota prairie 45 years ago" in Widening the frontier, ed. by J.C.K. Preus, Augsburg, 1929.
Manuscript "Reminiscense of Seventeen Years in the West as Pastor's Wife" written by Mathilde Galby in January 1929 while at the Spring Prairie parsonage in Wisconsin. The manuscripts social aspects of prairie pioneering. Included are the printed copy and the original draft manuscript.
The collection also includes:- "Various anecdotes";
- "Some incidents of the winter of 1880-81" as told by Mrs. Lou Norman, Brandt, S.D.;
- "Brandt Bugle," newspaper published 1900 by the Brandt children;
- family history data and descendancy chart from Otto Ottesen, 1743-1819; accounts of her father and mother (Johan Thorn Galby, 1830-1870;
- Margaret Aaker, 1837-1825).;
- Account of the last illness of her son, Olaf Brandt (1887-1908)
- Brandt and Galby family letters (200+, 1874-1916), Brandt family histories and correspondence (Josie Galby letters (100+, 1874-1905), and published church histories. Of particular interest are courting letters between Realf Brandt and “Lettie” Galby (married Sept. 1883). Realf Brandt, son of Nils and Diderikke Brandt; Lettie Galby's notes on her trip to the Minnesota State Fair, Sept. 5, 1882; musical recial of Louise M. Bever, May 31, 1883; Luther College Cornet Band concert, April 15, ca. 1883; letter from Lina Koren, 1883; Collection Compiled and partly transcribed by Lois Edel Brandt Drews. Donated by Michael Drews on behalf of his mother, Lois. Added 10/3/2012: Decorah Posten newspaper, Friday, September 5, 1924, article "Pastor R.O. Brandt's Ungdomsminder fra Decorah (Childhood memories from Decorah)".
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Goodhue County School District papers, 1875-1913
"On August 8, 1875, at the summons of Pastor B. J. Muus, a meeting was held in the schoolhouse in school district no. 56 to organize the affairs of a Norwegian religion school." Ole. J. Solberg was hired for 1874 for $80: 60 days at $1 a day, and living expense of $2 a day for 2 weeks. Most of the book consists of records of payment by term, through 1913; and minutes of annual meetings. Some individual receipts are pasted in the book. -
Elsebeth Hansen thesis, 2001
A thesis presented to the Department of British and American Studies, the University of Oslo, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Cand. Philol. Degree. 146+ p.; "I have concentrated on issues between 1889 and 1945. The journal addressed an urban readership consisting of immigrants from Norway, their children, and Norwegian migrants from states further east. It became a cohesive factor among Norwegians in the maturing immigrant communities on the Pacific coast. Most of my newspaper references have taken from the journal's editorial comments, letters to the editor, its question and answer department and announcements and advertisements. Its foreign affairs reporting, much of its reports on internal American issues and several other departments have been left out due to space limitations."; Another copy in library collection.