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Marjorie Marie Kimmerle dissertation, 1938
Norwegian Surnames of the Koshkonong and Springdale Congregations in Dane County, Wisconsin, a University of Wisconsin, Department of English, Ph.D. dissertation that deals with the influence of the Norwegian environment on the original names and the influence of the new American environment in changing those names. It is the first study of the Norwegian surname as a family name with reference to its local social background. -
Mark Bastoni article, 1980
"Horror on Smutty Nose," by Mark Bostoni, in Yankee, March, 1980, gives the account of two sensational murders on Smuttynose Island (Isles of Shoals), Maine, 1873, committed by Louis Wagner, a fisherman. The victims were two sisters-in-law of John Hontvet, an 1868 immigrant from Norway, who had befriended Wagner. Hontvedt's wife was in the house at the time of the murders, but managed to escape. See also, "Ole Bull and the Isles of Shoals" by Einar Haugen, in Haugen papers, P0545, box 7. -
Martha Hove Hougstad reminiscences, circa 1890
A Pioneer Family, written primarily for the author's family, relating incidents from her life as a daughter of a Worth County, Iowa, farmer; as a college student; and as a teacher of piano and organ in Northwood and Decorah, Iowa, and in Minneapolis. Her husband, Christian Hougstad (1867-) a Lutheran clergyman, served parishes in Wisconsin. Her parents, Ole and Kari Hove, emigrated from Vikim (1854).
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Martha Hove Hougstad handwritten manuscript: "A Pioneer Family." -
Martha M. Brye scrapbook, 1883
Scrapbook of clippings from American and Norwegian newspapers compiled by a schoolteacher and nurse from Coon Valley and La Crosse, Wisconsin. Among the items are a poem by Kristofer Janson, O. J. Breda's address at the Kristofer Janson festival in Decorah, and Laur. Larsen's address at the President Garfield memorial program in Decorah. The sources of the clippings are not given, last noted date is 1883. -
Martha M. Knutson family history, undated
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Martha Norem papers, 1985
Turn of the Century: The Lives and Times of My Norwegian-American Grandmothers by Martha Norem (126 p.). Details lives of Halvorson's and Chrislocks of Wanamingo area, Goodhue County, MN. -
Martha Ostenso papers, 1924-1980
Translations by Johan Tofteland (English to Norwegian), of fifteen poems from "A Far Land" by Ostenso, a Norwegian-American novelist, who wrote in the 1920s and 1930s; a collection of clippings (1924-1938); and Joan N. Buckley's Ph.D. dissertation on Ostenso, University of Iowa, 195 pages. For an article about Ostenso by Joan N. Buckley, see "Norwegian-American Studies," volume 28, 1979. O. E. Rvaag translated into Norwegian Ostenso's "The Story of a Pioneer of the Prairie, Einar Hoidale of Minnesota." The original and the translation are in the Rolvaag Papers, box 26, volume 17.
For additional information see, see Einar Hoidal collection, P 163.
Includes:- Translations, clippings, etc.
- Materials collected by Pauline Farseth, C.G.O. Hansen clippings. Includes "Martha Ostenso, Daughter of the Vikings," by Charles C. Baldwin (Dodd, Mead & Co., New York. 20 pages., n.d.)
- "Martha Ostenso: A Critical Study of Her Novels," by Joan Naglestad Buckley. A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Iowa. July, 1976. 195 p. typescript; "Slegten," (Oslo, 1927); "Wild Geese" (New York, 1925); "The Dark Dawn" (New York, 1926)
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Martha Torrison papers, 1931-1975
Correspondence and legal papers concerning a prominent family who were the descendents of Osul Torrison, pioneer merchant and ship owner in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The donor of the papers, Martha Torrison, was the daughter of Dr. George A. Torrison, a professor at Rush Medical College in Chicago. Includes: Agnes Torrison letters (postcards to Martha and Agnes); Osul Torrison estate; Isaac Torrison estate; Norman Torrison, William Torrison documents; O. Torrison Company papers (including photograph of sons George, Isaac, and Oscar); C.C. Stewart (husband of Agnes M. Torrison) will, 1939; concerning death, will, insurance of Martha Torrison (includes 1902 photograph Martha and Agnes).
Includes: Agnes Torrison letters (postcards to Martha and Agnes); Osul Torrison estate; Isaac Torrison estate; Norman Torrison, William Torrison documents; O. Torrison Company papers (including photograph of sons George, Isaac, and Oscar); C.C. Stewart (husband of Agnes M. Torrison) will, 1939; concerning death, will, insurance of Martha Torrison (includes 1902 photograph Martha and Agnes). -
Martin Alexander Christencen articles, 1922
Christensen was born in Gayville, S.D., attended Luther College and Luther Seminary and was ordained 1895 in the Norwegian Synod. Served churches in Idaho, Washington and Oregon. Articles published in Decorah Posten, Dec. 5-12, 1922: "Af vore indvandreres liv: Pastor M.A.Christensen skildrer begyndelsen til kirkens arbeide paa Vestkysten." -
Martin and Mathilda Teigen papers, 1909-1999
Collection of imges, correspondence, newsletters, and documents relating to Martin and Mathilda Teigen and their children. Also includes "Historical Highlights of Bottineau County." Mathilda Wollan Teigan (1878-1957), born in Pope County, Minnesota was the sisth child of Andrias and Iverine Wollan who migrated to the US in 1860 and 1867. She grew up in Pope County, studies music in Minneapolis and then movd to Bottineau County, North Dakota where she homesteaded, taught music, and played the church organ. She married Martin Teigen in 1905. Martin Olsen Teigen (1872-1953) was born in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. His paretns, Ole Larson Teigen and Birtta Brekke Teigen, migrated to in 1868. He grew up in Jackson County, attended Luther Academy in Decorah, Iowa, the University of Minnesota, and Luther Seminary in St. Paul. Ordained a Lutheran pastor in 1900, he served several North Dakota congregations until 1913, when he retired from the Minnestry and became a farmer.