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Writings and memorabilia (222 pages) of the daughter of Norwegian immigrants who was active in education, politics, and journalism in Iowa and Minnesota. Among the papers is a diary kept when she was a "validated member of the press" at the Congress for Disarmament and International Cooperation in Stockholm, July, 1958. She was influential in the Farmer-Labor Party in Minnesota and was candidate for Secretary of State in 1922, 1924, and 1928. She ran for Lieutenant Governor on the Progressive Party ticket in 1950.
Includes seven letters to Ms. Stageberg's parents from a family on the Sagaard farm in Rogaland, 1867-1888. See Minnesota Historical Society P2662 Stageberg Papers.
Letters between Norwegian representatives and members of the Minnesota State Fair Board, arranging an exhibit from Norway. One of the items exhibited was a rowboat in which two Norwegian boys had crossed the North Sea as escapees from occupied Norway.
A review of Loken's "From Fjord to Frontier, A History of Norwegians in Canada." Loken, the son of immigrants to Canada from Eidsvoll, Norway, became professor of Educational Administration at Calgary University in 1971.
His book is the first comprehensive account of Norwegian migration to Canada. It centers on the western provinces that have the greatest concentration of Norwegians.
Also includes a copy of the publication within folder.
Lie, an author who lived in Fyresdal, Telemark, became popular among his countrymen in the States for his stories, mainly published as serials in Norwegian-American newspapers. "Poetisk Stræv-Sann Fri diktning," by Olav Solberg, 1983, evaluates Lie's work; "Til Minde um min gjæve ven John Lie, med takk og Kjærleik ifraa K. K. Rudie," a 2-page poetic tribute; clippings and programs related to Lie memorial events in Fyresdal; and a photocopy of his book of poems, "Helsing til Amerika," published in Hillsboro, North Dakota, in 1898 (Banner Publishing Co.).
Copy of a North Dakota teacher's certificate (July 8, 1892) for a Norwegian journalist who lived in the United States from 1887 to 1897. Upon his return to Norway he became active in Socialist affairs
Includes clippings and poem, "Vaar i Norge", "Arne Garborg: 'I Helheim' ("Nye Nordanden", n.d.)
Reprint of "Norseman for President," by Svein Gilje, "The Norseman," no. 6, 1971, and a Minneapolis "Star and Tribune" obituary, September 8, 1981.
Jackson was the son of Norwegian immigrant parents who became an influential senator from the state of Washington and was frequently mentioned as a possible presidential candidate.
"History of the Clause Hanson Sether Family," telling the story of his father who emigrated from Vardalen, Trondelag, to Goodhue County, Minnesota, in 1868, and later moved to Jackson County, Minnesota.
A pamphlet, "Early History of the Upper Midwest," compiled by Evelyn Wigen Watland is included (from "History of Jackson County")
"Minder fra Havet," a handwritten compilation of stories, the longest of which is titled "Emigranten." A note on the last page states that he is sending these yarns to Skandinaven in the hope that they may be worthy of future publication.
Clippings and biographical notes concerning a Norwegian American who lived at Northwood, North Dakota. In the fall of 1982 the house where he lived and its contents were moved to Vesterheim Norwegian American Museum at Decorah, Iowa.