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Robert B. Firing articles, 1993
"Scandinavian folk tunes in the Concordia Hymnal (13 pages, typescript, 1932) for 592 Hymnoday, Prodessor Gracia Grindal. "Computer project using data from Norlie menigheter book" (13 charts, manuscripts, photocopy), for 1992 Church History class 355, "American Lutheranism", Professor Todd Nichol. With aid of Tom Walker, Firing "extracted information on all the Hauges and Eielsen Synod congregations in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and selected counties in Iowa and North Dakota. The data for congregations was analyzed by decades of founding and founding pastors Eielsen and L. T. Kringle. -
Frederick Freddriksen collection, 1907-1935
Material about Frederiksen (born in Fredrikshald, Norway, of Danish father and Norwegian mother) who grew up in Sweden, studied in Germany, performed in England and emigrated to Chicago about 1905. A violinist, conductor and teacher, he was associated with the Columbia School of Music, a leader of the Chicago Scandinavian String Quartet and the Chicago Musical College.
Includes an article "Scandinavian musicians I have known" (the Intermezzo, 1935). Also information about his pianist wife, Grace. -
Norwegian Pioneer Association of America collection, 1890-1930
Norwegian Pioneer Association of America (Norske Pioneerforening). Sept. 16, 1896, with these officers: Oley Nelson of Slater, Iowa, president; Halle Steensland of Madison, Wis., treasurer; Rasmus B. Anderson of Madison, secretary. Later meetings were held at Decorah, Iowa, Oct. 4-5, 1899; Harmony, Minn., Oct, 11-12, 1903; Story City Iowa, Oct. 11-12, 1905; Minneapolis, Oct. 2-3, 1907; Stoughton, Wis., Sept. 23-24, 1909; Chicago, Nov. ? 1912 (clippings dated Nov. 5); Red Wing, Minn., Oct. 7-8, 1915.
One clipping (May 22, 1915) reports on the first annual banquet of the "Chicago-afdelingen." The only later clipping is one of June 19, 1927, reporting that the association had been dissolved by its officers: Birger Osland, president; Mr. Hjermstad, Red Wing, treasurer; and Knud Henderson, Cambridge, Wis., secretary. The reason given is death of many of the members, and other members going over to the bygdelag. The $85.50 in the treasury was divided between the NAHA ($50) and the Voss (Norway) children's home. Many of the newspaper accounts are quite extensive, especially that of the Story City meeting, which included five "efterslaet" articles through Nov. 26. -
Karl and Bergljot Anker-Nilssen family history, 1922-1929
In poor health, Bergljot and the two children returned to Norway in 1929, where he died. Son Jens, the translator, emigrated again to Minneapolis in 1945 after serving in the Norwegian Air Force. See his correspondence with Odd Lovoll about the letters, NAHA Publication papers, P1000 box 51a.
Includes: Correspondence, 1923-29. Photocopy and translations of 30 letters written to family in Norway, mainly from Chicago. -
Viking Association of the New York City Police Department collection, 1995-1997
Viking Association, New York (City) Police Department. Information about an association founded in 1958 by Erling Johansen, the name "selected because of the identification of its members with their ancestors hailing from the Scandinavian nations." It has served as honor guard for royal visits in 1975 and 1995, and marched with the Royal Guard in Fourth of July parades in Oslo 1988, 1989 and 1992. It takes part in various Scandinavian celebrations in the New York area. Beginning 1988 a Viking Association Medal of Valor has been awarded.
Includes: a brief history; list of officers, 1995-96: minutes of Oct. 25, 1995 meeting and agenda of Nov. 15 meeting; Jan. 1996 newsletter; correspondence between Odd Lovoll and Tom Sandseth 1995-97; membership card and badge; photographs; program for Medal Day 1995 awards ceremony. -
Grieg Jubilaeum collection, 1993
The Grieg Jubilaeum: Norway Celebrates the Arts, 1993. Sponsored by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the majority of the events were held at the Nordic Heritage Museum.; Photocopies of programs, newspaper accounts, correspondence, photographs, press releases, and other materials about events held throughout 1993 in the Seattle-Tacoma area in honor of the 150th anniversary of Grieg's birth.
The observance of the Edvard Grieg Jubilaeum in the Seattle area in 1993," compiled and reproduced by Leif Eie (vice-consul) and Olaf Kvamme. 1 volume, unpaged. Added materials from St. Olaf College's symposium, "Edvard Grieg Today," includes collection of essays and posters, 4 copies. -
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. -
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. -
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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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.