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Norwegian Art and Craft Club papers, 1937-2001
Miscellaneous records of an amateur artists' group in Brooklyn, New York, organized under the leadership of Karl Larsen, a painter from Flekkefjord, "to stimulate interest in art among Scandinavians in America." Beginning in 1939 the members held exhibits of their work at various galleries, museums, and other halls in the area. In addition, they sponsored workshops for students of drawing, painting, rosemaling, weaving, wood carving, and other crafts. For a time the membership numbered more than a hundred.
See also P1135 Art Exhibitions, New York.
Includes membership lists; correspondence, 1937-1942; Bernhard Berntsen clippings; clippings of history of the group; catalogs of exhibits. -
Norwegian Club of New York papers, 1919-1981
The Norwegian Club: A History of the Club, 1904-1944, by A. N Rygg, 1944, 93 pages. (on the cover: Det Norske Selskab, New York); "The Norwegian Club, Inc. 1904-1964," edited by Erik J. Friis, 1964, 104 pages; a monthly bulletin "Norsony News," April, 1932; a Roy Jorgensen letter that gives historical information about the club; and a collection of clippings, two of which mention an older organization, "Den norske Forening." -
Norwegian clubs collection, 1869-1995
Brochures and programs of various Norwegian-American organizations in the United States; a volume of minutes, "The Norwegian Social Hour," Fergus Falls, Minnesota. See also Ralph Enger Papers, P 664, and Scanpresence II, P 919 for 5 folders of questionnaires on "Norwegian Special Interest Societies," and "The History of the Norwegian club of San Francisco," compiled and edited by Enger (1947).
Includes:- Minneapolis, Odin club. Includes program for "Norwegian Boy Scouts on Parade. Oslo Boy Scout Troop No. 31" (1936). 1903 1938
- Brochures and Programs. 1869-1996
- Nordmanns-Forbundet. 1988-1996
- Scandinavian Art Society of America. 1913-1920
- Volume of minutes, "The Norwegian Social Hour," Fergus Falls, Minnesota. 1913-1920
- Heimskringla (Urbana, Ill). 1995-1995
- Newspaper clippings and articles from 1808-1995
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Norwegian clubs of Chicago collection, 1914-1997
Papers of a large number of Chicago organizations: art, athletic, dance, social, student, and theater. -
Norwegian Emigrant Museum, 1952-2006
Catalogs, pamphlets, newsletters, and photos concerning the museum established at Hamar, Norway, in 1952 as part of Norske Folkemuseum. In 1973 it became part of Hedemarksmuseet og Domkirkeodden. Also, Vestnorsk Utvandringssenter, Sletta/Radøy) and clippings on other Norwegian museums: Folkemuseum (Bygdøy), Maihaugen.
Includes notes on two settlers' houses (cabins) rebuilt on museum grounds, Borderudstua from Kindred, North Dakota, and Gundersenstua from Vining, Minnesota (photos included). Oak Ridge Church (Houston, Minnesota) moved to grounds in 1997. For information on cabins see O.I. Hertsgaard papers. Newsletters. -
Norwegian Festival Orchestra programs, 1966
Programs of an orchestra, known in Europe as "Musikselskabet Harmonien," covering "A Special 200th Anniversary Tour of the United States, February and March, 1966." -
Norwegian Glee Club records, circa 1900-2015
The Norwegian Glee Club of Minneapolis, a member chorus of the Norwegian Singers of Association of America, was formed on August 7, 1912 by the Norwegian Good Templar Singing Society and the Hugnad Male Chorus. The Club's first director was Carl G.O. Hansen who served as director until 1944. Included in these records are journals, letters, rosters, audio recordings, pamphlets regarding the National Sangerfest and photographs and sheet music. -
Norwegian Hospital Society (St. Paul) papers, 1914-1928
Brochures and reports of a St. Paul, Minnesota, institution, founded 1901. -
Norwegian Immigration Sesquicentennial papers, 1975
Papers of the Norwegian Immigration Sesquicentennial which was celebrated in Norway and in the United States in 1975, one hundred and fifty years after the landing of "Restaurationen" in New York with the first shipload of Norwegian immigrants, the "Sloopers." In the United States five regional commissions had been organized with headquarters in New York. The others were Chicago, Ottawa, Illinois, Minneapolis and Seattle. To facilitate planning between these groups there was a National Coordinating Committee, which also worked with the committees in Norway. Celebrations in the United States included a great variety of church, cultural, educational, entertainment and sports events, all of which were given extensive newspaper coverage. The climax of the festivities came with the visits to each of the regional centers by King Olav V of Norway, 2-29 October 1975. -
Norwegian Immigration student papers, 1926-1950
General statements, genealogies, family histories, and histories of pioneer settlements by students who studied under O. E. Rolvaag at St. Olaf College. Includes a chart of emigration statistics by region, 1860-1925.