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Valdimar Bjørnson papers, 1948-1987
Three lectures delivered over WCAL, St. Olaf College radio station, in October of 1948; an obituary, a letter, and a postcard and photograph.
Contents:
Contains mimeographed reproductions of 1948 lectures titled "The Viking Voyagers," "Modern Migrations Begin," and "Evaluating the Contribution"; clipping/obituary, "K. Valdimar Bjornson, Minnesota's Icelandic Treasurer," 1 April 1987 Vinland; letter from Bjornson to Dean Thompson; election postcard and signed photograph of Valdimar Björnson. -
Vigleik E. Boe papers, 1896-1983
Biography/History:
Vigleik Engebret Boe was born March 30, 1872, in Odda, Hardanger, Norway to Enegebret Engebretsson and Kristie (Skare) Boe. He immigrated in 1892 and settled in Nerstrand, Minnesota where he lived with his Aunt Mrs. Valgjer Olson. During this time, he became a member of the Vang Congregation. He married Maria (Haugen) Boe on December 23, 1899.Boe attended St. Olaf College Academy (1895-1899) and the United Church Seminary (1900-1903). He served as a Lutheran minister in Finley for 30 years. Boe was the editor of "Luthersk Menighedsblad," (1910-12), and associate editor, "Concordia" (songbook, 1915).
Scope and Content:
The Boe papers include clippings, correspondence, family history materials, Finley Lutheran church records, and St. Olaf and United Church school records.
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Adolf Bredesen papers, 1920-1923
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Articles of a Norwegian-born clergyman.
- "Mod Bennett-Loven, vidnesbyrd og grunde," 8 pages, no date.
- The Bennett-Law, passed in 1889, required school attendance of children from 7 to 14 years of age in Wisconsin. The stipulation that instruction be in English was opposed by supporters of the parochial schools.
- "Slaveristriden i ny belysning" (offprint from "Teologisk tidsskrift," January 1905), 34 pages. Article on Herman Amberg Preus (Decorah Posten, March 20, 1920 reprint of an article which appeared in "Symra," volume 6, 1910, pages 114-125).
- Three obituaries.
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Anton W. Brøgger lecture, circa 1935-1936
A 20-page offprint of "Vinlandsferdene," a lecture presented to Det norske geografiske selskab in 1936 and then published in "Norsk geografisk tidsskrift". A clipping reporting a similar lecture held in Minneapolis and Northfield is included. Contents Clipping, Decorah Posten, "The Norwegian people through the ages. An unusual history to understand the Norway of today may be a foe of the Norway of yesterday"[translated title], possibly 1935 or 36. Clipping, Decorah Posten, "Om færøerne", Decorah Posten, March 15, 1935. -
Annie J. Olson Brustuen papers, 1885-1916, 1960
Reminiscences, 1960. "Pioneer Incidents as Told by My Mother," Hegbert Township, Swift County, Minnesota and seven family letters (1885-1916) translated by Conrad Byre. Contents Article. Note: Nearly all the people mentioned in the letters are named in the family history.
- Wagon train
- river crossing
- Bruno Arnold family
- Thor Brustuen
- Long Lake
- prairie fires
- melted silver
- Matt Bystad
- Blizzard of 1873
- grasshoppers
- Peder Ness marriage
- Peder Emmerson twins
- Amund Paulson
- poet Ole Hegstad
- John Wilson
- formation of Hegbert township, named for two founders, Bertness Christianson and Ole Hegstad
- mortgages
- Sandbro farm
- picnics
- speakers Albert Lang and Congressman Rev. O.J. Kvale
- Sonora Brustuen, Appleton
- Oliver Haugland, Milan
- Margaret, Camillla and Alice Persen
- Mildred Hentzen, Melba Brustuen, Alice Freeman
- 4th of July 1890, Andrew Akre
- Jens and Maren Pederson.
Translated letter from Annie Brustuen written to sister Rönnag, 20 August 1885. Topics: Death of Ingeborg Swedsmo and Guri Raastad - Anne Nilsdatter Moen marrying Peder Foten
- baby girls born to Marit Ofun and Kari Mo.
Translated letter from Kari Mo to her brother John Olson Feb 16, 1889. Topics: 20 years apart - death of minister Pastor Selmer, replaced with Holmbo
- living children Anna (who had a birth defect of the mouth) Iver, Ole, Mari, Kari and Hanna
- dead children Thor, Kari and Hans, all dying between ages one and three.
Translated letter from Ole Mo to John Olson, Feb 21, 1892. Topics: Thanks to John for helping children Anne and Iver get to America - Son Ole is leaving for America, asking for help in securing a position for him
- shortage of feed in Våga
- new railroad from Lillehammer to Sel.
Letter from Kari Mo to John Olson, March 22, 1903. Topics: Anne has had her defect repaired (harelip) - Kari opened coffee house and took in lodgers
- lots of debt, asked for help from America to alleviate suffering
- asked for help with their debt.
Letter from Kari Mo to Annie Olson, Jan 29, 1908. Topics: Thanks for sending picture - news of blind niece Nora
- sending picture postcard.
Translated letter from Kari Mo to John Olson, Feb 2, 1913. Topics: Thanks for sending money ($5) - encouraged John to send daughter Annie along to visit her.
Translated letter from Kari Mo to John Olson, June 27, 1916. Topics: Siblings are all getting older
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Claus Lauritz Clausen papers, 1841-1988
Papers of and materials about the Danish-born clergyman, the second pastor ordained to serve Norwegian-Americans. Includes his emigration diary, letters, ministerial record books, photographs, clippings, and articles. Clausen served congregations in Racine and Rock counties, Wisconsin, and Boone county, Illinois before he led a colony to settle at St. Ansgar, Iowa. He founded many congregations in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. -
Camp Little Norway Association papers, 1941-1947
Correspondence, pamphlets, publications, pictures, reports, minutes, albums, ledgers, journals, publicity, lectures, and clippings of a nation-wide association organized in Minneapolis in September of 1940 to raise funds to aid Norway and Norwegian nationals in Canada and in the United States. Camp Little Norway, located in Toronto, Canada, was a training base for the Royal Norwegian Air Force. Beginning in 1944 the Association coordinated its activities with American Relief for Norway. Activities of the Association and related groups are described by A. N. Rygg in "American Relief for Norway" (1947). Lecturers on tour for the promotion of the association's program included A.D. Dahl, Axel Diderik C. Eitzen, Jorgen Juve, Harald Land, Axel McLeod, and Carl Stenerson. -
Civil War papers, 1861-2004
Articles, clippings, certificates, Confederate money, correspondence, pamphlets, maps, pictures, and rosters about Norwegians who participated in the Civil War. Derwood Johnson contributed information about nearly 100 Norweigan-Americans who served on the Confederate side, with copies of muster rolls from the National Archives and Texas State Archives. Wally Toensing contributed a list (31 pages) of over 800 who served in the Minnesota units. Five folders about the 15th Wisconsin Regiment, four folders of rosters and profiles of soldiers of that regiment, two folders of profiles of Norwegians who served in other units. There are folders of letters and documents concerning more than a dozen individual veterans. -
Nora Lodge No. 1, Riddere av det Hvide Kors (R.H.K.) Sons of Norway No. 415. papers, 1860-1965
Papers of a Norwegian cultural and benefit society in Chicago, consisting of records, pamphlets, and photographs. Norwegian Society Nora was organized July 18th, 1860, re-named Nora Lodge No. 1, Knights of the White Cross in 1863. Merged with the Sons of Norway in 1938. -
American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation records, 1973-2011
History/Biography:
The American Birkebeiner was started in 1973 by Tony Wise, a founding member of the Worldloppet federation of cross-country ski marathons. The race is held in February in Hayward, WI. Wise drew on his Norwegian heritage in starting a race named after a famous event in Norway. The American Birkebeiner, also called Birke, is named after Norwegian Birkebeinerrennet. This race commemorates an important historical event when in 1206 a group of Birkebeiner party soldiers, who fought for Sverre Sigurdsson and his descendants in the Norwegian civil war, smuggled the illegitimate son of Norway's King Håkon Sverresson from Lillehammer to safety in Trondheim.
Abstract:
The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation records include various photographs and 35mm slides, video records, board meeting minutes, Wordloppet records, clippings, and more. Financial statements are restricted. Please contact the archivist.