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Papers of a Norwegian-born farmer and author of Spring Grove, Minnesota: letters and clippings; 4 scrapbooks; and 2 volumes of biographical notes dealing with such subjects as socialism and prohibition. Johnson was the author of three books: Socialismen (1906), Nybyggerhistorie fra Spring Grove og omegn Minnesota (1920), and Udvandringshistorie fra Ringerikesbygderne (1925).
Photocopies of photographs by a Norwegian-American photographer who was born on the Liland farm, Sirdal kommune, Vest Agder fylke and emigrated in 1887. First lived in Traill Co., N.D., then took a homestead in Stanley Co.l, S.D. in 1902 he established Leeland Art Studio in Mitchell, S.D. ; Information about his half-brother Oscar (1859-1931) who emigrated 1880, lived Hillsboro and Landa, N.D.; and about Jacob L. Skrivseth (born Nordmore 1853, emigrated 1869, died Williston, N.D. 1934), who also was a photographer.
Reports of a Norwegian-born engineer to the New York City Tunnel Authority, and to the Washington Toll Bridge Authority, and articles on engineering problems. The file includes two obituaries.
Includes publication from the World Engineering Congress Tokio (1929) "Ventilation of Vehicular Tunnels" by Ole Singstad, "Bau von Unterwassertunneln in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika" (1933), "Vehicular and Pedestrian Tunnels at Antwerp" (1934), "Industrial Operations in Compressed air," (1936), "Planning and Construction of the Queens Midtown Tunnel" (1938), "Engineering Problems Related to the Health of Workers in Compressed Air," (1939). Report (1): To New York City Tunnel Authority on Narrow Tunnel between Brooklyn and Richmond. (2): To Washington Toll Bridge Authority Cascade Mountains Low Level Tunnel Survey. (3): Narrows tunnel (Chap. 5) "Saga in Steel and Concrete." Final report of New York City Tunnel authority on Proposed narrows vehicular tunnel between the boroughs of Brooklyn and Richmond. (1945)
Papers of a western Dane County, Wisconsin, farmer, biographical data, an address given at a reunion of the Fifteenth Wisconsin Infantry at Scandia Hall, Chicago (August 29, 1900), in which Steensland recounts his Civil War Experiences including those at Andersonville prison, a temperance lecture given at Perry, Wisconsin, "A Condensed History of Steensland's Life," 20 pages, and photocopies of a 1900 speech by Steensland printed in an unidentified newspaper and of an obituary.
Copy of a letter written from Two Harbors, Minnesota, to Sigrid Iverson, a cousin of the writer, after he had returned from a visit to his home area in Norway a year earlier.
Biographical notes about a Wisconsin resident, telling of his father Tosten Olson's problems in selling his farm, and of his enlistment in military service (Civil War). He served in the 15th Wisconsin Regiment from 1861 to 1865, attaining the rank of sergeant. For a biographical sketch see Buslett's Femtende Wisconsin, pages 577-578. His father was a Slooper; lived in Michigan, Fox River settlement, and in 1840 to Albion township, Dane Co., Wis.