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George Washington genealogy, 1932-1963
Clippings and pamphlets concerning the President George Washington genealogy. "Norwegian Forefathers of General George Washington" is filed as volume 12 in the Vera Joyce Fox Kvamme Papers. -
Michael Westphae land patent, 1889
A Homestead Certificate issued to a resident at Watertown, South Dakota. -
Barthinius Wick papers, 1904-1947
Mainly articles of a Norwegian-born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, attorney, philanthropist, and history instructor at the University of Iowa: "Pioneer Traits", "The Pioneer Memorial Association of Norway (Iowa)", a biography of Nikolai Ibsen, brother of the dramatist, who was a resident of Emmet County, Iowa, "In the Footsteps of the Early Settlers in and about Le Grand, Iowa," 1943, 32 pages, "Did the Norsemen Erect the Newport Round Tower?" a 26-page pamphlet, and a collection of clippings of articles by and about Wick.Includes "Ryfylke og i Amerika." Kvekerforlaget, 1983. (S.O. library: BX7710.N8N3 NAHA). "B. L. Wick - en "halv" Strand-bu og verdensborger", and "Brev fra B. L. Wick til Børe Vik-og "Vike-Jentene" fra 1894 til 1947, - med kommentar"':' pp. 98-131. "Newark og omegn: lidt fra en snartur til de gamle norske settlementer i Illinois," for "Skandinaven" ved B. L. Wick. Sept.4, 1907. 3 clippings about Wick, 1934-1936. "Tama-Indianerne, forholdene blandt Indianere paa en reservation i Tama County, Iowa." (Dec. 18, 1927 "Minneapolis Tidende") pamphlet, "Did the Norsemen erect the Newport Round Tower." 26 p.Clipping: "Gaspe og det norske settlement der" ("Skandinaven," July 21, 1936) clipping, "De første skandinaviske settlementer i Iowa" ("Repubikaneren," Feb. 9, 1900) -
A. Wigers novel, 1909
An unpublished novel with a religious theme titled "De to rekrutter" by a resident of Tacoma, Washington. -
Peter P. Wolden correspondence, 1861-1877
Letters by clergymen and laymen in Norway, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa to Wolden regarding private religious problems with an occasional reference to the relationships between the Augustana and Conference synods and their schools. Wolden, who immigrated in 1866, was an itinerant Norwegian schoolteacher. He was born in Sondre Fron, Gudbransdalen. Married to Bertha Bergum. -
Mabel Ewen Wolsted article, 1966
Article dealing with the culture of the Norwegian immigrant and the hardships of the emigration journey. Typescript, pp. 23-38, apparently part of a longer work, since it begins in the middle of a sentence. Very general, no documentation. -
World War II papers
Pamphlets and clippings concerning Norwegian-Americans on active duty in World War II. Finding aid coming soon. -
John G. Oien clippings, 1881-1981
Clippings and articles, collected by a Chicago attorney, relating to Norwegian American topics, e.g., Viking exploration and culture. Among the articles are "Ole Bull as a Patriotic Force." (1905), "Letter from Oslo," by A.J. Liebling, (1948), "Vineland?" by C.R. Mitchell, (1939), and "The Norse-Saxon Element in the United States" by Joel N. Eno, (1918). Includes "Lief Ericson," by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen (1894), "First Authoritative Investigation of 'Oldest Native Document in America'" by Hjalmar Rued Holand (1909) regarding Kensington runestone, "Iceland, Our Good Neighbor to the North," by Gene Gaffney, (1947), two page typscript, "On Sermons in Stones. What a Cathedral Tells of History," by Hiram K. Moderwell (London), (n.d.). Volume 1: "Oseberg Viking Ship." "The Viking Ship Found at Oseberg," by S.C. Hammer and Haakon Nyhuus, (n.d.). Volume 2: "Scandinavia, Ole Bull, Edvard Greig, etc." Volume 3: " How Columbus Discovered America," by Heinz Theis, (n.d.). Volume 4: " The Discoveries of the Norsemen on the Northeast Coast of America and their Attempt at Colonization." Volume 5: "The Norse-Saxon Element in the United States," by Joel N. Eno. Volume 6: "Vinland, Vikings, etc." -
Odmund Hydle novel, circa 1981
Bjørn in the New World, an unpublished immigrant story, by a former teacher, banker, and insurance broker who emigrated in 1906 from Ulvik, Hardangers, Norway. Resident of Quartz Hill, California. -
Gerhard B. Naeseth papers, 1844-1993
Two reels of microfilm of passenger lists of vessels arriving at New York, June 19-August 31, 1844, and June 2-July 15, 1845, together with a typewritten transcript of the Norwegian portions of these films compiled by Naeseth. The roster of over 1,000 names also includes the names of ships, sailing dates, and the ages and occupations of the immigrants. Reprints from "Norsk Slektshistorisk Tidsskrift" of "Nordmenn i De Forenede Stater," and from "The Norseman," and "In Search of the Past," a description of Vesterheim Genealogical Center.