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Christian Jorgensen papers, 1919-1986
Miscellaneous items concerning a Norwegian emigrant from Christiania who arrived in California at the age of ten, the son of a sea captain. He began to study painting at the School of Design in San Francisco when he was fourteen, He became a distinguished landscape artist, working chiefly with California scenes: the Yosemite Valley, the California Missions, and Old San Francisco. His widow donated 250 of his painting to the National Park Service at Yosemite, his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Virgil Jorgensen, donated a large collection to the Sonoma Mission in 1950.
The file contains "Biography and Works" from California Art Research, family photographs, a valuation list with slides of some works by Dr. Joseph Baird, a brochure, "California Artist", and a Norwegian American Museum newsletter, September, 1989, with an article on a Jorgensen exhibit. Katherine Mather Littell, Twain Harte, California, has done much to bring Jorgensen out of obscurity. -
David T. Nelson clippings, 1969
Tributes to the memory of a professor at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa. After receiving a B.A. degree at Luther College, he studied as a Rhodes scholar at Oxford University in England. He wrote a history of Luther College for its 100th anniversary in 1961. He translated and edited Elizabeth Koren's Diary, published by NAHA in 1955. -
Norwegian Lady Statue papers, 1962-1977
Clippings and articles about a statue, erected on the ocean front at Virginia Beach, Virginia, in 1962. The statue is identical to one standing in Moss, Norway, by Ørnulf Bast, commemorating the shipwreck of the bark Dictator off the coast of Virginia Beach in 1891. At the unveiling of the statue in Moss, the city of Virginia pledged to place a wreath at the statue in Virginia Beach every year in March. Included is a copy of The Norwegian Lady and the Wreck of the Dictator, by William O. Foss, 1977, 100 pages. -
Brynjulf Strandenaes clippings, 1921-1987
Reviews of the work of a Norwegian portrait and landscape artist who had a studio in New York in the 1920s. His portraits of Caruso, Amelia Earhart, and others attracted world attention. His portrait of Haakon VII was donated to the Norwegian legation in Washington, D.C -
Haldor E. Boen biography, 1940
"Sidelights on the Life of Haldor E. Boen," by his son, Harold. Transcript of an article in a 1940 Fergus Falls newspaper, several newspaper articles, a photograph and a 2-page chronology. Born at Reinli, Sør-Aurdal, Valdres, Boen emigrated to Minnesota in 1868. He bought land in Ottertail County in 1870, became active in local politics, and was elected to the U. S. House of Representatives (1892-94) as a member of the Populist Party. After leaving Congress he published and edited the Fergus Globe and, according to his son, was connected with Rodhuggeren, also published in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. The David Haugen Family History (P 1399) gives information on the Boen Family. Lowell J. Soike treats Boen's political career in Norwegians and the Politics of Dissent (NAHA 1991) -
Art Brunstad memoir, circa 1983
"Memoirs of a Norwegian Emigrant," by a Norwegian-American chemist who came to the State of Washington with members of his family in 1919. After completing studies at Washington State College at Pullman, he worked on the Grand Coulee Dam Project. He served with the Air Corps (Chemical Officer) in Burma and China during World War II. After the war he worked for the Hanford Atomic Energy Works, and from 1958 to his retirement in 1971 with the Atomic Energy Commission. -
Harriet Nordhagen papers, 1998
Data concerning the activities of a native of Drammen, Norway, who came to Chicago in the mid-1920s and became involved in the affairs of a Norwegian colony in Chicago. She was a member and officer of many groups, including the Federation of Norwegian Women's Societies, Ladies' Singing Society, Norwegian National League, Nora Lodge, and for various homes and hospitals. Some poems by her daughter, Barbara Nordhagen, are included. -
Norheim Art Studio catalogs, 1948-1952
Photocopies of student art exhibits of a private studio established in Brooklyn, New York, by Thorn Norheim. Born at Eidsvold, Norway, in 1908, Norheim came to the United States in 1923. After study and exhibits in various schools and galleries, he opened his own studio in 1936. -
Georg Under Vestlesen papers, 1955-1971
Data concerning a Norwegian-born engineer and shipbuilder who came to the United States in 1916. In 1943 he joined the U. S. Navy with the rank of commander and was assigned to Special Forces Headquarters in London to work with the Norwegian resistance movement. After the war he became an executive in both the Norwegian America Line and the Scandinavian Airline System. Shortly before his death he established the Vetlesen Foundation at Columbia University, which provided for the Vetlesen Prize, to be awarded "for outstanding achievement in the sciences resulting in a clearer understanding of our earth...." The program for the 1971 award is included in the file. -
Carson family history, 1984
A brief History of the Life of Ole J. Carson, his ancestors and descendants. Also talks about the "Carson Homestead Centennial."