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Thelma Olson Peterson family history, 2014
"Thelma Olson Peterson" [reflections regarding her mother]. Thelma was born in Highlandville, Winneshiek County, Iowa. Owned and operated Vanberia, a Scandinavian gift shop in Decorah, Iowa -
Thelma Overhaug Lane interview, 1995 August 23
In this series of interviews by Odd Lovoll for his books “The Promise of America: History of the Norwegian-American People” and “The Promise Fulfilled: A Portrait of Norwegian Americans Today,” Terje Joranger interviews Thelma Lane of Iowa. A significant portion of the start of this interview is misplaced, and the recording begins somewhere in the middle of the interview, with Thelma telling about the strictness of the Lutheran church when she was growing up, as well as how Lutheranism interacted with other sects of Christianity and how it has changed today. Thelma then describes her political alignment and her current relations with relatives in Norway, as well as how she feels about her Norwegian-American heritage. Around twelve minutes in, the recording cuts to the start of the interview, at which point Thelma details her family origins, basic biographical information, and some stories of growing up near Spring Grove. They discuss her childhood growing up during the Depression and the activities of the Spring Grove Sons of Norway lodge.
This item is currently restricted.Lane, Thelma Overhaug (1920-2007)
Thelma Overhaug Lane was born October 13th, 1920, on a farm in Winneshiek County, Iowa, to Inge and Samuel Overhaug. She grew up the tenth of eleven children on various farms in the area, where she frequently did housework. In 1940, she married Leonard Lane, and the two of them had three children together. They remained on the farm with their children and grandchildren nearby until at least 1996. Thelma passed away in October of 2007, nine years after the death of her husband. -
Theodor Bugge Zahl papers, 1891-1921
Papers of a Norwegian farmer consisting of correspondence and a poem regarding Norway's relations with England, France, and Germany. -
Theodor Ellingson Strand manuscript, 1931-2016
"The Norwegian Fox Lake Settlement," the reminiscences of a Rice County, Minnesota, pioneer about the church life in the community and the building of a church, 5 pages typescript. The translation is by the Reverend A. J. Torgerson. A letter is included. -
Theodora Cormontan papers, 1863-2013
Theodora Cormontan (1840-1922) was a Norwegian-American musician and composer. This collection contains several original pieces of sheet music as well as published material, photographs, biographic information and a significant amount of digital material. -
Theodore C. Blegen papers, 1925-1960
Dr. Blegen was editor of the Norwegian American Historical Association publications, 1925-1960. The letters in this collection are those written to Mrs. Helen Katz, his assistant, usually in connection with editorial details. They are written in a bantering tone and reveal interesting aspects of Blegen's personality, and also the personality of Mrs. Katz, who added her own comments to the letters before she donated them to the archives. -
Theodore G. Nelson biography, 1936-1957
Scrapbook Memories, a compilation (160 p.) covering family history and the experiences of a Norwegian American who was active in politics in North Dakota, where he was secretary of the Independent Voters' Association, which opposed the Non-partisan League. He moved to Oregon in 1933 where he became active in cooperative marketing, real estate, and retirement home movements.
Includes a campaign card and circular when Nelson ran for the Senate (1936). Biography outline: Church Chancels; Closing Curtain; Co-op Chores; Family Footnotes; Farm Frontiers; Norse Niche; People and Places; Personal Palaver; Political panorama; Realtors Realm; This and That; and What and Why -
Theodore H. Lunde papers, 1917-1939
RESTRICTED: Documents of a Norwegian emigrant from Hamar, Norway, to Chicago in 1882. In 1901 Lunde established the American Industrial Company for the manufacture of piano hardware. Because of his refusal to make war materials during World War I, he lost his factory. A son, Erling Lunde, was court-martialed in 1918 for being a conscientious objector. A pamphlet covering his defense is among the papers, as is a letter from Senator Robert La Follette, 1919, and some anti-war statements from the Congressional Record, Sept.-Oct. 1939.
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Theodore Jorgenson papers, circa 1911-circa 1950
Correspondence, articles, clippings, diaries, family history, handbooks, lectures, lecture notes, minute book, notebooks, pamphlets, poems, reports, scrapbooks, speeches, and translations of a Norwegian-born professor of Norwegian at St. Olaf College. Jorgenson immigrated in 1911 and was a member of the St. Olaf College faculty (1925-1966). Among his many publications he was author of "History of Norwegian Literature," "Norway's Relation to Scandinavian Unionism, Ole Edvart Rolvaag: A Biography" (with Nora O. Solum), "Henrik Ibsen: A Study in Art and Personality," "Norwegian-English School Dictionary." He was the Democratic Farmer-Labor nominee for the United States Senate in 1946.
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Things I Shall Always Rember, undated
by Rangvald Bergeson
Formerly part of P539.