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Thingvalla Line papers, 1884-1993
Booklet describing the operations of a direct shipping line from Copenhagen to New York, whose stated purpose was to assure passengers sailing from and to Scandinavia an inexpensive, convenient, and comfortable journey across the Atlantic Ocean. NB: Odd Lovoll ("The Promise of America," 1984, p. 22) says, "the Danish Thingvall linein 1880 established the first direct passenger route by steamship between Scandinavia and the U.S. Many Norwegians emigrants booked passage on this line." Includes lists of passengers on July and August sailings, lists of banks where tickets could be purchased, and quotations from Norwegian newspapers, September and December, 1882.
Includes:- Pamphlet (40 pages).
- "For People Who Are Not in a Hurry…: The Danish Thingvalla Line" typescript of article published in "Journal of American Ethnic History," v. 13, no. 1, 1993. pp. 28-67. 26 p.; Added Feb. 2, 2011: Research notes and papers collected by Prof. Odd Lovoll. Including: "The Danish Thingvalla Line in the Nordic Competition for Emigration Traffic," (Lovoll, 1992); passenger lists (1885-86)
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Thomas C. Buckley article, 1943-1992
Norstad (1907-1988) was the son of the Reverend Martin Norstad, who served St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Red Wing, Minnesota, from 1920 to 1925, and taught at the Red Wing Seminary. Lauris Norstad graduated from West Point in 1930. He rose to be Commander in Chief for U. S. and Allied Forces in Europe in 1951 and Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, 1956-1963. He became an executive of Owens Corning Fiberglass Corporation (1964-1972) when he retired from military service. -
Thomas Garber music, 1989
"Rev. Malmin's Lost Tune," a musical composition based on an unidentified folk tune. The composer became interested in the melody upon reading a short article by Dr. Gunnar Malmin, who told how his father had heard the tune as a boy in Haugesund, Norway. -
Thomas Hoegh article, circa 1930
"Norwegian theatre in Chicago: from peak to demise." 16 p. typescript. Sources, p. 16.; "The Norwegian theatre was most active during the 1920s and 1930s, and I concentrated my study on this period historical background, producing organizations, productions, and dominant individuals from the theatre community, such as the Koht family and Bergljot Raaen. I have divided the essay into four chapters according to the major producing organizations" (Chicago Norske Klub; The National League; Oslolaget, DeliSa, and others; Chicago Norske Teater).; See his article with this title in Norwegian-American essays 1993 (E184.S24N835 1993 NAHA); Also included here are general articles on Norwegian theater in Chicago, by Bertrm Jensenius, Per Gramsborg, Thorvald Koht. 1930 program of Gosta af Gejerstam plam, presented by Chicago Tronerlags dramatiske Selskap.
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Article. Norwegian Theatre in Chicago: From Peak to Demise. -
Thomas I. Benson thesis, 1968
Typescript of thesis entitled "The Norwegians in California, 1850-1900: A Preliminary Survey" submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in history in the College of the Holy Names, May 1968. The author was a teacher in the public schools of Oakland, California. -
Thomas L. Hanson papers, 1866-1952
Thomas Hanson was a son of Østen Hanson (1836-1898. Emigrated from Sauherad, Telemark) who was the president of the Hauge Synod from1875-76 & 1887 to 1903, and who edited that synod's organ, "Budberen," from 1868 to 1876. He served a parish at Asplund, Goodhue County, Minnesota, from 1861 until his death. The family records include documents related to his father; to his mother, Anne Haaven Hanson (1844-1936); to a sister, Elise; and to himself and his children, such as diaries kept by Mrs. ten Hanson (1900-1911) and by Ernest Hansen, a journal by Henry Fremont Hanson, sermons and biographical notes by Thomas, and official papers related to emigration, citizenship, and real estate. -
Thomas Nelson papers, 1894-1935
Born Tobias Nielsen Jensveen, 1848-1935, and was a farmer from Kindred, North Dakota.
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Daily account book kept from 1894-1917 (household, livestock and crops)
Ledger includes subscription list for Christiania Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kindred, N.D.
notebook issued by WM. Deering and Co.
1935 Wheat Allotment Contract
The Blizzard, by Albert Harris
Author was teaching in North Dakota at the time (boarding at the Kjos residence, location unknown)
My Safety Pledge, issued by the North Dakota Safety Council (automobile, 1927).
Three photographs of Tom Nelson family and farmhouse, circa 1915. -
Thomas Odland papers, 1894-1950
Papers of an emigrant from Tysvær, who left Norway in 1894. He came first to Iowa, but moved to Hackensack, Minnesota, in 1916. The papers consist of a registration certificate, 1877; a vaccination certificate, and a minister's testimonial,both dated 1894; together with two receipts from Drs. Mayo, Graham & Co., dated 1908; also copy of obituary, 1950
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Thomas Pederson autobiography, undated
Photocopy of "Some recollections of Thomas Pederson" which was published in the Wisconsin Magazine of History, v. 21 (1937/38) pp. 16-34, 175-1909, 301-321, 405-19; v. 22 (1938/93) pp. 46-73, 176-194.
Pederson was born 1862 near Holmen, La Crosse co., Wis. To parents born in Norway. He gives a vivid picture of life as he was growing up. When 16 he went to Alexandria, Minn. To live with relatives there a few years. He tells of working in the pineries. In 1886 he married, and the next year pioneered in North Dakota, then worked as a merchant in Hendrum, and later (for 23 years) at Randall. In 1906 he began working for a mining company, getting options on land throughout the state. He later moved to Mildred and became involved in politics in Cass county. In 1933 he was appointed a member of the farm debt adjustment committee. -
Thomas R. Cole family history, 1996
Thomas R. Cole family history, by Wayne S. Cole