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Ole Evinrude papers, 1907-2006
Ole Evinrude Pamphlet: Biography. Includes article "A Wisconsin Legend: Ole Evinrude and his Outboard Motor," by Ralph Lambrecht (Wisconsin Magazine of History, Spring 2006)
Contents- Ole Evinrude and the Old Fellows (1947), 32-page biography of the Norwegian-born inventor of the outboard motor, by Gordon MacQuarrie (2 copies).
- A few circulars presenting the history of the company, 1907-1974.
- Clippings (1919-1934).
- Photograph of Ralph Evinrude, a son.
- Includes article "A Wisconsin Legend: Ole Evinrude and his Outboard Motor," by Ralph Lambrecht (Wisconsin Magazine of History, Spring 2006).
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Evan I. Evanson papers, 1879-1965
Correspondence and articles of a Norwegian-born farmer of Portland, North Dakota, and Stanwood, Washington, dealing with church, farm, family, health, and patriotism. Correspondents include Bjug Harstad and Johannes Tingelstad.
Contents- Four letters (in Norwegian) from J. Tingelstad (pastor of the Bruflat Lutheran Church, and principal of Bruflat Academy, Portland, North Dakota.
- Evan I. Evanson's Fourth of July, 1879, speech in English at Portland, Dakota Territory.
- Fiscal Report on the United States by Evanson.
- Letter from Knut K. Bjørgo (1900).
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Evangelical Free Church clippings, 1905-1970
Newspaper accounts covering Free Church schools (1909-1940) and annual meetings (1905-1945) of that church body.
Contents- Yearly reports titled "Aarsrapport for De Evangeliske Frikirke" transferred to college library under "Norwegian and Danish Ev. Free Church Assoc."
- CD with the following folders: Fellowship News Bulletin (issues from 1946, 1949, 1952, 1958, 1959, 1965-70); folder: J.J. Wang; folder: Norwegian-Danish Methodism; folder: photographs (printed).
- Collection contains some correspondence of Arlow Anderson.
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Oline Ernstsen reminiscences, 1939-1956
Eleven pages of handwritten recollections by a Norwegian-born pioneer housewife at Bear River, Minnesota, of her passage to America and of early pioneer days. Deals largely with religious life, transportation, and communication. Also, a 5-page handwritten historical sketch of the origin (1906) of the Ladies Aid at Bear River, Minnesota, Lutheran congregation, and a photo of a yoke of oxen at work.
According to the congregational directory, D. Ernstsen was a trustee of the Bear River Lutheran Church in 1908 when it was founded. Oline Mathisen and Daniel Ernstsen were married at Harstad May 27, 1902 one day after leaving their home in Troms; went to Trondheim for a ship to Hull. -
Ole O. Enestvedt, 1932-1944, 2013
Articles and clippings of a Norwegian-born Minnesota farmer. The clippings are a series on local history that appeared in "Sacred Heart News" in 1944. "De Forenede Staters Vrste Indianerkrig" (39 pages) deals with the Sioux uprising in 1862, as does "Intervju med Guri Endressen" by Gabriel Stene. The latter appeared in revised form in "Minneapolis Tidende" (January 19, 1933). The third article, which appeared in "Skandinaven" (January 1, 1937), concerns the snowstorm of January 7, 1873. Enestvedt wrote a column for "Decorah-Posten," "Norske Pionerslegter," and was editor of the Numedalslag yearbook for many years.
Contents- Articles & Clippings
- Manuscript Translations. Poetry clippings.
- Added Dec. 4, 2013: Jacqueline Nasseff Hilgert, Seeds Sown Through Time: The Legacy of Johannes & Sis Enestvedt. Family and business history of Enestvedt’s Hybrid Seed Corn, Sacred Heart, Renville County, Minnesota.
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John Ellingsen papers, 1891 - 1960
Correspondence and articles of a Norwegian-born (Stavanger, emigrated 1883) farmer and mason, Platte, South Dakota, which discuss local church life, the snowstorm of 1888, the depression in the 1890s, and World War I. References are made to Sven Oftedal, Theodor S. Reimestad, and Georg Sverdrup. Includes clippings of articles by son, Elling Ellingsen, about "some of the experiences my father had in the terrible blizzard of Jan. 12, 1888" (1960).
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John Ellingsen Papers: Articles and Correspondence. Incluses clippings of articles by son, Elling Ellingsen, (1960) about "some of the experiences my father had in the terrible blizzard of Jan. 12, 1888." -
Edward Marius Ellefsen church history, 1911
Historical sketch of "The Norwegian Lutheran church in Chicago (1839-1900)." Ellefsen was the minister at Our Savior's Church (1915-1917). Includes two maps showing location of churches founded at different periods.
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Edward M. Ellefsen Article: History of Chicago Norwegian Lutherans. -
Augustus Christian George (Hans Abramson) Elholm papers, 1731-1799
Correspondence and article by Miecislaus Haiman, "Major Elholm, The Champion of Polish and American Liberty." (1932)
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Article: Miecislaus Haiman. Note: A preprint chapter from Haiman's book, "Poland, and the American Revolutionary War (1932), presenting the thesis that Augustus Christian George Elholm,a major in the American Revolutionary War army, a companion of Pulaski, and a co-founder of the state of Franklin, to which Tennessee is a successor, was born in Norway. Also includes lettes between Haiman and Theodore C. Blegan, 1932. -
Knud Gunderson Eittreim papers, circa 1818-1874
Military discharge, probate settlement, and other Norwegian legal documents.
Contents- Vaccination certificate
- Pamphlets: "Israels dug og Guds rose," Friedr. Wilh. Krummacher. Stavanger, 1872. 16 p. "Nogle afskedsord af N. Tøsseland, ved hans bortreise fra sine foraeldres hjem." Bergen, n.d., 15 p
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Lars Bastiansen Eide letter, circa 1860
Letter written in Skånevik, Hordaland, Norway by Lars Eide to his children, Lars, Britha, and Margrethe in America. Britha, married to Ole Berhow (Berhaug), immigrated (1858) first to Illinois and then to Iowa in 1860.
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Lars Bastiansen Eide Letter. n.d.