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• Samsahl deed, 1541

  Open letter on sheepskin regarding property at Samsahl, Norway. Donated by Andrew Etnestad, via Mrs. G. J. Hoyme. Samsahl is in Ringsaker Parish. The other farm mentioned is Gjøta, in Østre Slidre. The donor presumably came from the Etnested farm in Biri, Oppland.
  
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  Deed and Transcript : Samsahl, Norway
  
  
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• Johannes Wilhelm Christian Dietrichson papers, circa 1843-2012

  Typescript copies of ten letters by a Norwegian-Lutheran clergyman published in Norwegian newspapers, describing his journey in 1844 to Wisconsin, his trips as itinerant minister to various Norwegian settlements, establishment of the Koshkonong congregations, doctrinal differences, plans for a seminary, and relations with the Mormons. There are references to Søren Bache, Claus L. Clausen, Elling Eielsen, Laurits J. Fribert, Hans Gasmann, Cleng Peerson, J. D. Reymert, John G. Smith, and Gustaf Unonius. After founding many congregations in Wisconsin, Dietrichson returned to Norway in 1850. He was opposed to emigration. In 1973 NAHA published E. Clifford Nelson's "Pioneer Churchman: J. W. C. in Wisconsin, 1844-1850." It includes a translation of Dietrichson's "Reise blandt de norske emigranter…" (1846) and of his "parish journal" for Koshkonong, 1844-1850. A copy of "Reise" is in the NAHA book collection; copies of an 1896 reprint are included here. Also included are photographs and articles on Deitrichson by Berge Øverland (1942) and Einar Haugen (1946).
  
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  • J.W.C. Dietrichson letters, undated
  • Typed transcriptions of letters with index, undated
  • Photographs, undated
    • Includes cabinet card, published by W.A. Fermann, Stoughton, Wisc.
  • Publications, undated
  • Clippings and articles, undated
  • Dietrichson Slekten Jubileumfest, 1924, 1949, 1974; 
  • Book "Stamtavler over Familien Breder og de med den Beglaegtede Familier Preus og Arctander med alle disse familiers sidelinier" (Norway, 1876)
  • Genealogy/family history,undated
    • See folio cabinet for framed pedigree chart
  • Correspondence, 1848-1911
  • Correspondence  with Edwin R. Dietrichson,  World War I, 1918)
  • Miscellaneous family letters, 1897-1944
  • Correspondence of Rasmus and Margit Fione family, Nissedal, Norway, 1934-1938
  • Correspondence Petter and Anne Flatland, 1930-1938
  • two photographs of Elving H.D. Dietrichson
  • Newspaper clipping regarding Rachel Dietrichson
  • "A Brief Biography and a Tribute, Isak Levin Preus Dietrichson," by Otto Dietrichson
  • Obituary clippings regarding Levina Dietrichson, 1935
  • Newspaper columns "This 'N That" authored by Susie W. Stageberg, 1958
  • Correspondence from Hans and Olav Nordbö, Telemark, Norway, 1931-1939
    • Includes several photographs.
  • 300+ photographs

  
  
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• Carl Døving papers, circa 1923-1936

  A letter from Døving to "Kjære ven," February 4, 1923; "The Døving Hymn Collection," by Frank R. Miller, published in "The Friend," February, 1936; photocopies of 15 hymns translated by Døving; and lists of translations which have been made of two Lutheran hymns. Døving was a Lutheran clergyman and a student of hymns. His collection was given to Luther College.
  
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  • Miscellaneous letters received (June 1893). Letter from H. W. Scheel, Luther College; Regina Hilleboe; Rev. O. E. Jolseth, Rev. Carl Døving and his impressions of Washington, D.C.; G.H. Gerberding

  
  
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• Viggo Drewsen papers, 1930

  A biography and a memorial address concerning a Norwegian-American chemist who emigrated in 1894, and who became chief of the technical research department of West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company in New York. He held many patents in the cellulose industry.
  
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  Biography and Memorial Address. Eyvind Bødtker, author.
  
  
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• Paul Duckstad article, circa 1936

  "We are Norwegian-Americans," a summary of the contributions Norwegian immigrants have made to American culture, by a St. Olaf College senior, class of 1936.
  
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• Russell Duffner article, 1961

  A Luther College student paper entitled "The Authenticity of Norumbega," which seeks to disprove the existence of Norumbega, a Norwegian colony believed by some to have existed in the area of Boston about the year 1000 CE.
  
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  Duffner, Russel A. "The Authenticity of Norumbega"
  
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• Unidentified diary, 1901

  An unidentified diary in Norwegian dealing largely with the search for work in Brooklyn, New York, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. A stamp at the beginning reads "A.P. Østberg, Fredriksstad."
  
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  Diary (1901). Stamp at beginning: A.P. Østberg, Fredriksstad. In Norwegian.
  
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• Leif T. Aanaas papers, 1848

  Includes a release document issued to Leif Torgrimson Aanaas and his family upon their departure for America from Telemark, Norway, May 11, 1848 (Nedre Thelemarkens Fogedcontoir ved Skien).
  
  See Naeseth's "Immigrants," 1848: 1452-1456. From Sauherad, Telemark. Ulvestad says Leif Torgrimsen Aanaas was one of the first settlers in Winneshiek Co., Iowa.
• Johannes Johnsen Aasen papers, 1862-1881

  Includes a vaccination certificate, letters of introduction and a daily account of a Norwegian-trained businessman's journey in 1881 from Bergen to Morris, Illinois, in Norwegian.
  
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• Niels W. Aasen papers, circa 1924

  Includes a clipping and a pamphlet concerning the Aasen Corporation of America, Stoughton, Wisconsin, and its Norwegian founder. Aasen invented several military devices including the hand grenade, deep water bomb, modern trench mortar, and the air bomb. Aasen lived in the United States for less than two years. Obituary titled "The Edison of Norway dies here". One of his more than 250 inventions included the "automatic soldier," a network of mines and hand grenades controlled by radio or wires. He also invented a sleeping mask to aid those suffering from insomnia, and an outdoor fire-proof cooking apparatus.
  
  Niels Aasen was born at Rissa, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway in 1878. Aasen lived in the United States less than two years before his death of tuberculosis. 
  
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