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• Monte Holm autobiography, 1999

  "Once a Hobo...The Autobiography of Monte Holm," by Monte Holm and Dennis L. Clay, 1999. Chronicles of a 13-year-old boy from Clarkston, Washington, forced from his home and became a hobo.
  Formerly part of P539.
• Kent Freeland collection

  Collection of books published by Kent E. Freeland. Includes:
  
  Norwegian Saga:
  "Andrew's life seem to stop when he found out his father was dead and that his mother and siblings were going to move, not to another town, but to a different country. The new country was America in the 1880's, and the prairies were still a lonely place to roam. Young Andrew finds his place in his adopted home with the new love of his life. He faces the challenges of raising a family with all the problems of language, prejudice, and fears that accompany have accompanied immigrants throughout history. Family tragedies of death, relationships destroyed, and heartbreaks end a victory that you must read."
  
  Prairie Pioneers:
  "Prairie Pioneers is an adventure story of a group of Norwegian immigrants who traveled from Lisbon, Illinois to Story County, Iowa in 1854. It is historical fiction, based on some facts, but generously augmented with interesting invention. The central character in the story is Ole Apland, who gives leadership and inspiration to his traveling companions. Ole braves hardships and faces dangers on the 600-mile trek. Along the way, he forms a friendship with one of the young women, so that, at the journey's end, the two of them are ready to begin a new life in the Midwest Scandinavian community." 
  
  Rails West:
  Story about Knute Apland. 
  
  The Norskie Terror:
  Story about Oley Nelson.
• Ole Gavle and Randvei Morkve family history, 2008

  Karen Gavle Klassen Family History book, Kings and Kindred: The Ole Gavle and Randvei Morkve Family by Karen Gavle Glassen and Carol Sorbo Gavle (Amundsen Publishing Co, Decorah, Iowa. 2008.)
  Formerly part of P539.
• Oral History

  Dean and Ann Urness Gesme interview, 1995 October 20

  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." Celeste Holm was an American stage, film and television actress. Holm won an Academy Award for her performance in Elia Kazan's Gentleman's Agreement, and was nominated for her roles in Come to the Stable and All About Eve Unprocessed This item is currently restricted.
• Oral History

  Thoralf and Ruth Gundersen interview, 1995 September 9

  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." Celeste Holm was an American stage, film and television actress. Holm won an Academy Award for her performance in Elia Kazan's Gentleman's Agreement, and was nominated for her roles in Come to the Stable and All About Eve Unprocessed This item is currently restricted.
• Bertha (Brita) Hagen letters, circa 1920-1949
  

  Letters from Brita Hagen of Deer Park, Wisconsin (born in Vik i Sogne) to her daughter Freda Severson Vick of St. Paul, Minnesota. Brita Americanized her name to Bertha and was married Fred Severson.
  
• Verda Hammer autobiography, 2022

  Autobiography of Verda Hammer of Stavanger and Chicago. The book was compiled by Don Metcalfe and titled "Ahma."
  
• Ella Henning family history, circa 1903

  "Ella's Journal: An unsuspected Legacy" by Judy Aaker, 2012. Includes original journal and transcription of Ella Henning, a resident of Goodhue County, Minnesota, on her travels out west in June of 1903 with her brother Louis (Lars) and bride Jenney on their honeymoon.
  Formerly part of P539.
• Quislings Hønsegård, 1948

  Book about the Berg interneringsleir (Berg internment camp/concentration camp) near Tønsberg in Norway that served as an internment and transit center for political prisoners and Jews during the Nazi occupation of Norway. Publisher: Oslo : I kommisjon A. Cammermeyer, 1948
• Mikel C. Holseth papers, 1864-1925

  Papers of a Norwegian-born Lutheran clergyman: correspondence, school notebooks, and a manuscript (44 p.) of his translation (portions of Joh. Ludwig Hartmann's (1640-84), "Evangelisk Troesgrund," from German to Norwegian.
  
  Content:
  Mikel Holseth Papers: Correspondence and Manuscript Note Books.