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Soren Oleson papers, 1898
A historical sketch of early Norwegian settlers in Marshall County, Iowa, including Oleson, by C. R. West. -
Michael L. Olsen manuscript, 1966-1988
Scandinavian Immigrant Farmer Participation in Agrarian Unrest in Western Minnesota, a paper fulfilling requirements for graduation with distinction in the field of history at St. Olaf College. -
Eleanora Olson monologues, 1925, 1979
A dialect monologue entitled "Sogne-Kjerring" by a Chicago and Minneapolis reader, declaimer, and singer; "Yust for Fun: Norwegian-American Dialect Monologues," by Eleanora and Ethel Olson, 1925, 63 pages; and a 1979 reprint edition of "Yust for Fun" with an introduction by Paul F. Anderson and 8 pages of additional material. -
Floyd B. Olson clippings, 1930-1986
History/Biography:
Born in Minneapolis, 1891. Olson graduated from North High School in Minneapolis in 1909. After graduation, he worked for the Northern Pacific Railway for a year before entering school at the University of Minnesota. He was only enrolled for a year, after which he worked various jobs in Canada, Alaska, and Washington. Upon his return to Minnesota in 1913, he enrolled at William Mitchell College of Law and graduated in 1915.Olson first ran for governor in 1923 against Theodore Christianson and lost. 1930 marked the stock market crash and the beginning of the Great Depression, Olson ran again and was elected with a large majority of the votes. He held that position until 1936 when he passed away from stomach cancer at the age of 44.
Scope and Content:
Information regarding the political career of Olson.
Includes an autographed copy of "Special Message of Governor Floyd B. Olson to the Legislature of Minnesota, Dec. 3rd, 1935."; and publication "Floyd B. Olson in the First Kidnapping Murder in 'Gangster Ridden Minnesota'," written and published by Harold Birkeland, ca. 1933, 24 p. -
Gilbert Olson reminiscences, 1932
Recollections of a Norwegian-born pioneer at Sawyer, Wisconsin, dealing with his life in Norway before emigration and with such topics as church, roads, and Lake Michigan traffic. -
Pine Lake Scandinavian Congregation papers, 1841-1963
Correspondence, records, clippings, and pictures of a Scandinavian congregation near Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, affiliated with the Protestant Episcopal Church. -
Johan Carl K. Preus papers, 1917-1969
Includes: "Remarks at the Preus Library luncheon" (1969), "Alaska, Romance and Reality", "The Stockholm Conference, an Evaluation" (Aug. 1925), "Some Contributions of the Church in Minnesota's First Century," in Minnesota Farmer (March-April 1958), "A Critical Look at the Lutheran Church Among Norwegian Americans" a pamphlet by E. Clifford Nelson and Eugene Fevold, and "The Union Movement and the Minority, 1917"; some Sunday school material and a teacher's manual.
Transition from Norway's State Church to an American Free Church is a study of the early efforts of the Reverend Herman A. Preus and his Spring Prairie, Bonnet Prairie, Norway Grove, and Lodi parish in Dane and Columbia Counties, Wisconsin, to orient themselves to American church life, 45 typescript pages -
Psalmodicon related papers, 1996-2007
Manuscripts of musical scores for a Norwegian one-string instrument. File: Psalmodicon. -
Aagot Raaen papers, 1929-1980
Clippings and articles treating local pioneer life in North Dakota by a public school teacher in North Dakota. Raaen is the author of "Grass of the Earth" published by NAHA in 1950, "Measure of My Days" (1953), and "Hamarsbon-Raaen Genealogy" (1954).
Includes:- Articles, Correspondence, 1923-1975
- Historical Sketches. Includes: Barbo Pladson; Ingeborg Grønli; Guri Settungsgaard Søndreaal; settlement in Newburgh & Ragnhild Berg Rodningen; Gro Viken Mørk; Lindstrom Family (Lars & Kajsa, John and Martha, and children Emily and Charley); First teacher (Steffa Hustvet) and first school in Steele County; Pioneer Funeral of Ole Swenson; First Settlements along the Upper Goose River; Hatton Saloon Raid on Jan. 10, 1890; Pioneer Parties; Early Weddings; Pioneer Data; Lind Township Settlers were Hardy Pioneers; Traill County Pioneers Began Arriving in 1871; Trageton-Korsmo Caravan Arrived in the Year 1874; A Pioneer Doctor [Valentin Olsen Blekre]; A Pioneer Resume of Goose River Settlers; The Americanization of Scandinavian Names; Hallucination of Reality [Death], 1927-1950
- Corresp., Manuscript Material "The Grass of the Earth." Correspondence mainly between T.C. Blegen and Raaen concerning her book "Grass of the Earth," with drafts and introduction, table of contents, etc. and comments by Raaen, 1949
- Photographs. Includes obit clippings, general correspondence, 1951-1980
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Severt H. Ramberg manuscript, 1912
Biografi av Hans Helliksen Ramberg (1817-1890) og hans familie is an anecdotal account of the family's migrations from Norway to Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kansas, and back to Wisconsin during years 1855 to 1864.