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Peer O. Strømme papers, 1888-1971
Papers of an author, journalist, and lecturer, consisting of a resignation letter addressed to the faculty of St. Olaf's school, a volume of travel letters published in Normanden, biographies, clippings, and a photograph.
Includes:
- Erindringer (Translation), 1920
- Handwritten manuscript of "Erindringer" translated by Armyle Jacobson (1894-1977), a retired dentist from Thief River Falls, Minnesota, 1920
- Publications and Works
- "Den Vonde Ivold" by Halfdan Moe, translated from English by Peer Strømme, Normanden, Grand Forks, 1910; "Digte" by Peer Strømme, Augsburg, 1920, 2 copies; "Erindringer" by Peer Strømme, Augsburg, 1923; "Hvorledes Halvor blev Prest" by Peer O. Strømme, (Decorah, 1893, 3 copies; Normanden, Grand Forks, 1910); "General Nelfons Speider" by Byron A. Dunn, translated from English by Peer Strømme, Chicago, John Anderson, 1902; "Unge Helgeson" by Peer Strømme, Normanden, Grand Forks, 1911, 3 copies.
- "Peer Strømme's Memoirs of a Winchester Childhood", Winchester Academy Ethnic Heritage Monograph No. 1; "Peer Strømme's Noraville Stories", Winchester Academy Ethnic Heritage Monograph No. 2; "Merry Christmas" by Peer Strømme, December Luther League Issue; newspaper clippings, 1885-1921.
- Book of Family Prayer: Bible Lessons with Meditations for Each Day" by N.J. Laache, translated from Norwegian by Peer O. Strømme, Lutheran Publishing, Decorah, Iowa, 1902; "Erindringer" by Peer Strømme, Augsburg, 1923, 6 copies (5 hardcover, 1 paperback); "Digte" by Peer Strømme, Augsburg, 1920, 2 copies; "Hvorledes Halvor blev Prest" by P.O. Strømme, Decorah, 1893.
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Svein Strand papers, 1913
Manuscript of a biography of Claus L. Clausen, pioneer minister in the Norwegian Lutheran church, published in "Symra 9" (1913), its translation by Rangvald Kvelstad, 20 pages, "Barneskolens betydning...," 16 pages, "Religionsskolen...," a lecture, 14 pages, and a letter to O. M. Norlie. Strand was a Lutheran clergyman and Clausen's son-in-law. -
Lena Kjellesvig Stolen papers, 1857-1932
Emigration papers, a letter, and a genealogy of the Anon Kjellesvig family. -
Bayrd Still article, 1933
Article titled, "Norwegian-Americans and Wisconsin Politics in the 1840s." Published in "Studies and Records" 8:58-64 (1934). -
Ole Singstad papers, 1908-1962
Reports of a Norwegian-born engineer to the New York City Tunnel Authority, and to the Washington Toll Bridge Authority, and articles on engineering problems. The file includes two obituaries. Includes publication from the World Engineering Congress Tokio (1929) "Ventilation of Vehicular Tunnels" by Ole Singstad, "Bau von Unterwassertunneln in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika" (1933), "Vehicular and Pedestrian Tunnels at Antwerp" (1934), "Industrial Operations in Compressed air," (1936), "Planning and Construction of the Queens Midtown Tunnel" (1938), "Engineering Problems Related to the Health of Workers in Compressed Air," (1939). Report (1): To New York City Tunnel Authority on Narrow Tunnel between Brooklyn and Richmond. (2): To Washington Toll Bridge Authority Cascade Mountains Low Level Tunnel Survey. (3): Narrows tunnel (Chap. 5) "Saga in Steel and Concrete." Final report of New York City Tunnel authority on Proposed narrows vehicular tunnel between the boroughs of Brooklyn and Richmond. (1945) -
Gabriel Stene cippings, 1903-1962
A collection of articles, most them in the form of clippings, by a Wisconsin-born farmer at Norway Lake, Minnesota. According to his obituary he was much involved in community and religious affairs and wrote about pioneer days in "Decorah-Posten" under the name "Pionergutten." Stene was born near Rio, Wisconsin to emigrant parents who moved to Norway Lake in 1867. According to his obituary, "Gabriel was a very well-known man, very involved in community and religious affairs. He has written much about the pioneer days, among other things writings in "Decorah Posten" with the name "Pionergutten." -
Ole Steensland papers, 1900-1963
Papers of a western Dane County, Wisconsin, farmer, biographical data, an address given at a reunion of the Fifteenth Wisconsin Infantry at Scandia Hall, Chicago (August 29, 1900), in which Steensland recounts his Civil War Experiences including those at Andersonville prison, a temperance lecture given at Perry, Wisconsin, "A Condensed History of Steensland's Life," 20 pages, and photocopies of a 1900 speech by Steensland printed in an unidentified newspaper and of an obituary. -
Halle Steensland papers, 1885-1923
Hard Times and How They May Be Avoided, a biographical sketch entitled "Erindringer", a collection of clippings (1903-1923), and "Af Vore Indvandrers liv," a "Symra" offprint, 1909. Steensland was a Norwegian-born merchant, banker, and philanthropist in Madison, Wisconsin. Includes a paper presented to Ygdrasil Literary Society (Feb. 11, 1978) by Bryon C. Ostby, "Halle Steensland, 1832-1910" 22 p. typescript. -
Hans Tønnesen Steene travel pamphlet, 1854-1925
A copy of "Beretning om en 3 Aars Reise i Amerikaforetagen i Aarene 1849 til 1852 iblandt de norske Emigranter i de Forenede Stater i Nord-amerika, (36 typescript pages)" an account of the author's preaching and teaching journey in Illinois and Wisconsin from 1849 to 1852. -
Adolf Steen biography, 1899-1951
Nils Paul Xavier, 1839-1918, the Kautokeino-Lapp Who Became Minister in Amerika, 3 typescript pages, by Adolph Steen and translated by Magdalene Xavier Visovatti, a granddaughter of Xavier. The file includes an obituary (clipping) of Xavier.