CATALOG UPDATES
Hei hei! NAHA is currently undating our archival catalog. Some finding aids are currently unavailable. Please contact the NAHA archivist with any questions.
Browse Items (3004 total)
Sort by:
-
Edward Hansen papers, 1923-1984
Clippings about the life and work of an emigrant from Mandal, who came to Chicago in 1904, where he began working in the furniture industry. From 1915-1931 he operated a restaurant, Den Norske Kafe, which became a fellowship among the Norwegians in Chicago. Later he owned and rented apartments. During a revival meeting in Mandal in 1902 he came to a religious awakening, after which he devoted much of his interest and energy to church and charitable enterprises. His visitation among the poor led to the founding of the Bethesda Old People's Home in Chicago. He was the first business manager for Norsk Ungdom, which began publication in Chicago in 1913. In 1926 he published a weekly Chicago Tidende. Includes biographical notes and information about Mrs. Edward Hansen, Den Norske Cafe, Articles, Information about Norsk Ungdom, and a diary of his trip to Norway, May-September 1937 which was translated by Josefa Hansen Andersen. -
Elsebeth Hansen thesis, 2001
A thesis presented to the Department of British and American Studies, the University of Oslo, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Cand. Philol. Degree. 146+ p.; "I have concentrated on issues between 1889 and 1945. The journal addressed an urban readership consisting of immigrants from Norway, their children, and Norwegian migrants from states further east. It became a cohesive factor among Norwegians in the maturing immigrant communities on the Pacific coast. Most of my newspaper references have taken from the journal's editorial comments, letters to the editor, its question and answer department and announcements and advertisements. Its foreign affairs reporting, much of its reports on internal American issues and several other departments have been left out due to space limitations."; Another copy in library collection.
-
Gerhard Hinrich Armauer Hansen articles, 1910-1967
Excerpt from the memoirs of a Norwegian physician who discovered the leprosy baccillus (leprosy has been called Hansen's Disease). The excerpt, Chapter 6 "Amerika" from his "Livserindringer og Betrangtninger," published in Kristiania by H. Aschehoug & Co., deals with Dr. Hansen's journey in 1887 to St. Paul to work with Dr. Edvard Bkmann and with travel in the Midwest. -
Helga Hansen diaries, 1911-1916
Five diaries, 1911-1916, of Helga Hansen who documented her daily life as a maid and waitress in New York City. Also included in collection is a copy of: Nybro, R. K. (2015). All that I hold dear: A young immigrant in New York City, 1911-1916. North Charleston, SC: CreateSpace Indpendent Publishing Platform. Translation included. -
Ivar Hansen family history, 1994
"Family history, Porkka-/Stenbraaten, Austmarka/Vinger in Hedmark, Norway = Slektshistorie, Porkka-/Stenbråten, Austmarka/Vinger i Hedmark" by Ivar Hansen, published in Norway, 1994.
Formerly part of P539. -
Jean Skogerboe Hansen dissertation, 1972-1978
History of the John Anderson Publishing Company of Chicago, Illinois, a dissertation submitted to the faculty of the Graduate Library School in candidacy for the degree of Master of Arts, by Jean Skogerboe Hansen, Chicago, Illinois, June 1972. Also an article, "Skandinaven and its Publisher, the John Anderson Publishing Company," written for "Norwegian American Studies," v. 28, pages 35-68. -
Knut Hansen papers, 1919-1982
Correspondence, clippings, programs, photos, tributes, and other memorabilia of a Norwegian-born musician who, during his 48-year career in Chicago, conducted many choral groups including Normennenes Singing Society, Svithoid Singing Society, and The Lake Shore Club. On several occasions he was conductor for the Norwegian Singers' Association and the American Union of Swedish Singers. He was decorated by the kings of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
Includes:- Biographical information; information regarding Elvera Bensen (Mrs. Hansen); wedding anniversaries (25, 40, and 50th); retirement, 1972; tributes; formal invitations; travel; Lauritz Melchior photo and correspondence (1931-1975); and clippings.
- Svithoid Singing Club (programs, etc.); Normenenes Singing Society (programs); Lake Shore Club Male Chorus (programs, etc.); American Union of Swedish Singers (clippings); Songbooks, notebook, songs and poems; "Trollstenen" a story; photos; programs (Hansen participated); programs
-
Lester Welhaven Hansen autobiography and family papers, circa 1955
Autobiography of a teacher and railway postal clerk in Hendricks, Owatonna, and St. Paul, Minnesota, and Huron, South Dakota. Discusses farm and school life in Minnesota, the Civil War experiences of his father, World Wars I and II, investments in farm and city property, travels, and retirement to St. Petersburg, Florida. The short manuscript by Hansen has the title "The Viking Race." He is the author of the Anderson Krogh Genealogy, 1956. Also includes family papers.
Includes:- Typescript of Autobiography of Lester W. Hansen (1965). Includes photographs
- Hansen manuscripts "The Viking Race," "My Most Unforgettable Character," and "The Meditations and Dreams of a Genealogist."
- Lewis A. Larson (Hansen's father) Biography, diary, Civil War letters (1864-1965)
-
Oskar J. W. Hansen clippings, 1937-1984
Newspaper items and photographs of the work of a sculptor who emigrated to the United States from Vesterålen, Norway, in 1910. He was awarded the President's Medal of Merit in 1961 for a sculpture at Yorktown, Virginia, commemorating Washington's victory over Cornwallis. His most monumental work is the Winged Figures of the Republic at Hoover Dam, reported to be the largest cast bronzes in the world. He is the author of Beyond the Cherubim, 1964; of Chien-Mi-Lo (a satirical prose fantasy with interpretative sculpture), 1927; and of Sculptures at Hoover Dam, 1968. The file includes several letters and a transcript of his New York Times obituary.
Includes 6 photos of "Winged Figures of the Republic" Winged Figures at the Hover Dam, newspaper clippings; magazine articles, letter from Oskar J. Hansen to Anna Helga Hong, a professor at Northwestern University, a list of books Oskar J. Hansen wrote, and a New York Times obituary, Sept. 3, 1971. -
Peder J. Hansen papers, circa 1930
Papers of a Norwegian-born carpenter and merchant of Sharon, North Dakota (emigrated 1872), consisting of several poems and his autobiography (4 p. typescript), edited by Vigleik E. Boe in 1933, where he tells of early houses, land problems, carpentry, and the founding of congregations.
Content:
Peder J. Hansen Papers: Autobiography & Poems, edited in 1933.