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Unpublished manuscripts of a Norwegian-born Lutheran clergyman: the first, a drama titled "Pastor Brown," deals with the problem of building a church in a pioneer Minnesota congregation made up of conflicting groups. The second (unfinished), titled "A Norseman in the Melting Pot," recounts the experiences of a young Norwegian immigrant in Chicago and the Fox River settlement and his visit to the homeland after nine years in America.
Papers of the editor and publisher of the "Story City Herald," Story City, Iowa, a 5-page typescript biography and three booklets on local history. Includes: "Panorama of Forty Three Years as a Country Editor. Historical Supplement Story City Herald. April 8, 1948", "Supplement Oct. 24, 1940. The Story City Herald Anniversary Number A quintuplet Celebration. 1940", Story City Jubilee Book. Golden Anniversary Book of Story City (1931), "Story City, Iowa," by Paul a. Olson (1952).
Two reels of microfilm of passenger lists of vessels arriving at New York, June 19-August 31, 1844, and June 2-July 15, 1845, together with a typewritten transcript of the Norwegian portions of these films compiled by Naeseth. The roster of over 1,000 names also includes the names of ships, sailing dates, and the ages and occupations of the immigrants. Reprints from "Norsk Slektshistorisk Tidsskrift" of "Nordmenn i De Forenede Stater," and from "The Norseman," and "In Search of the Past," a description of Vesterheim Genealogical Center.
Bjørn in the New World, an unpublished immigrant story, by a former teacher, banker, and insurance broker who emigrated in 1906 from Ulvik, Hardangers, Norway. Resident of Quartz Hill, California.
Clippings and articles, collected by a Chicago attorney, relating to Norwegian American topics, e.g., Viking exploration and culture. Among the articles are "Ole Bull as a Patriotic Force." (1905), "Letter from Oslo," by A.J. Liebling, (1948), "Vineland?" by C.R. Mitchell, (1939), and "The Norse-Saxon Element in the United States" by Joel N. Eno, (1918). Includes "Lief Ericson," by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen (1894), "First Authoritative Investigation of 'Oldest Native Document in America'" by Hjalmar Rued Holand (1909) regarding Kensington runestone, "Iceland, Our Good Neighbor to the North," by Gene Gaffney, (1947), two page typscript, "On Sermons in Stones. What a Cathedral Tells of History," by Hiram K. Moderwell (London), (n.d.). Volume 1: "Oseberg Viking Ship." "The Viking Ship Found at Oseberg," by S.C. Hammer and Haakon Nyhuus, (n.d.). Volume 2: "Scandinavia, Ole Bull, Edvard Greig, etc." Volume 3: " How Columbus Discovered America," by Heinz Theis, (n.d.). Volume 4: " The Discoveries of the Norsemen on the Northeast Coast of America and their Attempt at Colonization." Volume 5: "The Norse-Saxon Element in the United States," by Joel N. Eno. Volume 6: "Vinland, Vikings, etc."
Article dealing with the culture of the Norwegian immigrant and the hardships of the emigration journey. Typescript, pp. 23-38, apparently part of a longer work, since it begins in the middle of a sentence. Very general, no documentation.
