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• Lars Olai Grondahl papers, 1911-1964

  Articles, citations, and an autobiography (30 typescript pages) of a Minnesota-born (Hendrum, Norman Co.) physicist, teacher, research consultant, inventor, and author
  
  Includes: "The Thermoelectric Behavior of Heusler Alloys in a Magnetic Field," By L.O. Grondahl and S. Karrer (1911); "A Box Photometer," by Grondahl (1916); "Submarine Detection in an Alternating Magnetic Field," By J.B. Whitehead and L.O. Grondahl (1920); "A Method of Studying Sound Waves by Means of a Synchronous Commutator," By Grondahl (1921). Grondahl's "intellectual autobiography" written for the American Institute of Physics (1963) contains a list of his publications, and a list of his patents.
  
  Location: 
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  J. Christian Gronvold papers, 1878-2002

  Papers of a physician in the Holden Community of Goodhue County, Minnesota, and a member of the Minnesota State Board of Health. Dr. Gronvold was born at Fron, Gudbrandsdal, Norway, and studied and taught at the University of Kristiania. He emigrated to the United States in 1865 and received a medical degree from Humboldt Medical College, St. Louis, Missouri, in 1869, after which he came to Goodhue County.
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  Aasor Halstenson Groth papers, circa 1860-2001

  The Groth family, Halsten Assorson Tufte Groth and his wife Ragnhild Kitilsdatter Mørk and their nine children, emigrated from Hol, Hallingdal, from years 1848 to 1852, most of them settling in Clay County, Iowa. Assor, one of the sons, joined the Clausen colony at St. Ansgar in 1854 and lived there until his death. He helped many Norwegians find a home in northern Iowa, in southern Minnesota, and in the Dakotas. 

  The papers consist of a typed version of a diary and two volumes of letters (photocopies) compiled and arranged by Assor's grandsons, Conrad and Claire Groth. The 155-page diary provides almost daily but brief entries from 1881 to 1898. The letters fall into two categories: "Letters Written by Members of the Family," which in turn is subdivided according to writer. For example, headings such as from Assor, from the Halsten Groth family, from the Ole--- , Svend---, Syver---, Torkel Groth family, etc. 

  The second overarching category is "Letters Written to the Family," which offers a long list of correspondents from many stations, including C. L. Clausen and Civil War soldiers. "The Story of Assor and Kjirsti Groth" (22 pages), by the Groth brothers, and "Groth Family Record, Including Hou, Gudbrandsgard, Hastenson-Groth and Nasby Branches" (422 pages) is an updated version of an earlier work by Anton C. Groth. For additional information, see Ollie L. Nasby's "Family History and Characteristics" in Norwegian Immigration Articles (NAHA Collection, P 287), which includes "Slegt fortelling af Assor O. Nasby, Petersburg, Minnesota, May 22, 1894" and J. J. Akre's "Gulbryllup: Assor og Astrid Nesby feirer femtiaars-dagen for sitt bryllup."

• Egil Harald Grude pamphlet, 1989

  "Fra Vagen til America," a brief history of the emigrant journey, 1825-1930, published by the Stavanger Museum. The 10-page story describes the kinds of ships, the accommodations on board, and the reception at the emigrants' destinations.
• Vågespel podcast and publication, 2025

  Vågespel (A Daring Journey) is a podcast series highlighting the voices of selected Norwegian emigrant women from Western Norway, both in English and Norwegian.
  
  The following people are involved in the podcast:
  
  Reidun Horvei is a storyteller and one of the scriptwriters for Vågespel. She has long experience with Norwegian folk singing and storytelling and helps bring emigration stories to life through her performances.
  
  Inger-Kristine Riber helped write the script and creates the soundscape for Vågespel. She uses music and sound to support the stories and connect emotions from the past to the present.
  
  Ragnhild M. Gudbrandsen is a storyteller in Vågespel. She has performed many roles on stage and uses her voice to share the experiences of the women whose stories appear in the production.
  
  Katherine Jane Hanson contributed to developing the script. Her knowledge and insight help highlight the daily lives and challenges faced by the women whose stories are told.
• Peer Gulbrandsen papers, 1969

  Copy of a clipping from "Østlendingen" (November 9, 1969) about Peer Gulbrandsen, a Norwegian-born artist in the Chicago area. Also, notes of an interview with him conducted by Rolf Erickson in 1976.
  
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  Esther Gulbrandson papers, 1887-1991

  Miscellaneous papers of a teacher of Norwegian at St. Olaf College who was active in promoting Norwegian studies and interest. The bulk of her papers are in the St. Olaf College Archives. The papers here consist of a family history; diaries; the WCAL "Coffee Hour" program; Camp Little Norway; Normanns Forbundet correspondence; sermons of her father, the Reverend Ole Gulbrandsen; photographs; funeral folders and a memorial statement by Lloyd Hustvedt.
• Nordmanns Forbundet of Northfield papers, 1930-1990

  The official records of the Northfield chapter of Nordmanns Forbundet, including the correspondence of the secretary, Esther Gulbrandson, and her successors with the home office in Oslo, Norway.
  
  Box 1:
  

  • Gavel, with a letter explaining its origin and occasion
  • Membership Lists, 1930-1962;
  • Correspondence, Dec. 1931-1941;
  • Correspondence, 1942-1947;
  • Correspondence 1948-1955;
  • Correspondence 1956-1961;
  • Correspondence, membership, etc. 1962-1965.

  Box 2:
  

  • Correspondence, membership, etc. 1966-69;
  • Gulbrandson, Esther, papers, Nordmanns Forbundet, correspondence, members, etc. 1970-74.
  • Correspondence, membership, etc. 1980-82.
  • 1980-82;
  • Correspondence, membership, etc. 1983-90;
  • Concerts Sponsored, 1980: Uranienborg Band, Grimstad, Engegaard;
  • Correspondence, Newsletters, Johan Heyerdahl, 1984-91;
  • Membership Lists, 1974-81;
  • Membership Lists, 1982-83;
  • Events, 1983; 
  • Membership Lists, 1984-85;
  • Events, 1984.

  Box 3:
  

  • Correspondence regarding uncashed 1983 dues checks, June 1984;
  • Events, 1985;
  • Membership Correspondence, 1986 membership year;
  • Events, 1986;
  • Conference in Tucson, October 16-19, 1986;
  • Membership Correspondence, 1987;
  • Events, 1987;
  • Membership List, 1988.
  • Events, 1988.
  • Membership List, 1989;
  • Events, 1989;
  • Membership Correspondence, 1990;
  • Events, 1990;
  • Membership List, 1991;
  • Events 1991;
  • Conference, Oct. 4-6, 1991;
  • Membership Lists, Correspondence, 1992;
  • Events, 1992;
  • Correspondence, membership, etc. 1993;
  • Federal ID Number (non-profit organization);
  • Transcript, 3 old timers (Paul Johnson, Clemens Granskou, Ruben Mostrom) telling stories.
• Mathias Gulbrandson poems, 1875

  A collection of 22 poems including "Blandt alle lande I Øst og Vest," by a pioneer of Manchester, Minnesota.
• Øyvind T. Gulliksen articles and clippings, 1984-2001

  "John Lie og Amerika," the story of a Norwegian novelist and poet who lived at Fyresdal in Telemark, who became a popular writer among first-generation Norwegian Americans. Lie visited the United States in 1898-1899 and published a volume of poems entitled Helsing til Amerika. "Hollasokninger i Hazel Run: Ø. G. fant mange midt-Telemarkninger i Midt-Vesten,"Telemarkningen, September 14, 1984. "Gjensyn med Drangstveitene fra Morgedal," Telemark Arbeiderblad, September, 28, 1985. "Husmannen frå Kilen" (Loyal Rue).