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• Clarence H. Tolley (Tollefsrud) biography, 1913-1994

  Biography of Fingar Enger, a bonanza farmer in the Goose River area, North Dakota. Clipped from "North Dakota History," vol 26, no. 3..
• Clarence J. Carlsen thesis, 1932

  "Elling Eielsen, Pioneer Lay Preacher and First Norwegian Lutheran Pastor in America," MA thesis, University of Minnesota.
• Clarence Kilde papers, 1973-1979

  Correspondence and other materials collected by a retired Norwegian-American Episcopal priest in connection with his interest in Waldemar Ager, an interest which eventually led to his receiving a Masters of Arts degree at the University of Minnesota in 1978. His thesis "Tragedy in the Life and Writings of Waldemar Ager Immigrant, Author and Editor," is in the NAHA book collection.
  
  See also Ager Papers, P0601 and NAHA Publication papers, box 46.
  
  Box 1
  

  1. Correspondence regarding: Ager Thesis
  2. Bibliography and plans for thesis;
  3. Notebook 1: Correspondence and notes on interviews;
  4. Notebook 2: Papers collected by Kilde for use in thesis; 

  Box 2
  

  1. Correspondence- Ager, Elvira
  2. Correspondence- Ager, Eyvind
  3. Correspondence- Ager, Roald;
  4. Correspondence- Bergh, Gudrun
  5. Best, Solveig Ager;
  6. Correspondence: Nicolai, Hildur Ager; 
  7. Manuscript, Barbara Bergh "Glimpses into My Grandfather's Scrapbook" 
  8. Snapshots received from Karren Bergh Bloom;
  9. Ager Genealogy; 
  10. Ager Clippings;
  11. Ager Memorial Committee;
  12. Ager Stories translated by Eyvind Evans
  13. Paper for Professor Vecoli, 1976, "Cultural Pluralism Versus Assimilation In the Writings of Waldmar Ager;
  14. Article for Eau Claire newspaper "Waldemar Ager, Editor and Author"
  15. Miscellaneous pamphlets, etc.
  16. Correspondence with University of Nebraska Press regarding translation of " They Went to a Far Country";
  17. Miscellaneous, My Memories of Ole Edvart Rølvaag.
• Clarence Swendseid family history, 1950

  The Men from Telemark, the story of Rolleiv Svendseid and his family, who migrated in 1867 from Telemark, Norway, settling first in Fillmore County, Minnesota, and then in 1883 at Nelson, North Dakota. Among the topics treated are politics, church, higher education, agriculture, and financial depressions.
• Clarence Tweet clipping, 1978

  An article in the "Minneapolis Tribune Picture Section", November 26, 1978, about a retired Norwegian-American farmer in Reeder, North Dakota, who had donated his collection of 16,000 books and other materials to the local school library. He had been known as a "populist radical."
• Claus and christine Krantz family history, 2003

  Claus and Christine: A Double Biography. The Story of Our Parents, Americans from Scandinavia (2013, self-published) by Gordon and Carol Krantz. Christine Mickelson (1885–1956) was born in Hadeland, Norway, and immigrated to the U.S. in 1901. Her family settled in Red Wing, Minnesota, where she found work as a maid and cook. Claus Henning Krantz (1882–1945), born in Småland, Sweden, immigrated to the U.S. in 1900. He also settled near Red Wing and worked as a woodworker. They were married in June 1908 and had five children. In 1927, the family moved to a small farm near Red Wing. The book includes many anecdotes about life on the farm during the Depression.
• Claus Hoie papers, 1975-1976

  A biographical sketch of Hoie, and photographs and descriptions of paintings done by a Norwegian-born artist who emigrated to the United States in 1924. Hoie served in the 99th Infantry of the United States Army in World War II, a battalion composed of Norwegian nationals and U.S. citizens of Norwegian background. Hoie's work has been shown in different museums in the United States. There is a permanent collection of his works at the Brooklyn Museum.
  
  Includes contact sheets (photocopies of photos and artwork) of 99th Infantry Battalion of the U.S. Army in World War II.
• Claus Hoie papers, 1975-1976

  A biographical sketch of Hoie, and photographs and descriptions of paintings done by a Norwegian-born artist who emigrated to the United States in 1924. Hoie served in the 99th Infantry of the United States Army in World War II, a battalion composed of Norwegian nationals and U.S. citizens of Norwegian background. Hoie's work has been shown in different museums in the United States. There is a permanent collection of his works at the Brooklyn Museum.
  
  Includes contact sheets (photocopies of photos and artwork) of 99th Infantry Battalion of the U.S. Army in World War II.
  
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  Claus Lauritz Clausen papers, 1841-1988

  Biography/History: 
  Claus Lauritz Clausen (1820–1892) was a pioneering Norwegian-American Lutheran pastor whose leadership helped shape the early religious and cultural life of Norwegian immigrant communities in the Upper Midwest. Born in Skjold, Norway, he immigrated to the United States in 1843 and soon became one of the first ordained Norwegian Lutheran ministers in the country.

  Clausen served congregations across Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota, founding several churches and emerging as a central figure in organizing early Norwegian Lutheran synods, including key work with what later became the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He was also instrumental in establishing educational and cultural institutions that supported immigrant identity and religious life, among them early efforts that contributed to the founding of Luther College.

  Beyond his pastoral work, Clausen was a publisher and editor, helping launch the influential Norwegian-language newspaper Maanedstidende, which provided news, religious writings, and community connection to scattered settlers. During the U.S. Civil War, he served as chaplain to the Scandinavian Regiment, the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment, ministering to soldiers in battle and hospital camps.

  Scope and Content: 
  Papers of and materials about the Danish-born clergyman, the second pastor ordained to serve Norwegian-Americans. Includes his emigration diary, letters, ministerial record books, photographs, clippings, and articles.

  
  
  Location: 
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• Claus Magnusen papers, 1952-1977

  Clippings, pictures, a pamphlet and copies of articles by a Norwegian-born writer who came from Bodø to New York as a young man and lived later in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Not much is known about him, but he was greatly interested in the Vikings and in music, about which he wrote extensively for the newspapers Nordisk Tidende and Western Viking.