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Jacob Hodnefield papers, 1929-1955
Translations: English versions of Henrik Ibsen's poetic dramas "Brand" (178 p., typescript) and "Peer Gynt," (189 p., typescript) by a Norwegian-American librarian and bibliographer; a translation of H. R. Holand's chapter 54 of "De Norske Settlementer i Amerika," which Hodnefield titled "The Stavanger and Hordaland Colony in Central Iowa"; a manuscript titled "Iowa Life, 1875-1925: The Story of Norwegian Immigrants and their Descendants"; a copy of "Annals of Iowa," July 1955, which contains Hodnefield's "The Story County Colony of 1855"; and an offprint of "Minnesota as seen by Travelers: A Danish Visitor of the Seventies," a three-part article that appeared in "Minnesota History" (June-December, 1929). Hodnefield's translation of Oley Nelson's "En kort historie af det første norske settlement i Story og Polk counties, Iowa, 1855-1905," is in the Oley Nelson Papers, P 258. Hodnefield served on the staffs of the Hill Reference Library, St. Paul, and of the Minnesota State Historical Society. He compiled the section "Some Recent Publications" for the NAHA "Studies and Records," volumes 5-18. Born in Story County, Iowa to John and Malena Hodnefield. See Family Histories and genealogies for family history.
Includes:- "Iowa Life 1875-1925. The Story of a Central Iowa Community of Norwegian Immigrants and their Descendants," by J. Hodnefield (225 p., typescript), 1955
- "Brand: A Dramatic Poem," by Henrik Ibsen, circa 1955
- Translation "Peer Gynt: A Dramatic Poem," by Henrik Ibsen circa 1955
- Translations of H.R. Holand's "De Norske Settlementer i Amerika," (1908), Chapter, Articles, Correspondence. Includes: translation of Holand's chapter, re-titled, "The Stavanger and Hordaland Colony in Central Iowa" (12 p., typescript); Article (3 p., typescript) "What was the Norwegian heritage?" and correspondence (1955) between Hodnefield and T.C. Blegen; article on Bjørnson ("St. Paul Dispatch? 1932); translation of Oley Nelson's "En kort historie af det første norske settlement i Story og Polk counties, Iowa, 1855-1905) is in the Oley Nelson papers; article in three parts which appeared in "Minnesota History (June-Dec. 1929, offprint) "Minnesota as seen by Travelers. A Danish visitor of the Seventies [1870s]"; and "The Story County Colony of 1855" published in "Annuals of Iowa (July 1955). 1929-1955
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Thomas Hoegh article, circa 1930
"Norwegian theatre in Chicago: from peak to demise." 16 p. typescript. Sources, p. 16.; "The Norwegian theatre was most active during the 1920s and 1930s, and I concentrated my study on this period historical background, producing organizations, productions, and dominant individuals from the theatre community, such as the Koht family and Bergljot Raaen. I have divided the essay into four chapters according to the major producing organizations" (Chicago Norske Klub; The National League; Oslolaget, DeliSa, and others; Chicago Norske Teater).; See his article with this title in Norwegian-American essays 1993 (E184.S24N835 1993 NAHA); Also included here are general articles on Norwegian theater in Chicago, by Bertrm Jensenius, Per Gramsborg, Thorvald Koht. 1930 program of Gosta af Gejerstam plam, presented by Chicago Tronerlags dramatiske Selskap.
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Article. Norwegian Theatre in Chicago: From Peak to Demise. -
Peter L. Hoen autobiography, 1932-1986
"My Life," Dyre Dyresen's translation (64 typescript pages, 1984) of an account written by an emigrant from Nordrehaug in Ringerike. After coming to Chicago in 1871 he became a Seventh Day Adventist and spent the rest of his life as a layman working among the Scandinavians for this denomination. The file includes a biographical sketch of Peter Hoen's son, Reu E. Hoen. -
Kevin Francis Hoeschen thesis, 1989
"The Norwegian Hardanger Violin in the Upper Midwest: Documentation and Interpretation of an Immigrant Music Tradition," a University of Minnesota Master of Arts thesis, 1989. -
Neil Allen Hofland genealogical charts, 1932
A reproduced copy of Jon Laberg's Aardal i Sogn: bygd og ætter, 1932, 520 pages, with a translation of this work on facing pages by Hofland and his parents Carl John and Joyce Elida (Danielson) Hofland. The file also includes 31 pages of genealogical charts; a 10-page preface; and short papers that treat naming conventions, weights and measures in old Norway, Norwegian currency, some Norwegian words and their meanings, farms in Aardal and their subdivisions, and a detailed map of Aardal. -
Lee family history, 1869-1980
"Lee family history: The descendants of Thorvald J. and Mathilda Lee (the history of North Dakota Homesteaders") by H. Minerva Hogstad Norman and Alvin T.M. Lee. -
Mildred Hogstel papers, 1975-1979
Papers from a Norwegian-American faculty member at the Harris College of Nursing of Texas Christian University. "An American at home in Norway," an account of a brief journey made by Hogstel to the homes of her ancestors in Southern Norway (1976); Genealogical compilation for the families of Johan and Anna Bronstad and of Berger and Anna Rogstad (1975); "A Travel Letter from Texas, 1852" written from Four Mile Prairie by Johan Olsen Brunstad, translated by Alvon Nelson (1979). -
Oddvar Høidal papers, 1968-2012
Biography/History:
Oddvar Høidal is a Norwegian-American historian. Born in 1938 in Ålesund, Høidal moved to San Diego with his parents in 1947. He studied at the University of Southern California. He received his Ph.D. degree in 1970 with a thesis about Vidkun Quisling's activities from 1933 to 1937.Høidal is professor emeritus at San Diego State University. He has published several books, including “Quisling: A Study in Treason” and “Trotsky in Norway: Exile, 1935–1937.”
Scope and Content:
The collection includes Høidal’s academic correspondence at San Diego State University, speech given on July 22, 2011 after a horrific shooting in Norway, and reminiscences on his travels to the United States in 1946. -
Einar Hoidale papers, 1930-1934
Articles and speeches by and a collection of clippings (1910-1952) about Hoidale and his family. Hoidale was a Norwegian-born editor, attorney, and congressman from Dawson and Minneapolis. The file includes two speeches made during his campaign for United States Senate (1930) on the Democratic ticket (one speech is dated June 1929, 6 typescript pages) and a biographical sketch of Hoidale by Martha Ostenso.
Also includes postcard "Hoidale for Congress: 'We have had enough of the Square Deal on paper and in talk--Now give us the real thing and let us have it without quibbing or delay." -
Glen B. Hoidale biography, 1901-1984
A biographical sketch by Glen B. Hoidale and two cassette tapes covering the life of a Norwegian American who after a life at sea came to the United States in 1924. He worked for a time as a safety inspector in New York and Pennsylvania. He moved to Wichita, Kansas, in 1928, where he was a salesman for the International Correspondence Schools until he retired in 1966.