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Laura Edseth Johnson papers, 1953
Reminiscenses in manuscript of a housewife who spent her childhood at Halstad, Minnesota. -
Konrad Birkhaug volumes, 1946
Birkhaug, born in Bergen, emigrated in 1912; graduate of Johns Hopkins University in medicine; joined the faculty of the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, to which he returned in 1945 after a period at Chr. Michelsens Institut in Bergen; Resident of Bergen, 1970.
Includes three volumes of typescript of Birkhaug's translation of his book entitled "Telavag [Televaag]: Fiskevaeret som tyskerne slettet ut i 1942" (Oslo, 1946). Title of translation is "Tela Bay: The Norwegian Fishing Village Destryed by the Germans." Tela Bay, located on an island near Bergen, was an important center of traffic with England during World War II. -
Arthur Hansin Eide papers, 1915-1975
Papers of a Norwegian-born teacher, missionary, author, and lecturer, consisting of articles, correspondence, and clippings. Among the correspondents are Frithjof Werenskjold and H. A. Eckers. Eide was a teacher among the Eskimos on Little Diomede Island; a missionary at point Barrow, Alaska; promoter of the establishment of industrial schools for Eskimos; donor of his collection of Alaskan artifacts to the Museum at Anchorage; and author of three books on Alaska: "New Stories from Eskimo Land," "Blandt byttekonefolket," and "Drums of Diomede."
Includes:- Letters, Frithjof Werenskjold (15 November 1937-20 April 1939, n.d.).
- Clippings (10 August 1925-1963, n.d.).
- Correspondence, H. A. Eckers (10 November 1937-19 September 1938).
- Articles and correspondence (26 July 1915-11 January 1968).
- Part 1 and 2 of manuscript of "Blandt Byttekone Folket" (1938).
- Miscellaneous letters donated by Eide, 1972 (1914-1969).
- Papers from H. M. Blegen (1957-1975).
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Nora O. Solum papers, 1904-1971
Papers of a professor of English at St. Olaf College, 1919-1960. Author and translator. Author with Theodore Jorgenson, "Ole Edvart Rølvaag: A Biography" (1939); translator: Rølvaag, "Peder Seier" (1928), "Peter Victorious" (1929); Rølvaag, "Længselens Boat" (1921), "The Boat of Longing" (1933); Lise Lindbaek, "Tusen Norske Skip" (1943), "Norway's New Saga of the Sea" (1969). -
Mathilde Berg Grevstad papers, undated
Ole-Iver and Johanne Berg: Pioneers, a translation of Mrs. Grevstad's account of her parents who emigrated from Norway in 1861, first to Wisconsin, then to Fillmore County, Minnesota, and finally to the Red River Valley. The author presents a vivid picture of the journey to the Red River Valley and of the pioneer community (Lake Park) where her parents settled. Translated by Agnes Grevstad Lee. -
Hans Nilsen Loe papers, circa 1862
Diary and account books of a wagon-maker who came from Eidsvoll in 1862. -
Millard L. Gieske papers, 1965, 1995
Papers and biography by Gieske about Knute Nelson.
Includes:- "The Politics of Knute Nelson, 1912-1920" (1965), a thesis submitted to the graduate faculty of the University of Minnesota.
- "Heroes, Sagas, Politics: Knute Nelson, 1861-1864" (n.d.); for further information see P0744, Nora Solum Papers.
- Biography manuscript of Knute Nelson (n.d.). This was the basis for "Norwegian Yankee: Knute Nelson and the failure of American politics" by Millard Gieske and Steven J. Keillor, published by NAHA in 1995; for related materials, see P1000, NAHA Publication Papers, Box 47.
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Gulbrand Olsen Berge papers, 1886
Copy of "The Autobiography of Gulbrand O. Berge, 1827-1886." Born in Valdres, Norway, Berge emigrated in 1849 and settled near Manitowoc, Wisconsin. He served in the 37th Wisconsin Regiment during the Civil War. These memoirs were published in Decorah-Posten in 1932, August 9 and 16. See also Ole Olsen Berge Papers, P 35. -
Stener M. Stenby papers, 1941
Photographs and other items about an 1882 immigrant from Biri, Norway, who was ordained in 1886. He served the Bethlehem Lutheran Congregation, Clear Lake, Iowa, throughout the 55 years of his ministry. He was president of the Elling Eielsen Synod, 1902-1941. Includes: Articles (n.d.); Memorials (1941); Photographs (n.d.). -
Duane R. Lindberg papers, 1970
Papers and articles of a graduate student at the University of Minnesota studying the role of Norwegian Lutheran clergy in America. See also "Men of the cloth and the social-cultural fabric of the Norwegian ethnic community in North Dakota" (1980) in the St. Olaf Library (Originally a thesis, University of Minnesota, 1975).
Includes:- Papers and articles written by Lindberg: "'American Saloon' and 'American School': Immigrants meet the 'Beast' on the Upper Plains (A study of the attitudes of Norwegian Lutheran clergy toward American environment, their role in ethnic cultural maintenance and influence on institutional structure of Upper Plains society)" (5 May 1970); Perceived ethnicity among Lutheran pastors and parishes in North Dakota: an empirical guide for ethnic group action" (n.d.).
- Papers and articles written by Lindberg: "Pastors and Prohibition: The role of Norwegian Lutheran clergy in the North Dakota abstinence movement, 1880-1920" (n.d.).