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William Solheim article, 1986
"The Decision to Emigrate: Adventure or Necessity," a paper based on the memoirs of Elling S. Solheim, who was born in Nordmøre in 1880 and emigrated in in 1904. The paper attempts to demonstrate emigration in terms of the "push and pull" theory. -
Kenneth Smemo bibliography, 1976
"Norwegians in North America," a Balch Institute reading list. -
Marit Rodvang biography, 1902
A copy of a clipping "En Pionerkvinde," a biographical note about Marit Rodvang, an emigrant from Vestre Slidre, Valdres, written by Abraham Jacobson and published in Decorah Posten, December 13, 1902. A translation is included. -
Albertine Johnson cassettes, 1977-1978
Interviews with a Norwegian emigrant from Arnøy, in northern Norway, in 1917 to Duluth, Minnesota. She was cited by King Haakon VII in 1946 for her contributions to Norwegian work after World War II. The contents of each cassette is on the label. The interviews cover life in Norway, emigration, immigrant life in Duluth, and family history. A family history, by her son Rudolph Johnson, partly based on these interviews, was published in Nord Norge, June, 1994. A photocopy of the article is included. A more complete family history entitled "North Norway Ancestry," by Rudolph Johnson, third edition, 1986, is in the Family History Collection, P 539, box 26. -
Johannes Halvorson address, 1899
Copy of the English address at the dedication of the new seminary of the Norwegian Synod, which became known as the Hamline Seminary, in St. Paul. Included are a program of the dedication and a copy of a speech made by the president of the Seminary, opposing the location of an Armour packing plant in the Midway district of St. Paul. -
Ole E. Hagen papers, 1896-1987
Miscellaneous writing by and about Ole E. Hagen, an immigrant from Skjåk, Gudbrandsda. The collection includes one issue (volume 1, no. 9, 1896) of Frisind, a periodical he published with Halvor Shirley in Fergus Falls. Hagen is the author of the novel Tilfjelds (1904). A summary of this novel and an English translation of it by Jens Trygve Anker (1987) are among the papers, as is a pamphlet "Kapitalist-djævelen viser sig altid som en Lysets Engel, Prestedom af Kristendom, gensvar til Pastor Saugstad." -
Elise Gunnersen memoirs, 1844-1904
Photocopies of pages 135-270 of the handwritten reminiscences of the wife of Professor Rud Gunnersen (1844-1904), who taught at Augsburg College, Minneapolis from 1874 to 1883. The memoir is a lively account of the interrelated lives of the Sverdrups, Oftedals, and Gunnersens, who occupied three apartments in the same house near the Augsburg campus. The location of the manuscript is unknown. Not at Augsburg College, Luther Seminary, National Library (Oslo). -
Paul E. and Mary Johnson stereographic cards, circa 1875-circa 1906
These stereographic view cards were donated in memory of Paul E. Johnson (1880-1957) and Mary (Hatlie) Johnson (1887-1964). Both children of Norwegian immigrants, born on farms in Richland County, North Dakota near the village of Abercrombie. Both Paul and Mary graduated from business colleges. Paul also earned a degree in optometry and was an apprentice to a watchmaker. He opened a jewelry/watch-repair/optometry practice in Abercrombie in 1908. -
Jim Hanson collection, 2019
"About Florence," by Jim Hanson, 2019.
Jim Hanson’s "About Florence" is an extraordinary story, about redemption and abandonment, about lives cut short and lives lived to their fullest, and about the things that are told and the things that were not.. Set against the backdrop of Chicago, from the late nineteenth century till now, it tells of a widow’s migration from Norway with her three daughters and the family they were able to create. Charming vintage photographs help this narrative poem sketch the lives of these working women who did not count for much in their world, and the lives of their children and grandchildren. It’s a journey of discovery that sheds light on how we live today, and how women and immigrants continue to struggle, against all odds, to make a place in America. From the back cover: “To want to tell a story, when the lines of a story aren’t even visible. To use what you know about your family to provide something, anything, to flesh it out. To make some lucky discoveries that move the story forward. And then to see your forebears plainly. To grasp who they were, and how they reacted to what happened in their lives. To stand with them, face to face.” -
Wig Debate Society papers, 1890-1903, 1983
Copies of the Wig Debate Society minutes and English translation. Also includes the thesis "Norwegian-American Debating Societies: A Historical and Rhetorical Analysis," by Rosemary R. Wick, May 1983. This thesis was submitted to the graduate faculty of the University of North Dakota.
The Wig Debate Society was established in 1890 by Norwegian immigrants, from the Setesdal Valley in Norway, who settled in the Red River Valley of Minnesota and eastern North Dakota. The Society provided an opportunity for friends and acquaintances to gather and build a deep understanding of life in America. The meetings were held at the Wig Store in Bygland township in Polk County, Minnesota.