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Thorvald Johnson biography, undated
Brief account written by a native of Kongsberg, Norway, who emigrated to the United States in 1870 and settled in Shawano County, Wisconsin. -
Rosanna Gutterud Johnsrud papers, 1927-1975
Born to Thorvald and Mina Thune Gutterud in Fairdale, North Dakota, Rosanna Gutterud married Emore Johnsrud, an accordionist, at Grafton, North Dakota, in 1937. They performed music together at many functions. He died in 1995. She collaborated with Bertha Buan and Marcus Tellevik on "Tre-Kløver-Hjørnet" in 1947. She also wrote a three-act play entitled "'Restauratjonen,' The Norwegian Mayflower," for the Norwegian-American Sesquicentennial celebration in 1975.
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Carl Nelson papers, 1899-1984
Memoirs, poems, humorous squibs and biographical data of a Norwegian-American editor and poet, who lived at Cando, North Dakota.
Includes:- Biographical data, including tributes from Knute Wefald and essay by Lloyd Hustvedt titled "Carl Nelson: poet and journalist" (1899-1984). Also includes 1 photograph of Nelson.
- Copy of memoirs from early settlement times (1929).
- Translation of memoirs from early settlement times (1929, 1973). Topics addressed: Immigrant voyage (p.1); Irish (p.20); Fighting (p.3-5,7); Yankees (p.3-5); Alcohol (p.4); Herding sheep (p.5); Lutheranism (p.6); Internal religious conflict (p.6); Conflict with neighbors (p.6); Cripple (disability) (p.6); Medicine (p.6); Characteristics of Norwegians and Swedes (p.7); Bicycles (p.10); Bicycle race (p.10); Recklessness (p.10); Comic Opera (p.11); Foreign languages (p.11-12); Spanish (p.12); Writing literature (p.13-14); Civil War (p.14); Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (p.14); Alcohol (p.15); Yankees (p.15); Wagon (p.17); Pig (p.17); Motherhood (p.18); Social class (p.19); Nobility (p.19); Party (Christmas) (p.19); Finlander (p.19); Newspapers (p.22-23); Printing (p.22); Election (p.23); Photograph (p.23); Fishing (p.24); Education (p.24-25); Swimming (during the winter) (p.26); Poem about Norway (p.27); Race (p.29); Employment (p.29); Skate jumping (p.30); Bankruptcy (p.31); Suicide (p.32); Gold (p.32); and Sin (p.33).
- Poems (1931, 1977, n.d.).
- "Ole Axhandle," a humorous newspaper column (1926-1929).
- Manuscript of "The Editor and the Schoolma'am" by Alice Nelson Napier, her recollections of family background (1979); Poem, "The Methodist Men" by Carl Nelson (n.d.).
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Sven Hanson Njaa papers, 1904-1964
Biographical article, "Fra Jæren til præriens misjonsmark," published in "Jul i Rogaland," 1964. Reverend Njaa emigrated from Rogaland in 1892 and was ordained a Lutheran pastor in 1899. The article deals chiefly with his early experiences and his stay in Canada, after which he served a Northwood, North Dakota, parish for fifty years. Several photographs from Norway, Canada, and North Dakota are included. Also in the collection, found on the folio shelf, are a scrapbook, "Minder fra Svundne Dager," together with three sets of pictures from North Dakota, Canada, and China.
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Erick Olsen Ruste papers, 1972
Biographical sketch of a Norwegian-American clergyman by his daughter, Sofie Ruste; "En Hilsen Hjem," a poem by Reverend Ruste; a letter from R. G. Ruste concerning the poem; a "folk song" by Anton Amundson; and a photograph of a log house believed to have been a parsonage of Olsen.
See also P1647, Christian O. Ruste, his brother. -
Oscar P. Sandbeck papers, 1957-1967
Pamphlets by a native of Trent, South Dakota, expressing his views about creation and human life. The views are based largely on his reading and observation. Two letters to Dr. H. M. Blegen give further expression to his ideas. -
Julie Ingeroe autobiography, 1976
Translation entitled "One Year in Utah," prepared by Helge Seljaas for a course at the University of Utah in 1976. The original book by Julie Ingerøe, "Et Aar i Utah, eller Mormonismens Hemmligheder," was published in Chicago in 1867 and tells of the author's conversion to Mormonism, her journey to Utah, her stay there and her disenchantment with the beliefs and practices of the Mormons.
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Rasmus Sørnes clippings, undated
Article from a Norwegian newspaper describing an astronomical clock made by Rasmus Sørnes, a technician at the Jeløy radio station in Norway. The clock was purchased by Seth G. Atwood for the Time Museum which he donated to the city of Rockford, Illinois.
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Ole Stenswick letter, 1902
Copy of a letter written from Two Harbors, Minnesota, to Sigrid Iverson, a cousin of the writer, after he had returned from a visit to his home area in Norway a year earlier. -
Carl Anthonsen papers, 1923-1975
Excerpts from the Journal of Carl Anthonsen, together with a tribute to Anthonsen from Russell S. Page, and a letter from Cynthia Anthonsen Foster, his widow, which includes biographical data about a Norwegian-American who came to Boston, Massachusetts, around 1900.