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Papers relating to an air conditioning company and its founder, Reuben Trane, son of James A. Trane, a Norwegian immigrant who came to La Crosse in 1864, and who started a plumbing establishment in 1885. The Trane Company was an early leader in the field of air conditioning.
Transcript and copy of a letter to Torgersen's brother Simon in Scandinavia, Wisconsin, dated Solset, 16 January 1868, asking for financial help to enable him and his family to emigrate.
Transcript of an "America Letter" from Fairdale, North Dakota, 1920; emigration certificate, 1883, for Torgerson's sister Karen; and family data from a niece, Petra Arnesen.
Norske innslag i America, an account of the American experiences of the children of Knut and Anna Dale of Dale, Granvin, Norway. Most of the account deals with Nils Dale and his family.
Papers of the Norwegian Immigration Sesquicentennial which was celebrated in Norway and in the United States in 1975, one hundred and fifty years after the landing of "Restaurationen" in New York with the first shipload of Norwegian immigrants, the "Sloopers." In the United States five regional commissions had been organized with headquarters in New York. The others were Chicago, Ottawa, Illinois, Minneapolis and Seattle. To facilitate planning between these groups there was a National Coordinating Committee, which also worked with the committees in Norway. Celebrations in the United States included a great variety of church, cultural, educational, entertainment and sports events, all of which were given extensive newspaper coverage. The climax of the festivities came with the visits to each of the regional centers by King Olav V of Norway, 2-29 October 1975.
Sermon notes of a pastor, born in Arendal, Norway, who served congregations of the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Free Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Muskegon, Michigan, Chicago, Illinois, and Jersey City, New Jersey, together with letters from his daugher giving biographical information.
Copy of the translated diary of a Winneshiek County, Iowa farmer who came from Vang, Valdres, Norway, in 1850. The translation was made by Carl T. Narvestad of Granite Falls, Minnesota, and biographical introduction was supplied by a great-grandson, Robert O. Evans.
A selective compilation of "Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish Authors Translated into English," prepared by the Head Librarian at St. Olaf College, 1933-1955. Also, "He Was a Builder of St. Olaf," by Kenneth O. Bjork, in St. Olaf Magazine, 1955.
Copies of Norway letters, emigration certificates, Minnesota Homestead documents, clippings and photographs used by Le Febre for a book, "Immigrant Family Album," with notes supplied by him relating to family history.