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Jens Rynning articles, 1839-1930
- Title
- Jens Rynning articles, 1839-1930
- Identifier
- P0340
- Date
- 1839-1930
- Creator
- Rynning, Jens
- Description
- A 12-page typescript copy of an article by a Norwegian clergyman that was published in "Morgenbladet" (October 10, 1839). It includes the Hans Barlien letter which announced the death of the author's emigrant son, Ole Rynning, and offers criticism of the emigration movement. Includes an offprint of Jacob S. Worm-Muller's address on Ole Rynning (July 4, 1937).
Includes: An article by H.R.M. on Barlien is included (no source given, pp. 15-16); manuscript (1 folded sheet) with typed transcription with heading "On the death of Anna Nicoline Lund: a manuscript found among the Rynning papers." 5p.; manuscript (16 p.) of poems, with typed transcription with heading "A manuscript book of verse found among the Rynning papers 14 p. (Only one is ascribed to an author, J. St. Munch); and a letter from L. W. Boe to Theodore C. Blegen (Jan. 27, 1930) and Blegen's response (Jan. 30) concerning gift of Rynning's library to St. Olaf College.
See also papers of his son, Ole Rynning (P341) and his grandson, B.J.Muus. The latter includes a photocopy of Muus's "Jens Rynnings aet" (1894). And, in St. Olaf library, the Rynning family history. Copies of these letters, and a January 8, 1930 letter from Bergitte Muus Klüver to Boe, are in NAHA Publication papers, P 1000 box 2, Blegen-Boe correspondence - Location: 1/C/3
- Extent
- 1 folder
- Subject
- Boe, L. W. (Lars Wilhelm), 1875-1942
- Blegen, Theodore Christian, 1891-1969
- St. Olaf College
- Rynning, Ole, 1809-1838
- Rights
- Rights undetermined
Collection
Citation
Rynning, Jens , “Jens Rynning articles, 1839-1930,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10058.