https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/files/original/c8fd1dd69353ede369bf170ad4b14f08.pdf 72151184c166ee8e08b82f9755f3bc69 PDF Text Text Collection Name: Nicolay Andreas Grevstad papers, 1892-1925 Collection Number: P0553 Extent: 2.8 cubic feet (7 archives boxes) Biography/History: Nicolay A. Grevstad was a practicing attorney and editor of Dagbladet (Oslo) before emigrating in 1883. In America he was editor of Nordvesten (St. Paul); leading editorial writer for Minneapolis Daily Tribune; editor of Skandinaven (Chicago) (1892-1911); United States minister to Uruguay and Paraguay (1911-1915); publicity director of Minnesota Safety Commission; chief of the foreign language press publicity service for the Republican National Committee (1919-1925); agent of a Chicago bank syndicate for Uruguay; and editor of Skandinaven (1930-1940). Articles by Grevstad on courts of conciliation in Norway and in America appeared in the Atlantic Monthly (September, 1891 and November, 1893). Scope and Content: Correspondence, articles, reports, and clippings of a Norwegian-born journalist, diplomat, and financier. The correspondence includes dispatches to the United States Department of State and letters concerning American interests in Uruguay and Paraguay, national political problems, Norwegian settlement, and investment opportunities. Among the correspondents are William Jennings Bryan, Gilbert N. Haugen, Nils P. Haugen, E. H. Hobe, Hanna Astrup Larsen, Medill McCormick, Knute Nelson, Theodore Roosevelt, Elihu Root, and William Howard Taft. Primary election reform, patriotism of the Scandinavian press. Access Rights: This collection is open to research. Bibliographic Citation: [Indicate the cited item here]. Nicolay Andreas Grevstad Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota. Box Folder Description 1 1 Clippings and biographical miscellany (3 September 1891-21 February 1940). 1 2 Correspondence (29 November 1897-28 June 1915). 1 3 Correspondence (3 July 1915-10 June 1916). 1 4 Correspondence (14 August 1916-25 May 1917). 1 5 Correspondence (4 June-21 September 1917). 1 6 Correspondence (1 October 1917-27 June 1918). 1 7 Correspondence with relatives (2 July 1911- 23 July 1913). 1 8 Correspondence with relatives (1 August 1913-1 October 1915). 1 9 Family photographs (n.d.). 2 1 Plat maps for Columbia County, WI and British Columbia (1913-1914). 2 2 Correspondence with Knute Nelson (2 January 1912-30 October 1917). 2 3 Correspondence with Knute Nelson (9 November 1917-1 December 1922). 2 4 Correspondence (6 July 1918-6 November 1920). 2 5 Correspondence (18 January 1921-10 December 1926). 2 6 Correspondence (1 January 1927- 19 September 1939). 3 1 Correspondence from Uruguay and Paraguay (17 April 1911-December 1911). 3 2 Correspondence from Uruguay and Paraguay (2 January 1912-14 December 1912). 3 3 Correspondence from Uruguay and Paraguay (19 January 1913-29 September 1913). 3 4 Correspondence from Uruguay and Paraguay (2 October 1913-28 April 1914). 3 5 Correspondence from Uruguay and Paraguay (6 May 1914-2 July 1915). 3 6 Clippings (1911-1934). 4 0 2 Pamphlets from the Brazilian Diamond, Gold and Developing Co. (n.d.); "Courts of Conciliation in Norway" by N. A. Grevstad (1935); 2 "Westward Ho!" magazines (1891); Book "Le Port de Montevideo en 1914" (1914); Hundreds of photographs from Uruguay; added June 21, 2012: Knarr. James C. Uruguay and the United States, 1903-1929. Diplomacy in the Progressive Era (2012). 5 1-9 Reports, Articles, and Speeches, 1889-1940. 6 1-9 State Department Correspondence, 1912-1915. 7 Miscellaneous. 2 wooden boxes: "S.O., Exmo. Senor, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay, Montevideo" box, contains 33 glass slides of photographs (buildings, railroads, scenery, factories, etc), 1900-1910; long wooden box containing 50 glass slides, 1911-1915. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Finding aid to the Nicolay A. Grevstad papers Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archival Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context P0553 Title A name given to the resource Nicolay Andreas Grevstad papers, 1892-1925 Description An account of the resource Biography/History: Nicolay A. Grevstad was a practicing attorney and editor of Dagbladet (Oslo) before emigrating in 1883. In America he was editor of Nordvesten (St. Paul); leading editorial writer for Minneapolis Daily Tribune; editor of Skandinaven (Chicago) (1892-1911); United States minister to Uruguay and Paraguay (1911-1915); publicity director of Minnesota Safety Commission; chief of the foreign language press publicity service for the Republican National Committee (1919-1925); agent of a Chicago bank syndicate for Uruguay; and editor of Skandinaven (1930-1940). Articles by Grevstad on courts of conciliation in Norway and in America appeared in the Atlantic Monthly (September, 1891 and November, 1893). Scope and Content: Correspondence, articles, reports, and clippings of a Norwegian-born journalist, diplomat, and financier. The correspondence includes dispatches to the United States Department of State and letters concerning American interests in Uruguay and Paraguay, national political problems, Norwegian settlement, and investment opportunities. Among the correspondents are William Jennings Bryan, Gilbert N. Haugen, Nils P. Haugen, E. H. Hobe, Hanna Astrup Larsen, Medill McCormick, Knute Nelson, Theodore Roosevelt, Elihu Root, and William Howard Taft. Primary election reform, patriotism of the Scandinavian press. Digital Collections: <ul> <li><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2o79WJX">Portrait of the Grevstad family, circa 1900</a></li> <li><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2o78xU2">Nicolay Grevstad, editor of Skandinaven, sitting at his desk, 1899</a></li> <li><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2o78xUh">Nicolay Grevstad, editor of Skandinaven at the forefront, undated</a></li> </ul> Location: 4/B/4-4/B/6 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grevstad, Nicolay A. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1892-1925 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 2.8 cubic feet (7 archives boxes) Subject The topic of the resource Minnesota Haugen, Nils P. Nelson, Knute, 1843-1923 Sonsteby, John J. World War I Bothne, Gisle, 1860-1934 Haugen Gilbert N. Hobe, Engebreth Hagbarth Grevstad, Nikolai Andreas Larsen, Hanna Astrup Ellefsen, Edward Marius Mordt, Anders L. Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Clippings Reports Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. This collection is open for research. Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. [Indicate the cited item here]. Nicolay Andreas Grevstad Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.