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Rasmus J. Meland papers, 1903-1959
- Title
- Rasmus J. Meland papers, 1903-1959
- Identifier
- P0557
- Date
- 1903-1959
- Creator
- Meland, Rasmus J.
- Description
- Correspondence, clippings, articles, reports, and notes of a Lutheran clergyman. Much of the material concerns the activities of Nordfjordlag and related enterprises. He made early attempts to found a Norwegian-American archives. Included is a collection of anecdotes submitted to Meland by clergymen for "Pioner presters saga," a publication never realized. Among these anecdotes are reminiscences (7 typescript pages) by Mary Nelsen Wee (Mrs. M. O.) under the title "Church Union." Meland was the author of John J. Meland and Marie Brekke Genealogy (1959), co-author of "Norske settlementer og menigheter i Sherbourne, Benton og Mille Lacs Counties, Minnesota" (1903), and editor of several Nordfjordlag annuals.
Includes:
- Book "Norske Settlementer of Menigheder i Sherburne, Benton, og Mille Lacs Countier, Minnesota" (1903)
- Manuscript material for "Fra Pioner Presternes Saga" (27 July 1928-25 June 1932)
- Correspondence and reports (8 December 1896-20 October 1923)
- Correspondence and reports (12 April 1924-1 March 1957).
- Correspondence regarding a Norwegian-American Archive (11 May 1912-5 May 1914)
- Correspondence with O. M. Norlie (1922-1958)
- Clippings (1902-1948, n.d.).
- Digital Collection:
- Location: 4/C/3
- Extent
- 0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box)
- Type
- Correspondence
- Clippings
- Reports
- Manuscripts
Collection
Citation
Meland, Rasmus J., “Rasmus J. Meland papers, 1903-1959,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 16, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10145.