Norsk-Danske Presseforening i Amerika papers, 1895-1938

Title

Norsk-Danske Presseforening i Amerika papers, 1895-1938

Identifier

P0563

Date

1895-1938

Description

Minutes, reports, correspondence, and clippings of the Norwegian-Danish Press Association of America, organized in 1895. The collection deals with such subjects as immigration, influence of the press on the preservation of the Norwegian heritage and Americanization of immigrants, history of the Association, and its annual meetings. The name of the society was changed to the Norwegian and Danish Press Association in 1938.

Includes: 

• Correspondence
• Reports
  • "Excursion Through Western Canada. Going Westward over Canadian National Railways. Leaving Winnipeg, July 11, 1928. Returning Eastward over Canadian Pacific Railway. Reaching Winnipeg, July 23, 1928. A Running story of the scenes and places visited en route." (1928, 51 p.
•  Clippings
  • Includes a reprint from the "The Pacific Northwest Quarterly, Vol. 34, No. 3, July, 1943 titled "Research Suggestions. Scandinavian-Language Newspapers," by Sverre Arestad. (p. 305-308)
• Photographs
• Scrapbooks, 1895-1933

Extent

0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box)

Subject

Norwegian-Danish Press Association

Norsk-Danske Presseforening i Amerika

Askeland, Hallvard

Fuhr, Jørgen J.

Dahl, Anna

Gulbrandsen, Thorvald

Moen, Nels T.

Hansen, Carl G. O. (Carl Gustav Otto), 1871-1960

Sörensen, Sigvart, 1849-

Bjørnaraa, Bjørgulv

Grevstad, Nikolai Andreas

Type

Minutes

Correspondence

Reports

Clippings