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Ola Johann Saervold papers, 1840-1941
Collection Number:
P0587
Extent:
2.2 cubic feet (5 archives boxes)
History/Biography:
Ola Johann Saervold was a sailor on the Great Lakes (1886-1889); a student at Luther College
(1889-1895); a correspondent for "Inter-Ocean" (Chicago) (1895-1898); a lecturer and
newspaper correspondent who described his travels in Norway (1899-1910); a farmer on the
ancestral farm in Strandvik, Midthordland, Norway, which he equipped and operated according
to American standards (1910-1918); a traveler and correspondent for "Skandinaven"
(1921-1925). He was the author of four books: "Erling" (1898), "Det store stevne i Camrose,
Canada" (1926), "Reisebreve," 3 volumes (1926), and "The Discovery of America" (1931).
Abstract:
Biographical miscellany, correspondence, articles, clippings, account books of a
Norwegian-born, American-educated, Minneapolis resident, world traveler and lecturer,
journalist and linguist, farmer and sailor. His papers contain transcripts of legal documents
dealing with the history of the Saervold farm; his Luther College report cards; a recipe book
(manuscript) from the Lutheran Ladies' Seminary (Red Wing, Minnesota); a domestic science
course (1908-1909); and manuscripts titled "Prestehjemmenes plads i vort folkeliv," "Kirken og
det norske sprog i Amerika," and "What Is the Matter with Minnesota and Why" (a study of
taxation). Correspondents include B. E. Bergeson, L. W. Boe, Juul Dieserud, Einar Hoidale,
Peter Norbeck, and Henrik Shipstead.

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Description
1868-1919
1919-1929
1930-1933
Includes pamphlet written by Saervold, "The Discovery of
America," (Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis, 193. 16. p).
Correspondence
1879-1897
1898-1924
1925-1927
Updated MONTH 2021
Norwegian-American Historical Association

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1927-1928
1929-1932
1933
Includes postcards: Skyride--A Century of Progress
Exposition, Chicago, 1933; Night view of Upper Michigan
Avenue. Lindbergh Beacon, Chicago.
1934-1935
1935-1941
Articles and speeches
1913-1922
1923-1925
1926-1936
Manuscript material, undated
"What is the Matter with Minnesota and Why?"; "Lincoln's
Gettysburg-tale"; "The Discovery of America"
Norwegian-American Societies records, 1925-1936
Norwegian-American Societies clippings, 1927-1936
Book reviews, letters, articles, 1900-1935
Photographs, undated
Scrapbooks, 1925-1934
Books, autograph albums, account books, date books, 1887-1934
Composition book, 1909
Account book, 1875-1917
"Strandvik Material" folder, 1846-1918
Includes notes, documents, and 1 photograph.

Updated MONTH 2021
Norwegian-American Historical Association

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