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A.O. Serum papers, 1871-1927
- Title
- A.O. Serum papers, 1871-1927
- Identifier
- P0589
- Date
- 1871-1927
- Creator
- Serum, A.O.
- Description
- Correspondence, reports, speeches, articles, clippings, and account books of a Norwegian-born farmer at Halstad, Minnesota. The papers include school district reports; articles and letters treating the early days in the Red River Valley; correspondence with Fuller and Johnson, farm machinery company, Madison, Wisconsin; and personnel at Augsburg and Augustana (Marshall, Wisconsin) seminaries. The clippings include items on synod controversies and letters from World War I servicemen. Serum held state and church offices, spoke on crop production, suffrage, monopoly, cooperatives, and local history, was the first teacher in his district, the first president of the Selbulag, and the author of "Nybyggerliv i Red Riverdalen" in "Selbygbogen."
- Digital collection available online here.
- Extent
- 1.2 cubic feet (3 archives boxes)
- Language
- English
- Norwegian
- Subject
- Red River Valley (Minn. and N.D.-Man.)
- Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing Company
- Augsburg Seminary
- Augustana College (Canton, S.D.)
- Suffrage
- Type
- Clippings
- Photographs
Files
Citation
Serum, A.O., “A.O. Serum papers, 1871-1927,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed September 19, 2024, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10173.