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 P0824 Title A name given to the resource Anders L. Mordt papers, 1910-1977 Description An account of the resource Copies of papers relating to the history of the Anders L. Mordt Land Company, Guymon, Oklahoma. Mordt was a promoter of Oslo, a Norwegian settlement in Hansford County, Texas (Texas Panhandle) in the early 1900s. He advertised extensively in the Norwegian-American newspapers, urging settlers to buy land from him, and hoped to build a city, Oslo, which would compare with the Norwegian capital. The city was never built, but the area was populated by Norwegian Farmers who came from the Midwest, and who organized the Oslo Lutheran Church at Gruver, Texas.<br /><br />Includes:<br /><ul><li>"Aabent brev til det Norske Lutherske Kirkefolk" (1913), an ad used by the Anders L. Mordt Land Company</li> <li>"Hvad jeg fandt i Oslo" (1912-1913), Thore Eggen's account in "Lutheraneren."</li> <li>Oslo Settlerne om Oslo" from "Lutheraneren" (29 January 1913).</li> <li>History book of Olso Lutheran Church, compiled by Ingeborg Sogn, Gruver, Texas (1977).</li> <li>Copy of Olso Lutheran Church record book (1910-1976).</li> <li>Clippings and dedication programs (1950-1981).</li> <li>"Oslo Posten" advertisement (n.d.).</li> <li>"Oslo, Det norske Settlement i Hansford County, Texas" (n.d.), copy of a pamphlet published by the Anders L. Mordt Land Company.</li> </ul> Location: 9/A/4 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mordt, Anders L. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1910-1977 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 8 folders Subject The topic of the resource Holen, Olaf Eggen, Thore Texas Oslo Lutheran Church (Hansford County, Tex.) Gruver (Tex.) Guymon (Okla.) Oslo Posten Mordt, Anders L. Type The nature or genre of the resource Clippings Pamphlets