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Amandus Norman papers, 1884-1942
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P0809
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0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box)
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Papers of a Norwegian immigrant whose father homesteaded in Clay County, Minnesota.
Amandus Norman was influenced by Kristoffer Janson and was trained for the ministry at
Meadville Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania. He served as Janson's successor at Nazareth
Church in Minneapolis from 1893-1906, where he spent winters. During the same time period,
summers were spent in Hanska, Minnesota, where, after 1906, he served the Unitarian
congregation. He also spent some time as a journalist.
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Folder Description
1 Poems and clippings (1907-1942, n.d.).
Clippings, letters, programs, pamphlets and photographs
concerning Norman and the Nora Free Christian Church in Hanska,
2 Minnesota (1906-1993).
0 (Loose) Pamphlets and books by Amandus Norman (1884-1932).
Drafts of articles by Norman (n.d.); titles are: "Norse Americans
3 and America," "The Norse Americans during the War."

Date
1907

Range
1942

1906

1993

1884

1932

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