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Theodore H. Lunde papers, 1917-1939
- Title
- Theodore H. Lunde papers, 1917-1939
- Identifier
- P1080
- Date
- 1917-1939
- Creator
- Lunde, Theodore H.
- Description
- RESTRICTED: Documents of a Norwegian emigrant from Hamar, Norway, to Chicago in 1882. In 1901 Lunde established the American Industrial Company for the manufacture of piano hardware. Because of his refusal to make war materials during World War I, he lost his factory. A son, Erling Lunde, was court-martialed in 1918 for being a conscientious objector. A pamphlet covering his defense is among the papers, as is a letter from Senator Robert La Follette, 1919, and some anti-war statements from the Congressional Record, Sept.-Oct. 1939.
Includes broadside poem, "Why Boast?" (July 19, 1936) - 1 folder
- Rights
- This collection is restricted. Please contact NAHA Archivist.
- Type
- Correspondence
- Pamphlets
Collection
Citation
Lunde, Theodore H., “Theodore H. Lunde papers, 1917-1939,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10547.