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America letter collections, 1800-1956
- Title
- America letter collections, 1800-1956
- Identifier
- P0435
- Date
- 1800-1956
- Description
Original, typescript, and photocopies of letters written by Norwegian immigrants to relatives, friends, and newspapers in Norway, including letters and articles treating emigration to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Queensland. for a selection of letters independently described, see nos. 239, 289, 332, 361, 365, 429, 430, 474, 653, 669, 725, 743, 768, 814, 835, 1211, 1380, 1432, 1463, 1468. A large portion of the letters were collected by Theodore C. Blegen. Some 300 letters have been collected by Norsk Historisk Kjeldeskrift Institutt in Oslo, Norway. The collection contains an index and is arranged chronologically.
- Location: 1/C/6-2/A/2, 68/A/5 (Box 12)
- Extent
- 5.8 cubic feet (14 archives boxes and 1 half archives box)
- Type
- Correspondence
- Typescripts
- Photocopies