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Thore Y. Heggem papers, 1880-1976
- Title
- Thore Y. Heggem papers, 1880-1976
- Identifier
- P1705
- Date
- 1880-1976
- Creator
- Heggem, Thore Y.
- Description
Thirty diaries kept by Heggem from 1880 to 1912 (missing 1882 and 1888) [Diaries in English]. Heggem was born in Strand, Norway, in 1848. According to records at the Stavanger Friends Church [Quaker], Stavanger, Iowa, Heggem immigrated to the United States in 1859. He was a minister in the Friends Church as well as a farmer. Diaries detail Heggem's exotic travels, including San Francisco (present at the 1906 earthquake), Hawaii, Tahiti, New York, Australia, New Zealand, Pago Pago, and American Samoa.
- Location: 14/A/2-14/A/3, 68/B/2
- Extent
- 2.0 cubic feet (5 archives boxes)
- Type
- Diaries
- Clothing & dress
- Scrapbooks
- Access Rights
- This collection is open for research.
- Bibliographic Citation
- [Indicate the cited item here]. Thore Y. Heggem Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.