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Louis Nyhammer papers, 1922-1950
- Title
- Louis Nyhammer papers, 1922-1950
- Identifier
- P1159
- Date
- 1922-1950
- Creator
- Nyhammer, Louis
- Description
- Clippings, correspondence, and diaries of a Norwegian-born riverboat captain who held master pilot licenses on the Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi rivers. His story is more fully told in "Americans from Norway" (1950), by Leola Nelson Bergmann.
Correspondence with Mrs. Leola Nelson Bergmann (1947-1950); Information from Dorothy Warren (River reporter for "St. Paul Dispatch") (1941-1947); and diaries (1922-1950) - Extent
- 3 folder
- Type
- Clippings
- Correspondence
- Diaries
Collection
Citation
Nyhammer, Louis, “Louis Nyhammer papers, 1922-1950,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 16, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10640.