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Information about, and papers given at a Chicago conference titled "Norwegians in Chicago:
Their History," designed to provide an overview of the "colony" once regarded as the Norwegian
capital of America. Rolf Erickson coordinated the event, with NAHA being one of the several
sponsoring organizations. The papers cover topics like artists, authors and poets, feminists,
medical care, and general history.
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Folder Description

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1 Announcements, programs, etc.
2 Correspondence
3 Financial record.

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4 Material distributed to participants.
5 Clippings
Beatty, William K., "Medical care for Norwegian Immigrants in the Chicago area."
6 (15 pp.)

1

Christianson, J.R., "Scandinavia and the Prairie School: Chicago Landscape Artist
7 Jens Jensen" (reprint from "The Bridge")

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1

8 Halli, Melvin G., comments by after-dinner speech (2 pp.)
Knudsen, Mogens., "Anton Kvist: Danish Editor, Poet and Bricklayer in a
9 Norwegian Milieu" (11 pp)
Lovoll, Odd S., "A History of the Norwegians in Chicago: A Joint Enterprise" (10
10 pp.)

1

11 Naess, Harald, "Knut Hamsun and Chicago" (10 pp.)

1

Reinhart, Martin W., "Norwegian-born Sculptor, Kristian Schneider: His Essential
Contribution to the Development of Louis Sullivan's Ornamental Style" (includes
12 30 slides, 37 pp.)

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�1

Rasmussen, Janet, "Artist and Feminist Aasta Hansteen: Her Chicago Sojourn,
13 1881-1883" (15 pp.). Folder contains clippings and short biography (1908-1925)
Thorson, Gerald, "Labyrinth and Open Door: Chicago in Kristofer Janson's Novel,
14 'Sara'" (12 pp.)

1

Helen Fletra collected notes (folders 15-25) on a number of topics, preparatory to
the writing of the Chicago history. Folders on: Arts and crafts; Businessmen,
banks, police; Chicago history, sequicentennial; Churches; names, photos of
individuals; Organizations; Painters Local Union 194; Physicians; Streets, Squares,
15 Maps; Tours.

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