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Bertha Buan clippings, 1932-1964
- Title
- Bertha Buan clippings, 1932-1964
- Identifier
- P1255
- Date
- 1932-1964
- Creator
- Buan, Bertha
- Description
- Lyric verse published mainly in the "Duluth Skandinav" by a poet who came from Beistad, Trøndelag, and who lived in Duluth, Minnesota. Some of her poems were set to music, of which several are found in the collection. Includes a 16-page pamphlet titled "Stevne minne; Dikte". For a biographical sketch of Haldor S. and Bertha Buan, see "Family Sagas," ed. Kristine Leander (1997), pages 19-20.
See in library collection, "Tre-Kløver-Hjørnet" (Duluth, Fuhr, 1947, 56 p.), on which she collaborated with Rosanna Gutterud Johnsrud and Marcus Tellevik. Another copy in Johnsrud papers, (see P0948).
Includes scores, "Bluebells" (1944); "DU Deilige Trondhhjems Fjord" (1943); "My Christmas Boat" (1942); "My Home Land (Norway)" (1944); "Song to our Flag" (1942); "When the Boys Come Home Again" (1944). Poems: "Trøndere!"; "Tribute to Minnesota"; "Vår Syttende Mai"; "Christian Ellingsen og Egil Hammer (in memoriam)"; "Marcus Televik (in Memoriam)"; "Henrik Ibsen" - Extent
- 1 folder
- Language
- Norwegian
- English
- Type
- Poetry
Collection
Citation
Buan, Bertha , “Bertha Buan clippings, 1932-1964,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10721.