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Albert H. Quie papers, 1862-1982

Title
Albert H. Quie papers, 1862-1982
Identifier
P1257
Date
1862-1982
Description
History/Biography:
Born in Wheeling Township, Minnesota, 1923. Quie graduated from Northfield High School and joined the US Navy during World War II. After returning home, he enrolled and graduated from St. Olaf College. Quie first ran as a write-in candidate for the House of Representatives in 1952 but lost. However, from 1955-78, he served the Minnesota Senate. In 1958 he ran for Congress after August Andresen died. He won and was elected until 1979 when he ran for governor. He ran against incumbent Rudy Perpich and was elected. He served one term and did not seek reelection.

Scope and Content:
Papers of a Norwegian-American politician from Dennison, Minnesota, who served in the Minnesota Senate, 1954-1958, as Congressman from the Minnesota First District, 1958-1978, and as Governor of Minnesota, 1978-1982. Papers include:
  • Speeches, etc. and Photos
    • 'Quie's Quest for a Cane"
    • "Gov. Al Quie Scandinavia Today. Metrodome Welcome, September 11, 1982"
    • "Gov. Al Quie Farewell Address" (1982); statement concerning political career
    • Photographs of Quie in office
    • Family photographs
    • Book "Politics with Integrity. Al Quie of Minnesota," by Wilfred Bockelman, foreword by Gerald R. Ford.
  • Family History
    • Nette and Albert Quie tree
    • "Slekt-historie, 1638-1962" by O.K. Opsahl (26 p.) and translation
    • Finseth, Brandvold, Ulsaker, Tryhus family tree, by Knute A. Finseth, 1933
    • Rice County History excerpt; Flaa, Norway, history (photocopy)
    • In library, Nancy Vaiden and Gretchen Quie's "The Seeds have Blown: Quie Family History. A supplement to "From Lantern to Yard light."
  • Ole Quie. "Freds-Rosten" (1890, 1896) and "Blikket paa Jesus" (1906)
  • Albert K. Quie Memoir (1968, 12 p.) and letter concerning Nerstrand State Park, 1972.
  • Legal Documents of Halvor Halvorson Quie.
    • Lease, Truls H. Quie, 1873
    • Warranty deed, 1862
    • Satisfaction of mortgage, Christian Knutson, 1896
    • Naturalization papers, Halvor H. Quie, 1881
    • Certificate of change of name, Halvor H. Quie, 1881
    • Lori Sturdevant, "Roots of state's ambition stem from Civil War. One notable vet dreamed of education for all kids. Does that goal endure?" (Star Tribune, March 31, 2013)
  • Map and letters from Norway
    • Includes map of home areas in Norway; translations of letters from O.K. Opsahl and Nils Gislerud in Norway; and copies of pictures from Norway.
  • "In the Potter's Hand" autobiography by Gretchen Quie with Karen Matison Hess (Augsburg Publishing House, 1981)
  • Jacobson Family History (109 p.). Jacob J., 1768-c. 1842; Anne (1776-1854) typescript.
  • Al Quie Day, Proclamation by the State of Minnesota, 2022
Extent
8 folders
Language
English
Type
Manuscripts
Typescripts
Photographs
Access Rights
This collection is open for research.
Bibliographic Citation
[Indicate the cited item here]. Albert H. Quie Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.

Collection

Archival Collection

Citation

Quie, Albert H., 1923-, “Albert H. Quie papers, 1862-1982,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10723.