https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/files/original/64b8bb5b9e6ee4403789be31e90cf404.pdf d9519c90089f03f21dc15e6cb95ebe70 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Finding aid to the Peter Andreas Munch papers, 1855-1985 PDF Text Text Collection Name: Peter Andreas Munch papers, 1855-1985 Collection Number: P1268 Extent: 5.2 cubic feet (13 archives boxes) Abstract: Records pertaining to the Norwegian-American interests of a sociologist who was born at Nes, Hedmark, and who received his early education in Norway. After graduate study at the Universities of Oslo, Oxford, Halle-Wittenberg and Chicago he received his first Ph.D. in sociology at the University of Oslo. He came to live in the United States in 1948, starting as a Research Associate at the University of Wisconsin. He taught at St. Olaf College, 1949-1951, at the University of North Dakota, 1951-1957, and at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1957-1977. He was also a lecturer and visiting professor at several other American and Scandinavian Universities, and served on the Editorial Board of the Norwegian-American Historical Association, 1961-1984. In 1939 he wad been part of a Norwegian Scientific Expedition to Tristan da Cunha, an island in the South Atlantic. The experience led to his becoming an expert on the island about which he published numerous articles and books, the most famous being "Crisis in Utopia" (1971). In 1970 he and his wife, Helene Munch, published "The Strange American Way," which was based on their traditions of the letters of Caja Munch, his grandmother, and on excerpts from the autobiography of the Rev. J. St. Munch, who served parishes in Wiota, Wisconsin, and in the surrounding area, 1855-1859. P.A. Munch's essay, "Social Class and Acculturation," is part of the book. After Munch's retirement from Southern Illinois University in 1977 he was elected a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science for his contributions to Sociology. Box 1 1 Folder Description 1 Personal Data, photos. Tributes. Munch family history (60 p. manuscript, notes, clippings, letters 2 inserted in notebook.) Date 1949 Range 1984 1926 1926 1 3 Rural Norway--cultural problems, clippings. 1947 1950 1 4 Rural Norway--Agricultural Policy, clippings. 1948 1950 1 5 Rural Norway--Class and estate, clippings. 1948 1950 �1 1 Rural Norway--Peasant movement (project in the 1950s). 6 Proposals, etc. Rural Norway--Peasant movement (project in the 1950s). 7 Proposals, etc. 5 folders. 1956 1958 1955 1958 1 1 11 "Bygdesociologi". Clippings and pamphlets. 12 "Landhandelens historie" no date 1949 0 1959 0 1 2 13 "A Study of Cultural Change: rural-urban conflicts in Norway" 1 Norway--Church, clippings. N.d. Norway--Pamphlets and reprints (Eilert Sundt, Norwegian 2 peasants). Norway--Social research (Dagfinn Sivertsen manuscript, "Etlinger I 3 Busserull" (1964) 1956 0 1956 0 1874 1954 1964 1964 1976 0 1976 0 1948 1948 1920 1949 1948 1956 1947 1967 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 Norway--Social Research (Douglas Caulkins correspondence) 5 Norway--Maps. "Det Nørrøne Grønland" by Joan E. Mellbye (Morgenbladets 6 kronikk. May 27, 1948) U.S. Immigration--general. Pamphlets. Includes: "An Un-American Marriage," by Benjamin Lotz. (n.d.); "Immigrant Backgrounds: A Bibliography for Social Workers among the Foreign-Born," compiled by Elsie M. Rushmore (1920); "The Effects of the Immigration Law of 1924 upon a Minority Immigrant Group," by O. Fritiof Ander (1944); "Cultural Pluralism," by Clyde V. Kiser (1949); 7 "Suggestions for preparing township maps of ethnic stocks" (n.d.) Norwegians in America, clippings. Includes: "Leif Ericson Day" (Madison, Wisconsin. n.d.); "Veteran of the Runestone War Repeats His Doubts" (1952); Percy J. Offerdahl family (1948); "Kaffelag" at church at Stoughton, Wis. (1949); "Koshkonong Churches are Dramatic Evidence of Early Lutheran Conflict" (1949); "Genealogist Traces Norse Lines" Henry Stengelsen family history. 8 (1956) Norwegians in America, clippings. Includes: "En Norsk-Amerikansk Eventyrer av generalsekretæ Johan Hambro" (1967); "The Mystery of the Private Chapel" (1952) by Hartzell Spence. Built by Mr. And Mrs. Donald S. Boynton; "The Offerdahls" (1948) of Dane County, Wisconsin; "Lutefisk Rates Highly on Christmas menus" photo clipping of Mrs. E.N. Branstad (1948); Vernon County, Wis. 9 Clippings (1947) �2 10 3 1 4 4 1 19 4 20 4 4 21 25 4 5 26 1 5 2 Norwegians-Americans Acculturation Study (Wisconsin). n.d. 2 folders. Norwegians In Wisconsin. Includes separate folders for: maps, church incorporation Laws (1847); Blanchardville. Includes photos, typescript transcriptions of family documents belonging to Mrs. Ole Folkedahl (1823-1884), Blue Mounds; Coon Valley. Includes Brye Centennial reunion (1849-1949); Dane County. Includes a brief history of the founding of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church in the town of York, Green County by Oscar R. Olson. Additional history by Dorothy Disrude, Civil War article with photos; Koshkonong. "Koshkonong Became Americanized," Beulah M. Folkedahl (1943); Mt. Horeb. Includes photo reprint, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture preliminary report, "Causes and Conditions of Retirement of 100 retired persons living in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin" (1926); Valdres Valley; Viroqua. Includes "A Pioneer Ladies' Aid: A Dramatization" by Martha Rudie Bentson (1941), "Viroqua Centennial" (1946); Westby; "Community and Neighborhood in Rural Wisconsin" manuscript (55 p. typescript); "Norwegians in Wisconsin" manuscript (13 p. typescript. 1969). Wiota Wisconsin, and "The Strange American Way". 18 folders. Correspondence regarding Wiota. Separate folders for American Lutheran Church archives, Elmo Agrimson, Kenneth Bjork, Domprost J.O. Dietrichson (Norway), Ernest O. Gilbertson, Einar Haugen, Olaf Hougen, Lars Johnson, Luther College, Norman McKenna, Mrs. J.f. Mueller, NAHA Archives, J.C.K. Preus, Arvid Sandaker (Norway), Solveig Tunold (Oslo U., Norway), U.S. Geological Survey, University of Wisconsin Press, Wisconsin State Historical Society, Walter Wangerin (re: Preus family). Wiota Wisconsin clippings. Caja Munch Letters (copies of originals. Following folder contains transcriptions). Caja Munch Letters (copies of originals. Following folder contains transcriptions). Maps of Wiota and surrounding areas. 3 folders: "Pastor Munch of Wiota" for "Makers of An American Immigrant Legacy" (1980); correspondence with Odd Lovoll; Photos Norwegians in Illinois. Norwegians in Indiana. "Cultural Islands in Adams County, Indiana" edited by Paul H. Landis (1943). 0 0 1823 1982 1964 1937 1980 1974 1855 1857 1970 1967 1976 1857 1979 0 1980 0 1943 1943 �5 3 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 5 5 8 9 5 5 10 11 5 12 5 13 Norwegians in Iowa. "Minority-Group Pattern in Prairie Society" by John Useem and Ruth Hill Useem(1945); "Stratification in a Prairie Town" by John Useem, Pierre Tangent, and Ruth Useem (1942) Norwegians in Massachusetts. "Norwegians in West Concord, Massachusetts. A One-Day Survey" (1947). Narrators: Rasmus Helsher; Mrs. Edwardson, daughter of Martinius Helskjær, from Helgøen; Mr. And Mrs. Christofferson from Romedal, Hedmark; Mr. And Mrs. Mickelson from Løyten; Harry P. Odland; Gunnar Jensen; Henry Bertelsen; Mr. Jensen from Flekkefjord; Emil Thorp. Interviews in "Dovre Bar" with Leif Nashe, Mr. Johansen from Kristiansand, Martin Hoiem, Mr. And Mrs. Bolstad from Grüerløkka in Oslo, and Ivar Larsen from Vallset, Hedmark. Telephone interview with Mr. Burstad from Torpeberget near Fredrikstad. Interview at home with Mr. And Mrs. Oscar Beckvold Norwegians in Michigan. "Ethnic Settlements in Rural Michigan" by J.f. Thaden (1946); Norwegians in Minnesota. "Modern Norway meets Minnesota. Norwegian American Commerce" (1952) Norwegians in Goodhue County, Minnesota. "En Norsk Bygd i Minnesota" Norwegians in New York. "John Lindmark: Versatile Swedish Immigrant in New York," by Adolph B. Benson (1946); "Facts about the Norwegian American Colony in Brooklyn, N.Y. (1941) Norwegians in North Dakota. Norwegians in South Dakota. Includes: clipping "Pioneer Cabin Now Museum," Whitman, N.D. cabin of Tollef Lillehaugen (1956); "Immigrant Settlements and Social Organizations in South Dakota," by John P. Johansen (1937); "Immigrants and their children in South Dakota," by John P. Johansen (1936); "Farmers Study their Communities in Hand County, South Dakota" (1941) Norwegians in Texas. Old Order Amish in U.S. Includes: "Culture and Medical Behavior of the Old Order Amish of Johnson County, Iowa," by Jochem von heeringen and Thomas McCorkle (1958) Czech people in U.S. Includes: "Czech Farmers in Oklahoma" (1942); "Culture and Medical Behavior in a Bohemian Speech Community in Iowa," by Edward Kibbe and Thomas McCorkle (1957) 1942 1945 1947 1947 1946 1946 1952 1952 0 0 1941 1956 1941 1956 1937 0 1941 0 1958 1958 1942 1957 �5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 Finns In U.S. Includes: "Finnish Immigrants and a 'Frii Kontri'," by John I. Kolehmainen (1947); "In Praise of the Finnish Backwoods 14 Farmer," by John Ilmari Kolehmainen (1950) Germans in the U.S. Includes: "The German Settlement in Cullman County, Alabama: An Agricultural Island in the Cotton Belt," by Walter M. Kollmorgen (1941); "The German-Swiss in Franklin County, Tennessee," by Walter M. Kollmorgen (1940); "Survivals of Old Marriage-Customs among the low Germans of West Missouri," 15 by William G. Bek (1908) Icelanders in U.S. Includes: "America in the Making: A series of Broadcasts by Val Bjornson. Address: "The Viking Voyagers" (1943), "Modern Migrations Begin" (1948), "Evaluating the Contribution" 10 (1948) Polish people in the U.S. Includes "Wild Rose" an interview with 17 John Swendrzynski and family (1946) by Douglas G. Marshall 18 Swedish people in the U.S. Letters re: St. Olaf College (Gertrude Hilleboe to Beulah Folkedahl). Mentions Angeline Jacobson. Defends college against rumors and "vicious propaganda."; and (Julius Boraas to Fredrik A. Schiotz): 1 response "Thoughtfulness in our Religious Life." Correspondence regarding position at St. Olaf College. Includes "Employment or student status for fall of 1951" of members of St. 2 Olaf Class of 1951. Lectures over radio WCAL (St. Olaf College). Series name: "The Social History of two Norwegian Settlements in Wisconsin". Lecture one: "The Melting Pot"; Lecture two: "Speaking in Tongues"; Lecture three: "Anglo-Saxon Dominance in the American Culture"; Lecture four: "Minority Groups"; Lecture five: "The American Transition"; Lecture six: "Symbols of Loyalty"; Lecture seven: "The Bi-Cultural Situation"; Lecture eight: "The Immigrant and his Adjustment to the American Society"; Lecture Nine: "The Two Settlements"; Lecture ten: "Segregation According to District of Origin"; Lecture Eleven: "Adaptive Adjustments of the Lognings"; Lecture twelve: "The Social Situation"; Lecture Thirteen: "Viroqua--A Duel Community"; Lecture fourteen "Westby--A 3 Democratic Utopia"; Lecture Fifteen "Our Double Heritage" 4 Research Project: Study of St. Olaf Student body, 1949-1950. 1947 1950 1908 1941 1943 1948 1946 1947 1946 1947 1929 1929 1947 1951 1950 1951 1949 1950 �6 Interviews with St. Olaf Students, May 1951. Includes: Joseph S. Fevold, Jr., Noreen Paulson, Lawrence Holst, Norm Midthun; Donald Brodahl, John W. Thompson, Donald W. Ellingson, Stuart Barstad, Marian Nielsen, Arthur F. Solem, Richard A. Johnson, Joan Holmquist, Charlotte Ann Peterson, Donelly Martinson, Thomas Grimsrud, Jacob Lee, Paul Nappe, Robert Wulff, Ruth E. Larson, 5 Merton Christensen, H. Sanford Mickelson 1951 1951 6 6 6 Liberal arts follow-up study (St. Olaf College) 7 Programs, Clippings, St. Olaf College 1949 1949 1950 1950 6 8 17 of May Address by P.A. Munch, "The Courage to be Yourself" 1952 1952 1949 1949 1947 1951 1963 1966 1963 1966 1932 1948 1951 1951 1959 1959 1913 1951 75th Anniversary program (Founders Day, St. Olaf College). Includes "The Past is the Foundation of the Future," by Munch. Schrader-Albers Neighborhood (Union Lake, Rice County): "Historical Sketch of the founders of the Albers and Schrader Families" by Eileen Scrader, 1947; materials for Rural Sociology course, 1950-1951 based on this neighborhood. "Interaction and Collective Identification in Rural Locality," reprint from "Rural Sociology" Notes for Sociology 506. "Forholdet mellom den personlige tro og dens intellektuelle inhold," by Munch (1932?); "A Theory of Society and Religion," by Munch (1948) 6 8 7 1 7 7 2 3 7 4 7 5 C.A. Mellby paper: Religion and the Social Sciences. "Sociology and Religion," notes, readings, correspondence. Ca. 6 1959 Religion and Society, clippings. Includes: "Divination--A new Perspective" by Omar Khayyam Moore (Yale Univ.); "Ekstase og Religion" by Georg Sverdrup (1947). Other clippings by Sverdrup); "Studies in the Sociology of Religion with special reference to Max Weber," by Milton Yinger (1940); "Charismatic Aspect of German Youth Leadership," by Howard Becker; "The Social Function of Religion," by Charles A. Ellwood (1913); "Sacred and Secular Aspects of Human Sociation" by Howard Becker & Robert C. Myers (1942); "Some Aspects of Taboo and Totemism," by Howard Becker and David K. Bruner (1931); "History and Sociology," by Peter A. 7 Munch (1959) 7 7 �7 Papers from SCANPRESENCE II, 1977, at which P.A. Munch read a 8 paper, "Ethnic Identity and the Church." 1977 1977 8 1 "Samfunnsforskning." Documents and correspondence. 1938 1947 1938 1947 1951 1951 1945 1945 1955 1956 1955 1957 1958 1958 1958 1958 0 0 8 8 8 "Group Identification, notes, pamphlets." Includes: "A Preliminary Group Classification Based on Structure," by Dwight Sanderson (1938); "Neighborhoods, Townships and Communities in Wright 2 County, Minnesota," by Vernon Davies (1943) "An Attempt at An Analysis of Some Sociological Terms and 4 Concepts," by Munch (1946) "Den norske Studentersangforenings stiftelse og første aar," by 3 Munch. 51 p. 8 8 5 6 8 7 8 8 8 9 "Interaction and Collective Identification As Factors in the Integration of the Human Group," by Munch. Ballads and Folklore--course material. "Neighborhood, Community, and the Concept of the Social Group," by Munch and Robert Campbell. "Symbolic groups & Functional systems: Collective Identification and Selective Interaction in a Rural Locality," by Munch and Campbell (n.d., ca. 1958 "The Concept of 'Function' and Its Uses in Sociological Theory," by Munch. (n.d.) 8 10 "The Traditional Songs of Tristan Da Cunha" by Munch. 1961 1961 8 11 "The 'Boarding Book' of Tristan Da Cunha" by Munch. 1985 1985 8 1973 1973 8 12 "Grundtvig and the Scandinavian Folk High School" "On Ethical Neutrality and 'Value-Free' Sociology. A letter to a 13 Graduate Student" 1974 1974 8 8 8 14 "Social Conflict in Pioneer Communities of the Middle West" 15 Seminars (Peter Munch's Swan Song). 16 University of Oslo-pamphlets. 1975 1977 1951 1975 1977 1967 8 8 17 Pamphlets on Sociological Topics (German and French) 18 Hawaii Scrapbook. "Ten Thousand Swedes: Reflections on a Folklore Motif" (1960) 19 with related material on the Sinclair ballad. 1950 0 1955 0 1960 1974 8 �8 0 0 1936 1978 1967 1967 1950 1971 1974 1980 11 16 Program, guest appearance, May 17, 1967, Syracuse, N.Y. Miscellaneous pamphlets. Includes: "Resistance Communication under Military Occupation: The Norwegian Experience," by Paul Wehr (1971); "Norwegian-American Acculturation: A Linguistic 17 Analysis," by Odin W. Anderson. (n.d.) Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups (11 folders). Munch contributed article on Norwegians. Folders include: correspondence (1974-80); drafts; correspondence "Danes" by Skårdal; clippings from "The Democraten" (1850-1851); clippings from "Emigranten" (1852-1859); clippings from "Folkebladet" 1 (1860); clippings from "Friheds-Banneret" (1952-53) 11 folders Newspaper clippings. "Hemlandet" (1855); "Kirkelige Maanedstidende" (1856-1860); "Kirkelig Tidende" (1856-1860); "Minnesota Posten (Red Wing) (1857-1858); "Nordlyset" (1847-1849); "Nordstjernen" (1857); "Den Norske Amerikaner" (1855-57); "Svenska Amerikaneren" (1866); "Den Swenske Republikaner" (1856-58); copies of Elias Stangeland. Veilendende 1 vink for norske udvanderere (1853); N.E.L. Synodalmøde (1855) 1855 1860 11 12 Correspondence, notices, etc. NAHA Board of Publications. 1960 1982 1940 1951 1951 1984 9 9 9 10 12 13 20 Offprints of Articles on sociological topics. Correspondence. 15 folders. Beulah Folkedahl, Scott Greer, Helen Hughes, Merrill Jensen, J.H. Kolb, Charles R. Lee, Robert Redfield, Sigmund Skard, Lowell Soike, Ronald Tonneson, re: Max Weber, re: 1 "A Study of Cultural Change." Miscellaneous. 2 boxes of notecards cataloging books belonging to various categories, such as Bygdelag, Immigration and Accultration, and Norwegian; 2 scrapbook binders, labeled 1940-1941 and 1941-1951, with programs, papers, etc., organized by subject. Binders, 1951-1984. Contains 6 binders, which include essays, articles, programs, etc. by Peter Munch. Rokke Name Index: Caulkins, Douglas American Lutheran Church Archives Agrimson, J. Elmo Albers Family Minnesota Posten Articles: 1857-1858 Grundtvig Sinclair ballad (Edvard Storm) Tristan da Cunha �Tunold, Solveig Folkebladet 1860 (Sept. 22) article Harvard Encyclopedia of Amer. Ethnic Groups Democraten 1850-1851 Emigranten 1852-1859 Hemlandet 1855- 1859 (clippings) Svenska Amerikaneren 1866 Svenske Republikaner Swenske Republikanen (Den Swenske..) Nordlyset 1847-1849 continued Nordstjernen Sivertsen, Dagfinn Sundt, Eilert Mellbye, Johan E. Valdres Valley area, Wisconsin Viroqua, Wisconsin Dane County Wisconsin Coon Valley Wisconsin Gilbertson, Ernest O. Johnson, Lars U. S. Geological Survey Wisconsin State Historical Society Schrader-Albers Neighborhood Fehner, Eileen Schrader Preus family University of Wisconsin Press Kirkelig Maanedstidende 1855-1859 Munch, Peter Andreas Koshkonong Settlement, Wisconsin Mount Horeb, Wisconsin Skaardal, Dorothy Burton continued Munch family Kirkelig Tidende 1856- 1861, v. 1-5 Blanchardville, Wisconsin McKenna, Norman Mueller, J. F. (Mrs.) Wangerin, Walter � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archival Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context P1268 Title A name given to the resource Peter Andreas Munch papers, 1855-1985 Subject The topic of the resource Teaching St. Olaf College Wiota (Wis. : Town) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Munch, Peter Andreas, 1908-1984 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1855-1985 Type The nature or genre of the resource Manuscripts Correspondence Extent The size or duration of the resource. 5.2 cubic feet (13 archives boxes) Description An account of the resource <p><span style="font-weight:400;">Records pertaining to the Norwegian-American interests of a sociologist who was born at Nes, Hedmark, and who received his early education in Norway. After graduate study at the Universities of Oslo, Oxford, Halle-Wittenberg and Chicago he received his first Ph.D. in sociology at the University of Oslo. He came to live in the United States in 1948, starting as a Research Associate at the University of Wisconsin. He taught at St. Olaf College, 1949-1951, at the University of North Dakota, 1951-1957, and at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1957-1977. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight:400;">He was also a lecturer and visiting professor at several other American and Scandinavian Universities, and served on the Editorial Board of the Norwegian American Historical Association, 1961-1984. In 1939 he wad been part of a Norwegian Scientific Expedition to Tristan da Cunha, an island in the South Atlantic. The experience led to his becoming an expert on the island about which he published numerous articles and books, the most famous being "Crisis in Utopia" (1971). In 1970 he and his wife, Helene Munch, published "The Strange American Way," which was based on their traditions of the letters of Caja Munch, his grandmother, and on excerpts from the autobiography of the Rev. J. St. Munch, who served parishes in Wiota, Wisconsin, and in the surrounding area, 1855-1859. P.A. Munch's essay, "Social Class and Acculturation," is part of the book. After Munch's retirement from Southern Illinois University in 1977 he was elected a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science for his contributions to Sociology.</span></p>