https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/files/original/6ec2864f7543b51f246056bdfbcdb72e.pdf a78aa0bfd85199adbb060ee8855be86c 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 Herman Olaus Fjelde papers, 1870-2000 PDF Text Text Collection Name: Herman Olaus Fjelde papers, 1870-2000 Collection Number: P1269 Extent: 1.6 cubic feet (4 archives boxes) Abstract: Miscellaneous records of a physician who was born at Ålesund, Norway, and who received his early education there and at the University of Oslo. He emigrated to the United States in 1889 and attended the medical school at the University of Minnesota, 1890-1895. He began to practice medicine in 1895, first at Martell, Minnesota, and later moved successively to Abercrombie, Fargo, and Rolla, North Dakota. A man of many interests, he worked tirelessly for the preservation of the Norwegian heritage of his countrymen in the New World. He helped establish Det norske selskap and Søndmørelaget and belonged to other Norwegian-American societies. He was instrumental in the erecting of monuments honoring famous Norwegians: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson at North Dakota Agriculture College, Henrik Wergeland at Island Park and Rollo of Normandy (Gange-Rolf), all at Fargo, North Dakota; Ivar Aasen and Hans Nielsen Hauge at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota; and Henrik Ibsen at Wahpeton, North Dakota. Dr. Fjelde came from a gifted family. His father, Paul Michelet Fjelde, a woodcarver, came to Chicago with his son Oswald in 1870. His brother, Jacob Fjelde (1859-1895) became a well-known sculptor whose works include a statue of Ole Bull in Loring Park and one of Hiawatha and Minnehaha in Minnehaha Park, both in Minneapolis. A sister, Pauline (1861-1923), was a painter and needlework artist, who had studied in France mastering the art of Gobelin tapestry weaving. Her most famous work is a Hiawatha tapestry. More information about the family is scattered throughout the collection, mainly in the scrapbooks. Box 1 Folder Description (loose) 4 notebooks (family history and history notes, Kristiania, 1 1887-88). Date Range 1887 1888 1 2 correspondence re: donation of the papers. 1984 1985 1 1 Fjelde family--outline of relationships. Added, article by Herman 3 Fjelde which appears in "Søndmørsposten" (1913). 4 Clippings, tributes, etc. (obit). 1913 1894 1932 1918 �1 Fjelde, Fredrikke (Mrs. H.O., died 1915) clippings (sketch of her father), tributes. Photograph of Fredrikke and sons, Olav and 5 Jacob. 1 1 Fjelde, Jacob (1859-1896, brother of H.O.). Includes "Minneapolis 6 Artists and the World's Fair" (1892); Hiawatha sculpture Fjelde, Pauline (1861-1923, sister of H.O.) Includes photos of 7 embroidery and likeness; 8 Fjelde, Jacob H. (1898-1952, son of H.O.). 1 Fjelde, Pauline (Mrs. Parke Pratt, daughter of H.O.). Color-tinted 9 postcard: statue of Minnehaha and Hiawatha, Minnehaha Park. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Fjelde, Astrid & Katrine (daughters of H.O.) Fjelde, Paul (son of Jacob, nephew of H.O.). Includes: "Geneseo's Lincoln [bust] has a distinguished past" (2002); photos of intended sculptures. added (Feb. 19, 2009) draft copy of Claudia M. Pratt's article, "Sculpting Lincoln: North Dakota's Gift to the People of 11 Norway." (added 2009) Fjelde, Olaf (1900-1961, son of H.O.). Includes: notes on Fjelde 12 family genealogy Fjelde, Thomas (died 1904) & Klaus (brothers of H.O.) & Thomane (Mrs. J. Martin Hansen, sister of H.O.). Thomane was a a model for 13 the Minnesota state flag which they embroidered General Correspondence. Includes real photo postcard of Bjørnstierne Bjørnson paa Aulestad."; letter from Ingvald Skjeldrup, letters from Emily Fjelde, Pauline Fjelde; postcard of Grieg bust; "The Wergeland/Vigeland Statue Mystery," by Jackie 14 Marler (2000). 15 The Gange Rolf Statue 16 Theodore Roosevelt Statue (Vigeland sculpture). 17 Correspondence with Gustav Vigeland. Monuments: Bjørnson, Hauge, Aasen. Includes photograph of 18 Hauge monument 1882 1915 1892 1999 1921 1917 1982 1952 1916 1916 1915 1953 1913 2009 1921 1927 1913 1956 1893 1910 2000 1917 1910 1907 1972 1971 1908 1932 �2 2 2 2 2 3 4 Old newspapers, some from Norway. 10 folders. Papers from 1903 detail the Ole Bull statue; 1908 papers detail the Henrik Wergeland state; 1909-10 papers detail the Theodore Roosevelt statue; 1912 papers detail the Hans Nielsen Hauge monument. Much of the 1 above material is also in the scrapbook in box 3 (double oversized). 11 Ivar Aasen clipping. 12 Pamphlet about King Haakon VII Notebook (with clippings and photos in connection with a trip to Norway in 1906 at the time of the coronation of Haakon VII, an event which Dr. Fjelde attended. Contains clippings of the St. Olaf Band's tour to Norway (1906). Some photos included. Clipping 13 about Ibsen bust. Miscellaneous clippings and pamphlets. Includes clipping on Indian 14 [Native American] statue in Fargo 2 scrapbooks. Scrapbook I includes photos and information about Jacob Fjelde and Pauline Fjelde; Scrapbook II includes a photo of Herman and Frederikke Fjelde and her niece Olga, 1896, clippings concerning Jacob Fjelde and a benefit for his family after his death, Ole Bull statue, and other photographs including Oswald Fjelde, his family, and homes. Miscellaneous volumes. 1 birthday book; 1 folder of clippings on the Roosevelt statue; 3 scrapbooks: scrapbook III contains an obituary notice for Thomas Fjelde (1904), reception for Herman Fjelde at Aalesund (1904), and an informative sketch about Jacob Fjelde; scrapbook IV contains information about the Rollo (Gange-Rolf) statue, Hauge monument, Roosevelt's visit to Norway, and Paul Fjelde with his bust of Lincoln in Norway; scrapbook V contains information on the Wergeland statue and Ibsen, coronation of Haakon VII, and issues of Kvartalskrift. 1902 1923 1896 1947 1896 1947 1906 1908 1907 1959 1890 1920 1870 1920 � 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 P1269 Title A name given to the resource Herman Olaus Fjelde papers, 1870-2000 Description An account of the resource Miscellaneous records of a physician who was born at Ålesund, Norway, and who received his early education there and at the University of Oslo. He emigrated to the United States in 1889 and attended the medical school at the University of Minnesota, 1890-1895. He began to practice medicine in 1895, first at Martell, Minnesota, and later moved successively to Abercrombie, Fargo, and Rolla, North Dakota. A man of many interests, he worked tirelessly for the preservation of the Norwegian heritage of his countrymen in the New World. He helped establish Det norske selskap and Søndmørelaget and belonged to other Norwegian-American societies. He was instrumental in the erecting of monuments honoring famous Norwegians: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson at North Dakota Agriculture College, Henrik Wergeland at Island Park and Rollo of Normandy (Gange-Rolf), all at Fargo, North Dakota; Ivar Aasen and Hans Nielsen Hauge at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota; and Henrik Ibsen at Wahpeton, North Dakota. Dr. Fjelde came from a gifted family. His father, Paul Michelet Fjelde, a woodcarver, came to Chicago with his son Oswald in 1870. His brother, Jacob Fjelde (1859-1895) became a well-known sculptor whose works include a statue of Ole Bull in Loring Park and one of Hiawatha and Minnehaha in Minnehaha Park, both in Minneapolis. A sister, Pauline (1861-1923), was a painter and needlework artist, who had studied in France mastering the art of Gobelin tapestry weaving. Her most famous work is a Hiawatha tapestry. More information about the family is scattered throughout the collection, mainly in the scrapbooks. Subject The topic of the resource Fargo (N.D.) Rolla (N.D.) Hansen, Thomine Fjelde Smith, C. A. Vigeland, Gustav, 1869-1943 Fjelde, Herman Olaus Sunde, Arne Nelson, Knute, 1843-1923 Hansen, J. Martin Fjelde, Pauline Gerhardine, 1861-1923 Fjelde, Astrid Hansen, Carl G. O. (Carl Gustav Otto), 1871-1960 Thykesen, Anna Fjelde, Jacob H. G. Fjelde, Rolf Red River Valley (Minn. and N.D.-Man.) North Dakota Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fjelde, Herman O., 1865-1918 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1870-2000 Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence History Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1.6 cubic feet (4 archives boxes)