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Erik Luther Williamson papers, 1977-1991
- Title
- Erik Luther Williamson papers, 1977-1991
- Identifier
- P1472
- Date
- 1977-1991
- Creator
- Williamson, Erik
- Description
- "Norwegian-American Lutheran Churchwomen in North Dakota: The Ladies Aid Societies," a University of North Dakota Master of Arts thesis, May 1987, 100 pages. The study covers societies in 103 congregations (about 13 pecent of an estimated 800 Lutheran congregations in North Dakota) from 28 of the 53 counties, in the period 1880 to 1930. The study concludes that "The Ladies Aid societies were the centers of their congregations....Without the societies most...congregations would not have survived." "Doing What Had to Be Done': Norwegian Lutheran Ladies Aid Societies of North Dakota," North Dakota History, volume 57, no. 2, 1990. An article based on the thesis described above. "The Norwegian Short-term Parochial School (Religionsskole ) in North Dakota Lutheran Congregations, 1880s-1930s,"a University of North Dakota Doctor of Arts dissertation, 1991, 87 pages. Williamson's Master of Theology thesis, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, 1977, titled "Jon Norstog, Norwegian-American Author and Lay Theologian (1877-1942)."
- Location: 12/A/6
- Extent
- 1 folder
- Type
- Manuscripts
Collection
Citation
Williamson, Erik, “Erik Luther Williamson papers, 1977-1991,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10779.