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Hild Næs Hildahl papers, 1939-1986
- Title
- Hild Næs Hildahl papers, 1939-1986
- Identifier
- P1285
- Date
- 1939-1986
- Creator
- Hildahl, Hild N.
- Description
- Letters and a memoir "Listugfarmen," (16p.) by a woman who emigrated from Kragerø in 1937 to Roseau, Minnesota, after her marriage to a Norwegian-born farmer who had settled there. She tells of her life in Norway and its contrast to her life in Roseau. She had been trained in handicrafts and as a hobby began making dolls illustrating Norwegian folk tales. This grew into a business and she traveled all over the United States, showing, selling, and lecturing about her dolls.
The St. Olaf College library has a collection of her dolls that is occasionally on display. A letter from Sigvald Støylen gives information about Ms. Hildahl. Also, see Helen Billberg Granat, P 1320. One of her cassettes is "Once upon a Norwegian Time: Hild Hildahl and Her Dolls."
Includes two letters from Mrs. Hildahl to Mrs. Johl; a letter from Sigavld Stoylen giving information about Mrs. Hildahl; an article from the Minneapolis Sunday Tribune about Mrs. Hildahl, and seven boxes of yarn dolls with accompanying descriptions prepared by Hildahl. - Extent
- 1 folder
- Type
- Correspondence
- Manuscripts
Collection
Citation
Hildahl, Hild N., “Hild Næs Hildahl papers, 1939-1986,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10970.