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Tollef L. Brevig family history, 1898-1935
- Title
- Tollef L. Brevig family history, 1898-1935
- Identifier
- NAHA 2019/943
- Date
- 1898-1935
- Description
- Tollef Brevig biographical materials of the Teller, Alaska missionary. Includes photocopies of several articles: “Pioneering in Eskimo Land: A Story of Rev. T.L. Brevig," by E.H. Dame (1935), “Shall We Bring the Gospel to the Eskimos?” by Mrs. E.H. Dahle, and "Called North Starbuck [Minn.] Pastor Witnessed Firsthand Accounts of True Eskimo Life in Alaska." Includes 1898 photograph (transferred from the A.B. Pedersen papers) of Rev. Brevig, wife Julia, and daughter Dagny dressed in Eskimo furs (Larson studio formal portrait, Hudson, Wisc.) See NAHA spring 2012 newsletter for article, "Missionaries to Alaska," by Jeff Sauve, NAHA Assoc. Archivist. Donated by Howard and Ruth Berg.
Formerly part of P539. - Extent
- 1 folder
- Language
- English
Collection
Citation
“Tollef L. Brevig family history, 1898-1935,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/11802.