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Cornelia Cleophas Bjorlee papers, 1901-2003
- Title
- Cornelia Cleophas Bjorlee papers, 1901-2003
- Identifier
- P1720
- Date
- 1901-2003
- Creator
- Bjorlee, Cornelia C.
- Description
- She was born in Kensett, Iowa, and in 1911 studied music in Vienna, Austria, under Otokar Sevcik until 1914. At the outbreak of World War I, Cornelia returned to the U.S. and continued her studies at the Julliard School of Music from 1915-1916. Cornelia married Ignatius Bjorlee, who graduated from St. Olaf College in 1909. She helped her husband with his work at the Maryland School for the Deaf in Frederick, Maryland. The couple retired to their farm in Albert Lea, Minnesota. He passed away in 1968, and she moved to Northfield, Minnesota, in 1978.
- Extent
- 2.4 cubic feet (6 archives boxes)
- Language
- English
- Norwegian
- Type
- Correspondence
- Pamphlets
- Access Rights
- This collection is open to research.
- Bibliographic Citation
- [Indicate the cited item here]. Cornelia Cleophas Bjorlee Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.
Citation
Bjorlee, Cornelia C., “Cornelia Cleophas Bjorlee papers, 1901-2003,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed September 20, 2024, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/11870.