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Katarina Thorwaldsen papers, 1892-1911
- Title
- Katarina Thorwaldsen papers, 1892-1911
- Identifier
- NAHA 2020/001
- Date
- 1892-1911
- Creator
- Thorwaldsen, Katarina
- Description
- Katarina Thorwaldsen (born 1877 in Sandsvaer, Norway; died 1954 in Brooklyn, NY) emigrated from Norway in 1911 and settled in Brooklyn, NY with her husband, Theodore Thorwaldsen (born 1875 in Tonsberg, Norway; died 1969 in Brooklyn, NY) a ship captain, who had emigrated from Norway two years earlier. Katarina traveled to the United States with her young daughters, Esther and Eldrid.
Includes:
- Handwritten recipes and other handwritten material all in Norwegian. 8 notebooks dated 1892-1896.
- Sample of knitting and sewing
- Clippings
- Book titled, “Norge I Vare Hjerter” by Nordahl Grieg published in 1929.
- Affixed to the inside cover of this book is a handwritten letter in Norwegian, dated Julen 1942, signed by Haakon VII of Norway.
- Extent
- 10 folders
- Language
- English
- Norwegian
- Type
- Clippings
- Manuscripts
- Access Rights
- This collection is open to research.
Collection
Citation
Thorwaldsen, Katarina, “Katarina Thorwaldsen papers, 1892-1911,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/11901.