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Henry Bordewick papers, 1880-1940
- Title
- Henry Bordewick papers, 1880-1940
- Identifier
- P1204
- Date
- 1880-1940
- Creator
- Bordewick, Henry
- Description
- Letters, documents, photos, and other items of an emigrant from the Lofoten Islands, who came to Chicago in 1864; here he enlisted in the Navy and served on a Mississippi River gunboat during the Civil War, after which he sailed on the Great Lakes for about three years. He came to Granite Falls, Minnesota, in 1872, where he held office as county auditor and as postmaster. In 1897 he was appointed to a consular post in Christiania, Norway, in which capacity he remained until his death Includes biographical data, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and family history information.
Includes:
- Biographical data. Newspaper clippings, correspondence, and family history information. 1912-1940
- Correspondence and documents. Newspaper clippings, correspondence, and documents from Norway and the U.S. 1890-1912
- 30 photographs, portraits, and postcards. Studios include Bordewich and Henrichsen, Henningsvær; H.L. Olson, Granite Falls; Finne, Kristiania; Selmer, Paris; Lind, Kabelvaag; Christensen, Christiania; Maartmann, Christiania; Steward, Granite Falls. 1880-1912
- "Walt Whitman" by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1900; stole from the funeral of William McKinley, St. Edmund's Church, Christiania. 1900-1901
- Includes programs, city guides to Oslo, invitations, notes, and correspondence. 1900-1923
- Extent
- 5 folders
- Type
- Manuscripts
- Photographs
- Clippings
- Access Rights
- This collection is open to research.
Collection
Citation
Bordewick, Henry, “Henry Bordewick papers, 1880-1940,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/11907.