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Ole and Peder G. Gunnulson papers, circa 1870-1933

Title
Ole and Peder G. Gunnulson papers, circa 1870-1933
Identifier
P0666
Date
circa 1870-1933
Description
Papers consisting of correspondence, diaries, creamery reports, tobacco pool reports, tax receipts, and assessor's statements (1891) for Town of Christiana, Dane County, Wisconsin. The correspondence deals with farm interests in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, and Arvada, Wyoming, and also with the construction of First East Koshkonong Lutheran Church of which Ole Gunnuldson was architect and builder. The Gunnelson homestead, for occupied by Gunnul Olson Vindeg in 1840, is now (1962) owned by Martin Gunnulson, great grandson of Gunnul and donor of these papers.

Includes:
  • Correspondence and diaries, 1870s-1924
    • Includes financial records (1918 - 1919); diary (1910 - 1912); bills, receipts, and order forms; photo of the Gunnulson family gravestone; book of expenses (December 1912 - 1913); book of expenses (1908 - 1909); newspaper clippings referencing the Gunnulson brothers; promotional material for Martin Gunnulson in the 1959 Eastern Dane Assembly District elections; photo of the house built by Gunnul Olson Vindeg in Christiana.
    • Two photos, brief biography (1939); newspaper clippings in both Norwegian and English; Morgenstierne's talk in Minneapolis (1935); speech made in Minneapolis at the Sons of Norway 50th anniversary celebration (August 1944); pamphlet "Norway, an Active Ally" by Morgenstierne, published in the National Geographic Magazine (1943); speech made at the Annual Dinner of the Overseas Press Club of America, New York (1949); "Ambassador Wilhelm Morgenstierne: Noen artikler, taler og meddelelser til pressen, 9 april 1940 - mars 1944"
    • Letters and articles, 1898-1899
      • Includes 2 copies of "Kirkeraadets svar paa Pastor Harstads 'Aabent brev' (Suppl. To Evang. Luthersk kirketidende, April 12th, 1916, 30 p.); pamphlet "Pioneer Days and other events briefly sketched for the 75th anniversary of the Synod for the Norwegian Evang. Lutheran Church of America" by Rev. B. Harstad, (June 1928); "Letters and Articles on a Trip Into the Yukon Region" by Rev. Bjug Harstad, published in the Pacific Herald (1898), translated by Oliver Harstad (1955); newspaper clippings; maps.

For further information see Aarbog Nr. 2 for Numedalslaget (195) 91 - 102 and Nr. 5, 127 - 130; also R. B. Anderson 'The First Chapter in Norwegian Immigration" (1890), 335 - 347. For photograph of Ole Gunnulson see D. G. Ristad papers (P582, box 4);they are standing in the chancel of the new East Koshkonong Church.
Location: 7/C/4
Extent
0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box)
Language
English
Norwegian
Type
Correspondence
Clippings
Diaries

Collection

Archival Collection

Citation

Gunnulson, Ole Gunnulson, Peder G., “Ole and Peder G. Gunnulson papers, circa 1870-1933,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/12160.