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Olaf B. Stephens (Hustvedt) papers, circa 1890-1940
- Title
- Olaf B. Stephens (Hustvedt) papers, circa 1890-1940
- Identifier
- P0677
- Date
- circa 1890-1940
- Creator
- Stephens, Olaf B.
- Description
- Description Papers of a farmer, district school teacher, and book store proprietor, consisting of reminiscences about pioneer life mostly in eastern Dane County, Wisconsin, southeastern Dakota, and Luther College. The anecdotes concern neighbors and relatives, wild life, and farm buildings, machinery, and operations. There are references to R.B. Anderson, Kristofer Jansen, Laur. Larsen, and Halvor Kostveit, the reputed killer of Joseph Smith. Stephens was born in Koshkonong, attended Luther College in 1862 - 1865 and 1864 - 1865, and lived in Dakota, Bemidji and Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Rice Lake, Ladysmith, and Deerfield, Wisconsin. Includes: Scrapbook, 1934-1940 Scrapbook, 1907-1939 Articles, autobiography, Luther College, Joseph Smith anecdote, 1890s-1940 Articles, pioneer anecdotes from Wisconsin, Dakota, Minnesota, 1911 April 15-1938 See also 'Telesoga,' March 1915, 3 - 13 and June 1918, 3 - 11.
- Location: 7/C/5
- Extent
- 0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box)
- Subject
- Anderson, Rasmus Bjørn
- Janson, Kristofer
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
- Luther College (Decorah, Iowa)
- Kostveit, Halvor
- Stephens, Olaf B. (Hustvedt)
- Larsen, Laur (Peter Laurentius)
- Type
- Scrapbooks
- Clippings
Collection
Citation
Stephens, Olaf B., “Olaf B. Stephens (Hustvedt) papers, circa 1890-1940,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/12167.