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              <text>Olaf Bernts papers, 1828-1966</text>
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              <text>&lt;span&gt;Papers (chiefly personal) of a Norwegian-born attorney who came to the United States in 1907 and began service with the Norwegian Consulate in Chicago in 1909. He was appointed Consul General in 1920 and held that post until his death in 1936. In 1931 he was decorated by the King of Norway with the Royal Order of St. Olaf.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;Includes:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Scrapbook, includes many articles and photographs of various royal families of Europe. (dates unknown)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Correspondence, Eldrid and Norma Bernts (daughters), 1926-1966&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Correspondence, Mrs. Nora Petersen Bernts, 1935-1963&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Photographs. Includes photo of Bernts presenting Jane Addams with the Nobel Peace Prize (1931).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Newspaper clippings from both English and Norwegian papers (mostly Norwegian), for the most part articles which reference to Bernts, 1913-1935&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Correspondence, some in English, some in Norwegian. Includes birth certificate of Bernts' daughter Eldrid Martha Bernts, 1904-1955&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Documents, pertaining to Bernts' education and appointment. Includes diplomas; certificate declaring Bernts' Vice Consulship (1916); a Membership List of the Consular Corps of Chicago (1931); document awarding the order of St. Olaf to Bernts (1931).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Personal Documents, 1828-1871&lt;/li&gt;
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