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Chris Solum papers, 1920-1937
- Title
- Chris Solum papers, 1920-1937
- Identifier
- P0357
- Date
- 1920-1937
- Creator
- Solum, Chris
- Description
- Correspondence, reports, and clippings of a Norwegian-born shoe manufacturer and merchant of Racine, Wisconsin. The papers deal largely with matters pertaining to the Scandinavian American Fraternity and the Sons of Norway, especially the latter's sponsorship of the Colonel Hans C. Heg monument. Letters include comments on the unemployment situation in Merrill, Wisconsin, during the 1930s. A copy of a letter (July 30, 1862) by Colonel Heg to James Denoon Reymert is also included.
- Location: 1/C/3
- Extent
- 1 folder
- Subject
- Heg, Hans Christian, 1829-1863
- Solum, Chris
- Wisconsin
- Sons of Norway (U.S.)
- Reymert, James Denoon
- Type
- Correspondence
- Clippings
- Reports
Collection
Citation
Solum, Chris
, “Chris Solum papers, 1920-1937,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/12235.