Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archival Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NAHA 2023/003 Title A name given to the resource George Neumann papers, circa 1910 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1910 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Neumann, George Description An account of the resource Written stories, poems, and plays of George Neumann. Neumann was born in 1859 in Trondhjem, Norway. His parents John and Gurine Jorgendatter were from Lesje, Norway. He was confirmed at the age of 14. He then worked in a rope factory, and later carried bricks to help build a church in Trondhjem. At the age of 15 he went to sea. He sailed first as a second cook on a steamboat named "Michael Krohn." Later as a cook on a steamer belonging to Trondhjem, named "Vidar." Next he sailed as a steward on a Bark from Trondhjem named "Einar." On the "Einar" he made two trips to Buenos Aires, Argentina, it took 18 months. He then left Trondhjem as an able seaman on a bark from Tvedestrand for Arendal. From there he sailed on a Brig the "Thela" for Brunswick, Georgia in America. There he deserted together with the ships carpenter. He was about 18 years old. They hid in pinewoods over a week without much food and waited for the vessel to sail. He stayed on the coast for some time, sailing to the West Indies and Rio de Janeiro. He then went to Chicago in February of 1882. He sailed the Great Lakes for 7 years as a sailor and mate. He met Lina (Caroline) Nelson and they were married December 15, 1883. He became a citizen in 1884 and quit sailing. He began to learn plate printing at William Freund and Sons in 1888. He learned quickly and was a foreman in 1892. He enjoyed writing stores and poems. Won a few prizes and had many published in the "Skandinaven" a Norwegian newspaper in Chicago. He and Lina had four children: Henry, Agnes, Mrytle, and Ralph. He died in September 22, 1929. Stories included in the collection: The Magic Table Mr. Gorman-Prospector (1911) Frank Jollyboy The Uppedal Mystery Be Good to Everybody and Everything The Boy and The Wonderful Dog Longhorn The Boy Who Rescued the Six Princesses Then She Awoke The Two Brothers Mr. Stillman's Coup (1910) The Boy and the Curious Fish The Dawn of Day A Brave Little Girl Peter Mellin A Little Girl Shall Lead Them On the Brink of the Abyss Seeing the Brownies at Work Kaja The Boy Who Became A Grouse The Hulder That Ran Away From Her Cattle The Man Who Heard Things The Hudler Who Spoke English A Saeter Girl's Experience with Hudler Ola and the Hulder The Girl Who Did the Right Thing A Hudler Story Tears and Smiles It Pays to be Good The Boy Who Did Not Believe In The Forest-dwarf The Three Boys Who Battled The Trolls Cupids Pranks: A One Act Play Innocence Harry's Vindication Hardships on the Island Seas Language A language of the resource English