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/. Title A name given to the resource Elise Wærenskjold papers, 1839-2010 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context P0683 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1839-2010 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wærenskjold, Elise Amalie Tvede, 1815-1895 Russell, Charles H. Gjerset, Knut, 1865-1936 Description An account of the resource From the Knut Gjerset papers on women and Norwegian American Encyclopedia. Letters and other writings regarding Wilhelm and Elise Waerenskjold. A pastor's daughter, Elise lead a party emigrating to Texas between October 1846 and March 1847. The Waerenskjolds married in 1848, settling at Four Mile Prairie. Her letters and other writings serve as a primary source of information about the Norwegians who settled in Texas. Also includes: <ul> <li>Photocopies of letters from Elise Waerenskjold to Oscar Reierson, 1883, 1890</li> <li>Books edited by Charles H. Russell <ul> <li>Light on the Prairie: New Writings of Elise Wærenskjold (Houston, TX: Shining Brightly Books, 2010)</li> <li>Undaunted A Norwegian Woman in Frontier Texas (College Station: Texas A & M University Press, 2006).</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <a href="https://www.norwegianamericanhistory.org/digital-collections/collections/show/152">View the digital collections online here.</a> Extent The size or duration of the resource. 0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box) Language A language of the resource Norwegian English Subject The topic of the resource Wærenskjold, Elise Amalie Tvede, 1815-1895 Texas Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Photocopies Books Research