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              <text>Hans Andreas Blegen records, circa 1898-1961</text>
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              <text>Includes documents relating to the establishment of the Lake Ibsen Lutheran Church in Leeds, ND; Articles of Incorporation for the church Brochures from the 50th (1936) and 75th (1961) anniversaries of the Leeds Evangelical Church; Hand-written notes in Norwegian Hand-written notes in English.There are notes on the establishment of the Lake Ibsen Lutheran Church, comments for a sermon/speech commemorating the church's anniversary, and diary notes about &lt;span&gt;Hans Andreas Blegen&lt;/span&gt; travels in the area while attending the various congregations west of Leeds and Benson County.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;Norwegian-born Hans Andreas Blegen attended Luther College for both undergrad and seminary. He was later a Lutheran Minister in North Dakota and later the Head of the Wild Rice Orphanage in Minnesota.&lt;/span&gt;</text>
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              <text>[Indicate the cited item here]. Hans A. Blegen Records. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.</text>
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