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Carter J. Johnson and Bessie (Berg) Johnson papers, circa 1900-circa 1942
- Title
- Carter J. Johnson and Bessie (Berg) Johnson papers, circa 1900-circa 1942
- Identifier
- NAHA 2025/010
- Date
- circa 1900-circa 1942
- Description
- Biography/History:
Carter J. Johnson and Bessie (Berg) Johnson were Norwegian American residents of the Wausau, Wisconsin, area, born in the 1890s to parents who had immigrated from Norway between the 1870s and 1880s. Following their marriage in 1919, the couple relocated to Green Bay, Wisconsin, where they raised one daughter. During her studies at the University of Wisconsin, their daughter met an Alabama native enrolled in Officer Training School; the two married in September 1945 and subsequently settled in Birmingham, Alabama, where they raised six children.
Scope and Content:
The collection includes numerous photographs and photo albums spanning many years, along with a set of postcards containing correspondence. The postcards document a range of Wisconsin communities, including Wittenberg and the Bethany Indian Mission.
Location:
20/C/6 - Extent
- 0.8 cubic feet (2 archives boxes)
- Language
- English
- Subject
- Wisconsin
- Type
- Postcards
- Photographs
- Photograph albums
- Access Rights
- This collection is open for research.
- Bibliographic Citation
- [Indicate the cited item here]. Carter J. Johnson and Bessie (Berg) Johnson Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.
Citation
“Carter J. Johnson and Bessie (Berg) Johnson papers, circa 1900-circa 1942,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 16, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/12791.