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Sverre H. Ader manuscript, circa 1961
- Title
- Sverre H. Ader manuscript, circa 1961
- Identifier
- P0007
- Date
- circa 1961
- Description
- A manuscript of "Amerika feberen begynner: Av norsk utvandrings historie 1839," dealing with the 1839 Norwegian immigrants and the causes and results of their migration. A letter from Ansten Nattestad from Jefferson Prairie, Wisconsin, November 6, 1839, is included (pages 232-234). Pages 251-392 treat the 326 who emigrated, mostly from Buskerud, Telemark, Rogaland, and Hordaland.
Under his earlier name, Sv. Herbert Herbransen, Ader published in 1924 "De første utvandrere fra Numedal til Amerika", and an edition of Ole Nattestad's "Beskrivelse over en reise til Nordamerika i 1837" in 1926. A newspaper article from "Nordisk Tidende," December 25, 1924, summarizing the first is included here. Also Ader's letter to Theodore C. Blegen about the manuscript and Blegen's response (1961).
Location:
1/A/2 - Extent
- 1 folder
- Language
- Norwegian
- Subject
- Ader, Sverre H.
- Herbransen, Sverre Herbert
- Nattestad, Ansten K.
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Jefferson Prairie (Wis.)
- Numedal (Norway) -- Emigration and immigration
- Wisconsin
- Access Rights
- This collection is open to research.
- Bibliographic Citation
- [Indicate the cited item here]. Sverre H. Ader Manuscript. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.
Collection
Citation
Herbransen, Sv. Herbert (Sverre Herbert), 1894-, “Sverre H. Ader manuscript, circa 1961,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 16, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/9638.