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Anundsen Publishing Company papers, circa 1872-1984
- Title
- Anundsen Publishing Company papers, circa 1872-1984
- Identifier
- P0023
- Date
- circa 1872-1984
- Description
- Abstract
Program for an 1899 banquet honoring B. Anundsen; obituaries of Anundsen; clippings about him and Decorah Posten; and special historical issues of the newspaper issued in 1923, 1924, 1934, and 1949.
Contents
- Clippings, 1874-1984
- Includes: subscriber lists from various dates; photostats of microfiche 1874, 1877, 1880, 1882, 1913 (parts of Anundsen's obituary), Sept. 1918, Nov. 1921 (all are small portions, some water damaged, in Norwegian); article about the Norwegian author Jonas Lie, and his connections to the newspaper, Decorah Posten; clippings announcing the merger of the Decorah Posten with the Western Viking, Dec. 28, 1972 - photocopy in Norwegian.
- Booklets, publications, etc.
- Includes: Bound copy of Familie-Løsning Illustreret (Family Solution Illustrated), Nos. 2 March 1896, Nr. 4 October 1896; History of Decorah Posten 1867-1897, in English (includes photos of the offices and staff); pamphlet: "The Norwegians" published by the Decorah Posten December 1909. Includes photographs and stats of early Norwegian educational institutions; pamphlet: To-aars-budskab fra Staten Iowas Guvernör, Samuel Merrill, til den fjortende folkeforsamling, januar 1872.
- Correspondence.
- Includes letters written by Dr. Odd Lovoll to Erling Innvik, and Rasmus Dahle-Melsæther, dated 20 July 1975 related to his research on the Decorah Posten. Letter in response by Erling Innvik dated Feb 7, 1976 (in Norwegian).
- Artifact, dip pen desk set
- 444 Dip-less Fountain Well by Esterbrook that belonged to Jack Anundsen, publisher of the Decorah Posten.
Location:
1/A/2, 68A2 - Clippings, 1874-1984
- Extent
- 4 folders
- Language
- English
- Norwegian
- Subject
- Anundsen, B. (Brynild), 1844-1913
- Anundsen Publishing Co.
- Dahle-Melsæther, Rasmus
- Innvik, Erling
- Lie, Jonas, 1833-1908
- Lovoll, Odd S., 1934-
- Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co.
- Decorah (Iowa)
- Iowa
- Norwegian American journalists
- Norwegian American newspapers
- Norwegian American Press
- Norwegian American publishers
- Patent medicines
- Rights
- Rights undetermined.
- Type
- Correspondence
Collection
Citation
“Anundsen Publishing Company papers, circa 1872-1984,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/9651.