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              <text>Anundsen Publishing Company papers, circa 1872-1984</text>
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              <text>Anundsen, B. (Brynild), 1844-1913</text>
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              <text>Lovoll, Odd S., 1934-</text>
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              <text>Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co.</text>
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              <text>Decorah (Iowa)</text>
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              <text>circa 1872-1984</text>
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              <text>&lt;strong&gt;Abstract&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Clippings, 1874-1984
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;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.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Booklets, publications, etc.
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&lt;li&gt;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.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Correspondence.
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;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).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Artifact, dip pen desk set
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;444 Dip-less Fountain Well by Esterbrook that belonged to Jack Anundsen, publisher of the Decorah Posten.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1/A/2, 68A2</text>
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