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Luth Jaeger papers, circa 1890
- Title
- Luth Jaeger papers, circa 1890
- Identifier
- P0186
- Date
- circa 1890
- Creator
- Jaeger, Luth
- Description
- Papers of a Norwegian-born editor and realtor: correspondence, clippings, and a scrapbook dealing with such subjects as the cultural life among Norwegian Americans; Norwegian-American press; Bjornson in America; Scandinavian professorship at the University of Minnesota; Kristofer Janson; Knute Nelson; including a listing of contents of a number of issues of "Budstikken," 11 typescript pages. Jaeger was editor of "Budstikken" (1877-1885) and of "The North" (1889-1894), the first English newspaper for Scandinavian Americans.
Includes:- Correspondence and scrapbook.
- Correspondents include Knud J. Fleischer, Nils P. Haugen, Ole Jorgens, Knud Langeland, Sigvart Sorensen, and Halle Steensland.
- 11 typescript pages listing contents of a number of issues of "Budstikken," transferred from C.G.O. Hansen clipping collection (on back of "Minneapolis Tidende" letterhead).
- Jaeger letters of 1918 to Norwegian Society of Minneapolis resigning from the Society in protest to one of its positions; and to C.G.O.Hansen explaining this action.
- Article, "Norwegian-American journalism; paper read before the Norwegian Society of Minneapolis, Jan. 25, 1909."
- Clippings about Jaeger and family, 1918 - 1938.
- "The American-Scandinavian Review," Aug. 1922: lead article, "Two American sculptors: Fjelde--father and son," pp. 467-472.
- Correspondence and scrapbook.
- Extent
- 1 folder
- Language
- Norwegian
- Subject
- Norwegian American periodicals
- University of Minnesota
- Jaeger, Luth
- Fleischer, Knud J.
- Haugen, Nils P.
- Jorgens, Ole
- Langeland, Knud
- Sorensen, Sigvart
- Steensland, Halle
- Culture
- Rights
- Rights undetermined.
- Type
- Correspondence
- Clippings
- Scrapbooks
Citation
Jaeger, Luth, “Luth Jaeger papers, circa 1890,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed September 19, 2024, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/9934.