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Johnson J. Johannesen (Stolsvig) papers, 1860-1939
- Title
- Johnson J. Johannesen (Stolsvig) papers, 1860-1939
- Identifier
- P0189
- Date
- 1860-1939
- Creator
- Johannesen, J. J.
- Description
- Personal papers, correspondence, pamphlets, notes, and sermons of a Norwegian-born Lutheran clergyman and farmer in Winneshiek County, Iowa: correspondence (including a Civil War letter dated November 24, 1864), legal documents, articles, notes and sermons, and an article. The letters deal largely with theological disputes during the 1860s and 1870s and offer comments on Carthage College and Hartwick Seminary. Some of the correspondents are Rasmus B. Anderson, Ole Andrewson, O. J. Hatlestad, Rasmus O. Hill, Jacob Jacobson, and Osmund Sheldahl. A 139-page manuscript by Johannesen's daughter, Mrs. Amelia Bakken, titled "From Bygone Days, History and Reminiscences from Washington Prairie, Springfield Township, Winneshiek County, Iowa," contains names of early settlers, sketches of families, the founding of the Norwegian Methodist Congregation, and anecdotes relative to the Civil War, country schools, and community life. The file includes "Fra gamle dage: Optegnelser om de forste norske settlere i Winneshiek County," "Decorah-Posten," December, 1938-February 3, 1939, and parts 2 and 3 of "Fra livet paa Washington Prairie i gamle Dage," September 8 and 15, 1939.
- Contents:
- History of Winneshiek to Iowa. A 139-page manuscript by Johannesen's daughter, Mrs. Amelia Bakken, titled "From Bygone Days, History and Reminiscences from Washington Prairie, Springfield Township, Winneshiek County, Iowa," contains names of early settlers, sketches of families, the founding of the Norwegian Methodist Congregation, and anecdotes relative to the Civil War, country schools, and community life. Manuscript form and transcription.
- Baaken's articles have sketches of her father Tormod Aa, Halvor Groven, Abraham Jacobson, Ole Lomen, Jacob Thorgrimson, Gulbrand Tuve.
- Photographs and a clipping about Thorgrimson and his wife.
- Legal documents and correspondence.
- Notebooks.
- Correspondence, including Rasmus B. Anderson, Ole Andrewson, O. J. Hatlestad, Rasmus O. Hill, Jacob Jacobson, and Osmund Sheldahl Johs. Johannesen Papers: Correspondence. The letters deal largely with theological disputes during the 1860s and 70s and offer comments on Carthage College and Hartwick Seminary.
- Sermons and Articles.
- Extent
- 6 folders
- Language
- English
- Norwegian
- Subject
- Winneshiek County (Iowa)
- Carthage College (Kenosha, Wis.)
- Anderson, Rasmus B. (Rasmus Bjørn), 1846-1936
- Johannesen, J. J.
- Clergyman
- Rights
- Rights undetermined.
- Type
- Correspondence
- Pamphlets
Citation
Johannesen, J. J., “Johnson J. Johannesen (Stolsvig) papers, 1860-1939,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed September 20, 2024, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/9937.