36 10 3064 https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/files/original/85a09b9e751618001e2fc839d1e934e9.pdf 69f09b4b143bb764c8d125e76bb6a052 PDF Text Text Collection Name: Kristofer Janson papers, 1876-1964 Collection Number: P0206 Extent: 1.8 cubic feet (3 archives boxes and 1 oversized box) Biography/History: Kristofer Nagel Janson (May 4, 1841 – November 17, 1917) was a Norwegian poet, author and Unitarian clergyman. Born in Bergen Norway, Janson is commonly recognized as the founder of the Norwegian Unitarian Church. After being ordained in Chicago, Janson moved to Minneapolis (1881-1893) to serve as a minister. He organized several Unitarian congregations, including one in Hanska, Minnesota, and wrote several novels about his countrymen. Janson returned to Norway in 1893 and introduced Unitarianism to Norway, whereafter the Norwegian Unitarian Church (Norwegian: Unitarforbundet Bét Dávid) was established in 1895. Scope and Content: Papers of a Norwegian author and Unitarian clergyman: clippings, correspondence, photos, bibliographies, and pamphlets. Access Rights: This collection is open to research. Bibliographic Citation: [Indicate the cited item here]. Kristofer Janson papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota. Box Folder Description 1 Pamphlets, clippings, and correspondence, 1883-1964 1 Pamphlets, clippings, and correspondence, 1883-1983 Include correspondence from Dr. D.L. Ouren, Sedan, MN, who created a pedigree chart "Collaterals of Norwegian Literature" and was attempting to place Kristofer Janson in this Norwegian "gene pool." 1 1 Photographs, undated 1 2 Articles, bibliographies, letters, 1882-1966 Includes letter from the IRS (1892); photostat of article "Fra Amerika" (ca. 1882); "Account of Life in Minneapolis in 1882" (1882); "A Half-Century at Hanska. Deeds, not words, characterize the work the church had its rise in the personalities of its ministers," by George F. Patterson. [50th anniversary of the Nora Free Christian Church, Hanska, Minnesota. Oct. 8, 1931); "Hanska Celebration Gives Proof of the Power and Glory of Unitarianism," by Frederick M. Eliot (Sept. 24, 1931); photocopy "Life Story of Rasmus B. Anderson, written by himself with the assistance of Albert O. Barton" (Madison, Wis. 1915); "Norsemen in the United States," by Kristopher Janson (1890). Mentions: Marcus Thrane, Victor Lawson, Luth Jaeger, John Anderson, Ingolf K. Boyesen, A. Ueland, Jakob Fjelde, Mr. Struck, Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen, R.B. Anderson; "Bibliography of the Controversy in the Western Unitarian Conference. 1885-1887. Compiled by Earl Morse Wilbur (n.d.) 1 3 Letters from Jones papers, Meadville Theology Seminary, 1881-1892 1 4 "A Woman Must Obey Her Husband," [short story] Tr. By Rudolf J. Jensen, 1904 1A 5 Paper by George J.M. Walen,1942-1944 1 6 Nina Draxten correspondence, 1958-1959 1 7 Nina Draxten correspondence, 1960-1980 1 8 Nina Draxten notes, undated 1 9 Clippings, 1880-1987 Includes: "An outline of Christian Belief as generally held by Unitarians" 2 Research cards, undated 3 Research cards, undated 3 Publications, 1876-1895 4 1 Correspondence, 1883-1897 Photocopies of letters to Bjørnsons and Anderson. 4 1 Correspondence, 1885-1934 Photocopies of letters and articles. Rokke Name Index Anderson, Rasmus Bjørn Aasland, O. B. Janson, Eilev Jensen, Rudolf J. Forchammer, Signe Blegen, Theodore continued Janson, Kristofer Meadville Theological School Carey, George L. Jones, Jenkin Lloyd Lyttle, Charles H. Sandby, Frederik Streng, Ingeborg Janson Von Western Unitarian Conference Lee, Borghild Bjørge, Hans P. Kolderup, Dina Behr Janson, Ivar Steefel, Lawrence D. Wilbur, Earl M. Draxten, Nina Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Finding aid to the Kristofer Janson papers, 1876-1964 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archival Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context P0206 Title A name given to the resource Kristofer Janson papers, 1876-1964 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Janson, Kristofer, 1841-1917 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1876-1964 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights undetermined Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1.8 cubic feet (3 archives boxes and 1 oversized box) Language A language of the resource Norwegian Subject The topic of the resource Janson, Kristofer Clergyman Minneapolis (Minn.) Unitarian Hanska (Minn.) Draxten, Nina Type The nature or genre of the resource Clippings Correspondence Pamphlets Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Jensen, Rudolf J. (2124 Ruatan St., Adelphi, MD 20783, 1980 for "A Woman must…" Description An account of the resource Biography/History: Kristofer Nagel Janson (May 4, 1841 – November 17, 1917) was a Norwegian poet, author and Unitarian clergyman. Born in Bergen Norway, Janson is commonly recognized as the founder of the Norwegian Unitarian Church. After being ordained in Chicago, Janson moved to Minneapolis (1881-1893) to serve as a minister. He organized several Unitarian congregations, including one in Hanska, Minnesota, and wrote several novels about his countrymen. Janson returned to Norway in 1893 and introduced Unitarianism to Norway, whereafter the Norwegian Unitarian Church (Norwegian: Unitarforbundet Bét Dávid) was established in 1895. Scope and Content: Papers of a Norwegian author and Unitarian clergyman: clippings, correspondence, photos, bibliographies, and pamphlets. Digital Collections on Flickr: <a href="https://flic.kr/p/2n1rzGR">Kristofer N. Janson and family, 1880</a> Location:1/B/2-1/B/3, 68B5 Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. This collection is open for research. Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. [Indicate the cited item here]. Kristofer Janson papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context P0207 Title A name given to the resource Joseph Langland papers, 1863-1964 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Langland, Joseph Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1963-1964 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights undetermined Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 folder Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Langland, Joseph Poet Professor University of Massachusetts Type The nature or genre of the resource Clippings Poetry Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Langland, Joseph Description An account of the resource A biography and critique of a second-generation Norwegian-American poet and professor of English at the University of Massachusetts. Langland spent his early life in northeastern Iowa and has written two volumes of poems, "The Green Town" (1956) and "The Wheel of Summer" (1963). "Norwegian Rivers" is a poem written for the sesquicentennial of the Norwegian migration, 1975. The file includes information about Langland. Content: Joseph Langland Papers: Clippings and Poem. Location:1/B/3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archival Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context P0208 Title A name given to the resource Henry Langum articles, undated Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Langum, Henry Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Undated Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights undetermined Subject The topic of the resource Christiansen, F. Melius (Fredrik Melius), 1871-1955 Heltne, Caroline Hertsgaard, Oscar I. (Oscar Ingeleif), 1883- Langum, Andrew J. Locken, Gusta Locken, Mabel Tetlie, Joseph Thompson, J. Jørgen Langum, Henry Drammen (Norway) Spring Valley (Minn.) Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 folder Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Articles Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Langum, David J. (Cumberland Law School, Samford Univ., 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, Alabama, 35229…autobiography of A. J. Langum) Description An account of the resource "Thoughts about Life" and "When Old Age Comes" (5 typescript pages) by a Lutheran clergyman and high school teacher; a 12-page autobiography of Andrew Johnson Langum, Henry's father, translated by his daughter. Born in 1831 near Drammen, Andrew emigrated in 1853 and settled eventually in Spring Valley, Minnesota. Content: Henry Langum Articles. Location:1/B/3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archival Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context P0209 Title A name given to the resource Erling Larsen articles, 1955-1956 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Larsen, Erling Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955-1956 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights undetermined Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 folder Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Larsen, Erling Carleton College (Northfield, Minn.) Minnesota Minnesota State Automobile Association Type The nature or genre of the resource Articles Description An account of the resource Articles appearing in "Sparks," the official publication of the Minnesota State Automobile Association, by a professor of English at Carleton College. The articles deal largely with Minnesota, its lakes, rivers, birds, history, mines, Indians, and museums. Includes "Where the Cannon [River] Flows"; "The Way to Big Sandy"; "This Pigeon [River] is Not Dead"; "The Broad, Smooth Rainy [River]"; "Taconite"; "The Mississippi and the Lake of Tears"; "Shadow of the Sioux"; "Inherit the Sea [story of Chris Grastvedt]"; and "God's Country and the Ships." Location: 1/B/3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archival Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context P0210 Title A name given to the resource Gunhild Andrine Jacobsdatter Larsen reminiscences, 1923, 1925 Description An account of the resource Recollections of a Norwegian-born Lutheran minister's wife: her 1844 passage across the Atlantic, life in Muskego in the 1840s and 1850s and her wedding, November 3, 1856. There are comments on "Nordlyset," the presidential election of 1856, Soren Bache, Claus L. Clausen, J. W. C. Dietrichson, Elling Eielsen, Even Heg, John J. Landsverk, and H. A. Stub. Content: Gunhild A. Larsen (Mrs. Tobias) Manuscript: Recollection from Muskego. Note: baptized in Laurvig, Norway. Location: 1/B/3 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Larsen, Gunhild A. J. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1923, 1925 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights undetermined Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 folder Language A language of the resource Norwegian English Subject The topic of the resource Larsen, Gunhild A. J. Muskego (Wis.) Emigration and immigration Bache, Soren Clausen, Claus L. Dietrichson, J. W. C. Eielsen, Elling Heg, Even Landsverk, John J. Stub, H. A. Type The nature or genre of the resource Manuscripts Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archival Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context P0211 Title A name given to the resource Gustav Adolph Larsen correspondence, 1881-1931 Description An account of the resource Letters of call (1881-1886) to a Lutheran clergyman and related correspondence. Content: Gustav A. Larson Correspondence: Letters of Call. Location: 1/B/3 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Larsen, Gustav A. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1881-1931 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights undetermined Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 folder Language A language of the resource Norwegian English Subject The topic of the resource Larsen, Gustav A. Lutheran Clergyman Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Kildahl, H.B. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archival Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context P0212 Title A name given to the resource Magnus Larsen letters, 1887-1899 Description An account of the resource Copies of 21 letters by a Norwegian-born draftsman and designer who rose from shoveling coal to designer for Tiffany. Larsen is critical of the inequalities in American society and gives detailed accounts of unpleasant experiences in metropolitan New York. Content: Magnus, Larsen Letters. Letters in Norwegian. Location: 1/B/3 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Larsen, Magnus Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1887-1899 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights undetermined Language A language of the resource Norwegian Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Photocopies Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 folder Subject The topic of the resource Larsen, Magnus Designer New York Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. (Rolvaag made copies from originals in the possession of author's sister, Fanny Larsen in Oslo) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archival Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context P0214 Title A name given to the resource C.W. Larson address, 1927 Description An account of the resource Manuscript of an address delivered by the Iowa-born (St. Ansgar) chief of the Bureau of Dairy Industry of the United States Department of Agriculture before the American Institute of Cooperation in Chicago, dealing with cost and improvements in methods of milk production, and the role of the cooperative. Larson was professor of agriculture at Pennsylvania State College and Columbia University and in 1927 was named director of the National Dairy Council. Content: C.W. Larson Article: Milk Production & Cooperatives. Clippings. Location: 1/B/3 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Larson, C.W. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1927 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights undetermined Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 folder Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Larson, C.W. Iowa Agriculture Professor Columbia University Pennsylvania State College Type The nature or genre of the resource Clippings Manuscripts Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archival Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context P0215 Title A name given to the resource Christian Larson biography, 1917 Description An account of the resource An autobiography of a Norwegian-born (Lindaas, Hordaland) Iowa farmer who was the father of Laurence M. Larson, professor of history at the University of Illinois, the author of "The Log Book of a Young Immigrant," published by NAHA in 1939. Larson emigrated in 1870, settling in Winnebago Co., Iowa. Content: Christian Larson Article: Autobiography. Manuscript. Location: 1/B/3 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Larson, Christian Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1917 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights undetermined Subject The topic of the resource Larson, Christian Larson, Laurence Marcellus, 1868-1938 Iowa Hordaland fylke (Norway) University of Illinois (System) Winnebago County (Iowa) Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 folder Language A language of the resource Norwegian English Type The nature or genre of the resource Manuscripts Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Larson, Laurence, Mrs. 1939) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archival Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context P0216 Title A name given to the resource Clifford Larson biography, undated Description An account of the resource A biography of Peder Borderud (1818-1890), the author's grandfather, who settled with his family at Kindred, North Dakota, in 1871. Topics treated are the trek from St. Ansgar, Iowa, to the Red River Valley, purchase of land, beginnings of the new settlement and its institutions, and relations with the Indians. Borderud was born in 1819 in Grue, Solor, Hedmark. He died in 1890. Content: Clifford Larson Article. (n.d.) Location: 1/B/3 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Larson, Clifford Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Undated Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights undetermined Subject The topic of the resource Borderud, Ole P. Borderud, Peder Hanson, Simon Fresvik Rustad, John Larson, Clifford Kindred (N.D.) St Ansgar (Iowa) Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1 folder Language A language of the resource Norwegian English Type The nature or genre of the resource Biography Article Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Hvamstad, Per (Jaren, Norway)