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Martha Norem papers, 1985
Turn of the Century: The Lives and Times of My Norwegian-American Grandmothers by Martha Norem (126 p.). Details lives of Halvorson's and Chrislocks of Wanamingo area, Goodhue County, MN. -
Olaf M. Norlie papers, 1899-1961
Articles, bibliographies, clippings, correspondence, essays, notes, programs, reports, scrapbooks, statistics, and verse of an author, editor, educator, and clergyman. The collection includes annotated bibliographies on Elling Eielsen and on the Beaver Creek, Illinois, settlement; biographical sketches of prominent Norwegian-Americans; statistics and data on Bible translations, church schools, and immigration; typescript copy of a report to the Norwegian government by Consul General Adam Løvenskjold after his visit to America in 1848; and an essay on the similarities between the Norwegian and Indian languages.
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Amandus Norman papers, 1884-1942
Papers of a Norwegian immigrant whose father homesteaded in Clay County, Minnesota. Amandus Norman was influenced by Kristoffer Janson and was trained for the ministry at Meadville Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania. He served as Janson's successor at Nazareth Church in Minneapolis from 1893-1906, where he spent winters. During the same time period, summers were spent in Hanska, Minnesota, where, after 1906, he served the Unitarian congregation. He also spent some time as a journalist. -
Lee family history, 1869-1980
"Lee family history: The descendants of Thorvald J. and Mathilda Lee (the history of North Dakota Homesteaders)" by H. Minerva Hogstad Norman and Alvin T.M. Lee. -
Campbell Norsgaard collection, 1938-1946
Biography/History:
Norsgaard was a professional photographer and cinematographer, originally from Norway, but for much of his late life he lived in Lakeville, Connecticut. Campbell Norsgaard was the official photographer for the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNAF) and its training facilities in Canada from nearly the beginning of World War II until its closure. During this period, he photographed the servicemen and their airplanes, the Royal Family, various training facilities and many official and unofficial activities. Later in life, Norsgaard made nature documentaries for the National Geographic Society.
Campbell Norsgaard PhotographyThe photographic collection by Campbell Norgaard consists of approximately 23 4x5 inch color transparencies, 212 color slides, 745 35mm black and white negatives, 46 3x5 inch black and white negatives, and 950 black and white prints. All of the slides, transparencies, and negatives date from the early part of World War II through the close of the war.
Most of the color transparencies are from Canada, including aerial views of Vesle Skaugum, portraits of Colonel Ole Reistad and examples of pilots and their planes. A majority of the 212 slides are from the RNAF airlift of transport aircraft from Canada to India during the war. Some slides show airplane hangers and training facilities, as well as crewmen interacting with the people of India. 54 of the slides document the return of King Haakon VII to norway.
The 745 35mm black and white negatives cover different geographic locations from Canada, India, Norway, and England, not to mention Sigrid Undseth’s trip across the Soviet Union to Japan and the United States during the war. There are also some negatives of the Royal Family and Armistice in Norway.
The 46 3x5 inch black and white negatives are of peace days in Norway, the 199th Division United States Forces on Parade in Oslo (1945) and the RNAF in Canada in relation to the India airlift. Of the 950 black and white prints, there are approximately 300 portraits of Norwegian pilots standing with their aircraft which are signed in ink by the pilots.
Campbell Norsgaard Films
Nineteen 16mm reel-to-reel films from about 1942-1946. Much of the footage was filmed in black-and-white. Documents life at Camp Little Norway in Canada, the Royal Family in Canada, the Royal Norwegian Air Force, the Royal Family returning home, and Norway/Russia tour, and more.
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Jon Norstog papers, 1903-1951
Clippings and articles about and by Norstog and five issues of "Dolen," a journal of poetry written and published by him. Norstog was a Norwegian-born author and farmer at Watford City, North Dakota. "Writing in the Sand, the Enigma of Jon Norstog," by Ronald Vossler, in "North Dakota Horizons," Summer 1979; and "Dakota-dikteren Jon Norstog," by Carl Soyland, "Nordisk Tidende," November 20, 1941. Erik Williamson's Master of Theology thesis, "Jon Norstog, Norwegian-American Author and Lay Theologian (1877-1942)," 1977, is on file at Luther Seminary, St. Paul.
Contents include:- Books, 1903-1941
- Journal and clippings, 1908-1951
- "Telemark historie," nr. 2l, pp. 133-155, "Jon Norstog, 'spørgsmaalstegnet i norsk-amerikansk litteraur "' by Orm Øverland. Also, Øverland's "The Western Home" (NAHA, 1996), chapter 20. In "Telemark historie" 1987, pp. 61-70, "Jon Norstog: telemarking, norskdomsforkjempar, bladmann og diktar i det norske Amerika" by Arne Sunde (partial photocopy included here).; section on Norstog from Peter Hallaraaker, "The nynorsk language in the U.S.", pp. 108-112; Sunde, Arne. "Jon Norstog - telemarking, norskdomsforkjempar, bladmann og diktar i det norske Amerika" ("Telemark Historie" no. 8 (1987) pp. 61-70 (photocopy); See in library collection: "Telemark Historie," 1988, pp. 148-151, "Jon Norstog: præriediktaren fraa Byrtegrend i Mo," by Olav Skaalen. 1908 1951
- "Writing in the Sand…" by Ronald J. Vossler, 1979
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George Norstrom history of Quatsino Colony, 1935
"History of Quatsino Colony," by George Norstrom.
Typed copy of a handwritten manuscript sent to Tulla Kahl Froyen (South Haven, MN) through the courtesy of Perrie McGhee of Quatsino on Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada. The manuscript was written circa 1935. The spelling and punctuation are George's.
Nordstrom was the son of Christian Nordstrom, who was the first homesteader west of the Missouri river in North Dakota in 1874, near Mandan. Nordstrom was with a group of 35 from North Dakota who homesteaded in 1894 at Quatsino, on the west coast of Vancouver Island. -
North Dakota University Library collection, 1975-1980
Guides to manuscripts collections and genealogical sources found at that library and institution, and of family histories. -
John Edmundson Norvell biography, 1979
Résumé of the education and accomplishments of an anatomist at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dr. Norvell is related to the Grogard and Reiersen families who were leaders in the Norwegian migration to Texas. -
Norwegian Glee Club records, circa 1900-2015
The Norwegian Glee Club of Minneapolis, a member chorus of the Norwegian Singers of Association of America, was formed on August 7, 1912 by the Norwegian Good Templar Singing Society and the Hugnad Male Chorus. The Club's first director was Carl G.O. Hansen who served as director until 1944. Included in these records are journals, letters, rosters, audio recordings, pamphlets regarding the National Sangerfest and photographs and sheet music.