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Oscar John Olson papers, 1980
A biographical sketch of and musical compositions by a Norwegian-American dentist, artist, composer and hymn writer in Chicago, who exhibited paintings at the Chicago Norwegian Club and who published music for his own hymns.
Includes hymns "Communion," "I See Him," "23rd Psalm," and "Spring." -
Paul Anton Olson papers, 1931-1952
Papers of the editor and publisher of the "Story City Herald," Story City, Iowa, a 5-page typescript biography and three booklets on local history. Includes: "Panorama of Forty Three Years as a Country Editor. Historical Supplement Story City Herald. April 8, 1948", "Supplement Oct. 24, 1940. The Story City Herald Anniversary Number A quintuplet Celebration. 1940", Story City Jubilee Book. Golden Anniversary Book of Story City (1931), "Story City, Iowa," by Paul a. Olson (1952). -
Christian Fredrick Omang biography, 1975
Data in "Omansposten" about a Norwegian sailor who spent nine years at sea, much of the time sailing between San Francisco and the gold fields in the Sacramento River area. He returned to Hamar in 1865 and became an emigrant agent, first in Hamar and later in Christiania (now Oslo). -
Christian Omann pamphlet, 1983
Danish-born Omann emigrated in 1871, became a Methodist minister working in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota. Enevoldsen is a grandson of Omann. The pamphlet describes life in the Scandinavian communities of the above- mentioned states in the 1870s and 1880s. "It would appear to be an introduction to the Northwest for people expressing interest in moving out there and wanting to know something about the conditions of that part of the U. S." -
Lars Onsager clippings, 1968-1976
Yale's First Faculty Nobelist, an article about a Norwegian-born professor of theoretical chemistry at Yale University who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1968. Onsager came to the United States in the 1928 after having been educated in Norway and Switzerland. He taught at Johns Hopkins University and at Brown University before coming to Yale in 1933. He receieved the Ph. D. degree at Yale in 1935. Also included is an obituary notice, 1976. -
Andrew Onstad papers, 1801-1929
Legal papers and correspondence regarding family affairs of a Norwegian-born grocer of Green Bay, Wisconsin. -
Oystein Ore articles, 1839-1956
Manuscript material of "Norwegian Emigrants with University Training 1830-1880" published in "Studies and Records," volume 19, 1956. Also a 12-page typescript commentary on the play "Broder Ebben i fodelandet eller amerikareisen (1839)." A copy of the play is included. Ore, born and educated in Norway, was professor of mathematics at Yale University. -
Orfield family history, 1950
"History of the Ordfield Family" by Lester B. Orfield
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Birger Osland papers, circa 1910-circa 1950
Biography/History:
Ole Birger Osland (1870-1963) was an official in various enterprises of Charles H. Wacker (1893-1911); founder and president of Birger Osland and Company, investment bankers (1911-1940); general western manager of the Norwegian America Steamship Line (1911-1923) and for many years a member of its board of representatives; secretary-treasurer of Lake Otis Groves, Inc.; director of the Scandinavian Trust Company of New York until its merger with New York Trust Company; and vice president of Chicago Security Dealers Association. From 1917 to 1919 Osland was an attaché with rank of major in the Military Intelligence Division of the U.S. Army, stationed in Christiania (now Oslo), and also a member of the U.S. Food Administration, Copenhagen.
Osland was a trustee of the Century of Progress Exposition; member of the Norwegian-American World's Fair Auxiliary Committee; treasurer of NAHA for 25 years; director and also president of the Norwegian-American Hospital; and national treasurer of Norwegian Relief, Inc., during World War II. The correspondence, about half of which is letters by Osland, deals with business enterprises, civic interests, philanthropy, and family. Topics discussed include city, state, and federal politics; banking and investments; Osland's work as organizer of American financial participation in the Norwegian America Line in 1911-1912; and the participation of Norway and Norwegian Americans in the Century of Progress Exposition.
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Allen Osmundson papers, 1976-2002
An assortment of papers, genealogies, obituaries, "Letters to the Editor," and excerpts from church minutes and other miscellany assembled by a native of Binford, North Dakota. Families include: Berdal, Vinje, Nodland, Osmundson, Buck, Kraft, Waa, Alfson. Locations include: Binford and Cooperstown, North Dakota; Griggs County, North Dakota; Kloten, North Dakota.
Include:- Family Histories (1987-1999). Includes 2 photographs.
- Clippings (1976-2002).
- Miscellaneous family and local history papers (1978-2001).