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Amanda Langemo papers, 1980-1992
Langemo was born in Kenyon, Minnesota, graduated from St. Olaf College in 1926, and taught in public scholls and at several colleges (including Luther College). See also was a translator and writer. She published translations of two books by Terje Stigen, reviewed books in the Scandinavian languages from 1960 on for Books Abroad, including 94 novels. Her own work was published in American Scandinavian Review and Short Story International.
ncludes: correspondence (1980-92) with editors of Gyldendal Norsk Forlag about possible translating projects; "They left their imprints: some impressions of the Western and Northern Isles (of Scotland)" published in The American Scandinavian Review (no date); manuscript review (7 p.) of Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World (Apparently written for a study group); "A grand climb" (no author, no date, 5 p. typescript) about a climb in the Grand Teton mountains; short story (in Norwegian, no publishing information) by Aase Foss Abrahamsen. Two articles about Langemo: Cedar Falls Record, July 31, 1974; The Pen Woman, Sept./Oct. 1998. -
Amanda Lien Rachie autobiography, 1943-1949
"Early Minnesota Family History," an account written by the granddaughter of Nils Gunnarson Lien, who emigrated from Vang, Valdres, in 1852 and came to Warsaw Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota in 1857. Amanda Rachie was married to Elias Rachie, a Minneapolis attorney and writer.
Topics: Wanamingo and Dr. Just Christian Gronvold; Native Americans stealing freshly baked bread; and keeping a can of salmon on hand in case the minister paid a home visit. Added June 27, 2013: memoir (untitled), most likely written by Elias Rachie, lines starting with, "Both my father and mother were born in Nordfjord, Norway" (46 pages typescript, ca. 1943). Topics: 1871 ocean crossing; passengers Rasmus Wisness and Rasmus Anderson; wagon train to Yellow Medicine County; diphtheria and funerals; life in a dugout near Granite Falls, Minn.; Rev. Ole Nelson Bergh sleeping on their table; 1880 blizzard; exposure to smallpox; 1873 blizzard; school days and boxing against a boy; prairie fires; alcoholism and temperance; Rev. Ole Lokensgard; living among the settlers and work done by women; 1888 blizzard; and hail storm covering the ground 7 inches deep: and "My Early Youth" (18 pages typescript, n.d., ca. 1940s). Topics: living in small, framed house; Christmastime (preparation, cooking and baking, and traditions, including Julebukking); school (mice problems, spelling bee, and playtime); dresses and hand-me-down clothes; homemade apple jelly in small, wood pails; shopping at the Wangs country general store; gathering eggs from the hen house; "shoulder horses" to carry pails of water; parlor use in home; threshing time; spinning wheel and making balls of yarn; sledding in Red Wing; and first bicycle. -
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. -
Amdahl family history, 1951-1952
Amdahl family records and stories, starts with Sigve Amdahl migrating to the United States in 1889. -
Amdahl-Rendahl family history, 1951, 1952, 1955
"Amdahl family records" One, Two & Three by Sena Amdahl Rendahl -
America letter collections, 1800-1956
Original, typescript, and photocopies of letters written by Norwegian immigrants to relatives, friends, and newspapers in Norway, including letters and articles treating emigration to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Queensland. for a selection of letters independently described, see nos. 239, 289, 332, 361, 365, 429, 430, 474, 653, 669, 725, 743, 768, 814, 835, 1211, 1380, 1432, 1463, 1468. A large portion of the letters were collected by Theodore C. Blegen. Some 300 letters have been collected by Norsk Historisk Kjeldeskrift Institutt in Oslo, Norway. The collection contains an index and is arranged chronologically.
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America-America letters, 1862-1998
Original, typescript, and photocopies of letters written by Norwegians immigrants to relatives and friends in America. -
American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation records, 1973-2011
History/Biography:
The American Birkebeiner was started in 1973 by Tony Wise, a founding member of the Worldloppet federation of cross-country ski marathons. The race is held in February in Hayward, WI. Wise drew on his Norwegian heritage in starting a race named after a famous event in Norway. The American Birkebeiner, also called Birke, is named after Norwegian Birkebeinerrennet. This race commemorates an important historical event when in 1206 a group of Birkebeiner party soldiers, who fought for Sverre Sigurdsson and his descendants in the Norwegian civil war, smuggled the illegitimate son of Norway's King Håkon Sverresson from Lillehammer to safety in Trondheim.
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The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation records include various photographs and 35mm slides, video records, board meeting minutes, Wordloppet records, clippings, and more. Financial statements are restricted. Please contact the archivist. -
American Lutheran Church (Oslo, Norway) biographies, 1961-1964
Data about the persons listed in a commemorative book placed in the Memorial Church established in Oslo by the American Lutheran Church. Many of those honored were first-generation immigrants to the United States from Norway. Some of the biographies include photographs and/or photographic negatives.
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American Relief for Norway, Inc. papers, 1940-1946
Papers of an association incorporated ten days after the invasion of Norway during World War II. Founded to "relieve distress" among the people of Norway, it was officially dissolved December 31, 1946. Correspondence, reports, and publicity material fall into five categories: clothing drive files, executive secretary's files, president's files, treasurer's files, and corporate records. Topics treated include clothing drives; collection of funds; purchase and distribution of food, clothing, shoes, drugs; publicity; problems of storage and transportation; relations with governments; merging of relief agencies; affiliation with the National War Fund; women's activities; tools for Finmark; and the Anfin O. Sather trust fund for the National Association of Norwegian Agricultural Clubs.