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Carl Questad papers, 1830-1976
Papers of a Norwegian-born Texas rancher, who emigrated in 1851.
Includes:- Correspondence (25 July 1851-6 December 1876, n.d.)
- Letters, Elise and Wilhelm Waerenskjold (19 March 1865-10 November 1876)
- Correspondence, Relatives (26 June 1853-11 March 1875
- Correspondence, Civil War (13 December 1862-31 October 1872). 1862 1872
- Letters, Even Lie, Eau Claire (11 August 1867-May 1889)
- Correspondence, sister, Sophie Lie Family (7 October 1868-17 February 1878, n.d.)
- Biographical material (18 November 1830-27 October 1957, n.d.)
- Letters, A. A. Brynie (12 May 1885-6 January 1895)
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Hilda Thompson Quickstad reminiscences, 1982
"Memories of My Childhood," compiled and transcribed by Carol Christopherson. Quickstad tells of growing up in a Norwegian-American home on a farm near Peterson, Minnesota. -
Albert H. Quie papers, 1862-1982
History/Biography:
Born in Wheeling Township, Minnesota, 1923. Quie graduated from Northfield High School and joined the US Navy during World War II. After returning home, he enrolled and graduated from St. Olaf College. Quie first ran as a write-in candidate for the House of Representatives in 1952 but lost. However, from 1955-78, he served the Minnesota Senate. In 1958 he ran for Congress after August Andresen died. He won and was elected until 1979 when he ran for governor. He ran against incumbent Rudy Perpich and was elected. He served one term and did not seek reelection.
Scope and Content:
Papers of a Norwegian-American politician from Dennison, Minnesota, who served in the Minnesota Senate, 1954-1958, as Congressman from the Minnesota First District, 1958-1978, and as Governor of Minnesota, 1978-1982. Papers include:- Speeches, etc. and Photos
- 'Quie's Quest for a Cane"
- "Gov. Al Quie Scandinavia Today. Metrodome Welcome, September 11, 1982"
- "Gov. Al Quie Farewell Address" (1982); statement concerning political career
- Photographs of Quie in office
- Family photographs
- Book "Politics with Integrity. Al Quie of Minnesota," by Wilfred Bockelman, foreword by Gerald R. Ford.
- Family History
- Nette and Albert Quie tree
- "Slekt-historie, 1638-1962" by O.K. Opsahl (26 p.) and translation
- Finseth, Brandvold, Ulsaker, Tryhus family tree, by Knute A. Finseth, 1933
- Rice County History excerpt; Flaa, Norway, history (photocopy)
- In library, Nancy Vaiden and Gretchen Quie's "The Seeds have Blown: Quie Family History. A supplement to "From Lantern to Yard light."
- Ole Quie. "Freds-Rosten" (1890, 1896) and "Blikket paa Jesus" (1906)
- Albert K. Quie Memoir (1968, 12 p.) and letter concerning Nerstrand State Park, 1972.
- Legal Documents of Halvor Halvorson Quie.
- Lease, Truls H. Quie, 1873
- Warranty deed, 1862
- Satisfaction of mortgage, Christian Knutson, 1896
- Naturalization papers, Halvor H. Quie, 1881
- Certificate of change of name, Halvor H. Quie, 1881
- Lori Sturdevant, "Roots of state's ambition stem from Civil War. One notable vet dreamed of education for all kids. Does that goal endure?" (Star Tribune, March 31, 2013)
- Map and letters from Norway
- Includes map of home areas in Norway; translations of letters from O.K. Opsahl and Nils Gislerud in Norway; and copies of pictures from Norway.
- "In the Potter's Hand" autobiography by Gretchen Quie with Karen Matison Hess (Augsburg Publishing House, 1981)
- Jacobson Family History (109 p.). Jacob J., 1768-c. 1842; Anne (1776-1854) typescript.
- Al Quie Day, Proclamation by the State of Minnesota, 2022
- Speeches, etc. and Photos
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Aagot Raaen papers, 1929-1980
Clippings and articles treating local pioneer life in North Dakota by a public school teacher in North Dakota. Raaen is the author of "Grass of the Earth" published by NAHA in 1950, "Measure of My Days" (1953), and "Hamarsbon-Raaen Genealogy" (1954).
Includes:- Articles, Correspondence, 1923-1975
- Historical Sketches. Includes: Barbo Pladson; Ingeborg Grønli; Guri Settungsgaard Søndreaal; settlement in Newburgh & Ragnhild Berg Rodningen; Gro Viken Mørk; Lindstrom Family (Lars & Kajsa, John and Martha, and children Emily and Charley); First teacher (Steffa Hustvet) and first school in Steele County; Pioneer Funeral of Ole Swenson; First Settlements along the Upper Goose River; Hatton Saloon Raid on Jan. 10, 1890; Pioneer Parties; Early Weddings; Pioneer Data; Lind Township Settlers were Hardy Pioneers; Traill County Pioneers Began Arriving in 1871; Trageton-Korsmo Caravan Arrived in the Year 1874; A Pioneer Doctor [Valentin Olsen Blekre]; A Pioneer Resume of Goose River Settlers; The Americanization of Scandinavian Names; Hallucination of Reality [Death], 1927-1950
- Corresp., Manuscript Material "The Grass of the Earth." Correspondence mainly between T.C. Blegen and Raaen concerning her book "Grass of the Earth," with drafts and introduction, table of contents, etc. and comments by Raaen, 1949
- Photographs. Includes obit clippings, general correspondence, 1951-1980
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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. -
Severt H. Ramberg manuscript, 1912
Biografi av Hans Helliksen Ramberg (1817-1890) og hans familie is an anecdotal account of the family's migrations from Norway to Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kansas, and back to Wisconsin during years 1855 to 1864. -
Anders William Ramstad papers, 1973
Biographical sketches of a Norwegian-American clergyman and educator who served as a teacher and administrator at Pacific Lutheran College from 1925 until his retirement in 1961. The sketches were written by his wife, Emma Kvindlog Ramstad.
Includes: "Anders" and "Memories that Cast a Glow Over Retirement" written by Anders Ramstad's wife, Emma Kvindlog Ramstad. -
Lois Rand journal, 1979 September-1981 December
A detailed daily journal kept by Lois Rand while her spouse, Sidney Anders Rand, served as the U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 1980–1981. She writes, “I was sure we would want to remember the process and the people involved if Sidney’s appointment actually came to pass, and I was equally sure we wouldn’t unless we had some help. So I began making notes of people, events, and anything noteworthy so we could remember.”
Also includes clippings and notes on the visit King Olav V in 1982. -
Nils Remmen and Gutorm Oldre family history, 1977
Genealogy of Nils Nilsen Remmen and Gutorm Oldre prepared by Helen Ransom and Eileen Bevick, circa 1977.
Formerly part of P539. -
Gerhard Rasmussen papers, 1876-1946
Articles, autograph books, clippings, correspondence, diaries, notebooks, reports, and sermons of a Lutheran clergyman. Among his papers are materials on the Lutheran Deaconess Home and Hospital in Chicago, Augsburg Seminary, St. Olaf College, the use of the English language in the church (1893), Lisbon, Illinois, cultural conditions, the merger movement among Norwegian Lutherans, and sketches of his father, P. A. Rasmussen. Among his correspondents are Nils C. Brun, Markus O. Bøckman, Theodor H. Dahl, Peder Dreyer, Thore Eggen, Peder J. Eikeland, Nils J. Ellestad, Severin Gunderson, Bjørn Holland (his mother's brother), Hans C. Holm, Even J. Homme, Mikel C. Holseth, John N. Kildahl, Laur. Larsen, Gerhard Lenske, Lars Lund, W. A. Passavant, L. H. Schuh, Hans G. Stub, Peder Tangjerd, Martin E. Waldeland, and Carl M. Weswig. Most of the letters by Rasmussen are to his parents and to Gjermund Hoyme.