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Folk Arts Foundation of America papers, 1943-1955
Correspondence and reports concerning membership, dues, dinner meetings, recordings of folksongs, and publication of a Midwest folklore journal. The foundation, organized in about 1944, flourished for a decade.
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Knudt O.D. Folkedahl Papers: Corresp., Certificates. Vaccination certificates (1836-1863); commencement program (1894) for Dodgville, Wis. High School. -
Knudt Olsen Dahl Folkedahl papers, 1836-1884
Correspondence of a Norwegian-born Dane County, Wisconsin, farmer. The letters (1876-1884) were written from Winona, Minnesota; East Grand Forks, Minnesota; Canton, South Dakota; and Auburndale, Wisconsin.
Contents:- Correspondence
- Vaccination certificates (1836-1863)
- Commencement program (1894) for Dodgville, Wis. High School.
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Jens H. Forshaug travel report, 1951
A manuscript entitled "Alaska" by an Alaskan gold miner, reindeer inspector, and author, with comments on people, climate, geography, and history.
According to an article in "Decorah Posten," Sept. 18, 1958, Forshaug was born in Wisconsin to emigrant parents (1911); he studied at St. Olaf College and the Univ. of Alaska. When 27 he sought gold near Nome, "but one year was enough for him." He became a reindeer inspector at Barrow, and did many other kinds of work, "most interesting is his beginning book in English for Indians [Native Americans], which he called "'min røde bog.'" -
Laurits J. Fribert handbook, circa 1930
Haandbog for emigranter til Amerikas vest is a typewritten copy (circa 1930) of a published work (1847) by Fribert, a former Danish official, who farmed near Pine Lake, Wisconsin, from 1843 to about 1847. Although containing comments on Native Americans, church, and government, it is largely a discussion of methods of agriculture.
Note: see Theodore C. Blegen, "Norwegian Migration to America, 1825-1860" (1931), p. 256-257.
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Laurits J. Fribert Book: "Haandbok for emigranter" (1847), typewritten copy, ca. 1930. Note: see Theodore C. Blegen, "Norwegian Migration to America, 1825-1860" (1931), p. 256-257. -
Gleason collection, 1890-1940
Collection of Norwegian publications, including: "Minner langs livsveien," by Pastor O.O. Sande og frue, "Hvad er nyevangelismen," and "Stamtavler over familien Utheim og med den beslegtede familier udarbeidet af J. Itheim." -
Nedberge (Berg) family history, undated
Nedberge (Berg): Family of Ivar Gulvsen Nedberge and Marta Torbjornsdtr Horten, includes: Gilbert (Gulv), John (Johan), Tom (Torbjorn), Bertha (Brita), Sivert (Sjur), Martha (Marta) and Lars Berg/Nedberge. -
NORTANA (Norwegian Teachers Association of North America) records, 1984-2019
NORTANA is non-profit organization for researchers and teachers involved in Norwegian language, literature, and area studies, NORTANA promotes the study of Norwegian and Norway at all levels, and works to facilitate cooperation between scholars engaged in these fields. Founded in 1987 as NorTANA (Norwegian Teachers Association of North America), the organization changed its name to NORTANA (Norwegian Researchers and Teachers Association of North America) in 2002. In addition to winning the Akademikapris from Akademika Bokhandel in 1998, NORTANA has also conducted a number of projects to further Norwegian studies in North America. Included in this collection are newsletters, correspondence, and membership information. -
William A. Nelson collection, 1983
Publication by William A. Nelson called "Stories and Poems of the Hills and Homes of Rollag" -
Barboe/Stene Family letters, 1903-1908
A collection of letters, documents and photographs from Ole and Olena Stene. Ole lived in Alcester, South Dakota and Olena was in and around Sioux City, Iowa. Ole was a second generation Norwegian. They encompass their courtship, and have details about life/community activities around them at the time. There is also a packet of letters in Norwegian, some having to do with the death of Ole's father Knute Barboe in Kansas City.
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General Genealogy, 1896-1988
Includes: "A Vocabulary of Norse Baptismal Names" (1915); Norwegian name book (1896); "Your Family Name" (1915); Ad for Family History books from Mohn Printing Company (n.d.); Norway to America: Genealogy and Settlement History Guide by Lorna Anderson and Janet Frye (1988).