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Norskedalen, Coon Valley, Wisconsin brochures, circa 1980
Descriptive literature about a "Heritage Project and Nature Center" in a valley north of Coon Valley, Wisconsin, which was set up under to auspices of the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse Foundation. Settlement in the area began in 1850 and was "almost exclusively by Norwegian immigrants."
Includes various pamphlets, brochures, articles and newsletters about and by the Norskedalen "The Norwegian Valley" Nature and Heritage Center. -
Ole R. Pedersen autobiography, 1935-1976
"Autobiography of O. R. Pedersen," translated by his daughter, Mae Peterson, 1974. Pedersen enlivens his account with stories of his childhood and youth in Valders, Norway, and of his emigrant journey to Brown County, Wisconsin, 1873. His narrative continues with stories of family, church, and pioneer life in Brown County, where he spent the rest of his life. -
Øyvind T. Gulliksen articles and clippings, 1984-2001
"John Lie og Amerika," the story of a Norwegian novelist and poet who lived at Fyresdal in Telemark, who became a popular writer among first-generation Norwegian Americans. Lie visited the United States in 1898-1899 and published a volume of poems entitled Helsing til Amerika. "Hollasokninger i Hazel Run: Ø. G. fant mange midt-Telemarkninger i Midt-Vesten,"Telemarkningen, September 14, 1984. "Gjensyn med Drangstveitene fra Morgedal," Telemark Arbeiderblad, September, 28, 1985. "Husmannen frå Kilen" (Loyal Rue). -
Oskar J. W. Hansen clippings, 1937-1984
Newspaper items and photographs of the work of a sculptor who emigrated to the United States from Vesterålen, Norway, in 1910. He was awarded the President's Medal of Merit in 1961 for a sculpture at Yorktown, Virginia, commemorating Washington's victory over Cornwallis. His most monumental work is the Winged Figures of the Republic at Hoover Dam, reported to be the largest cast bronzes in the world. He is the author of Beyond the Cherubim, 1964; of Chien-Mi-Lo (a satirical prose fantasy with interpretative sculpture), 1927; and of Sculptures at Hoover Dam, 1968. The file includes several letters and a transcript of his New York Times obituary.
Includes 6 photos of "Winged Figures of the Republic" Winged Figures at the Hover Dam, newspaper clippings; magazine articles, letter from Oskar J. Hansen to Anna Helga Hong, a professor at Northwestern University, a list of books Oskar J. Hansen wrote, and a New York Times obituary, Sept. 3, 1971. -
Hardanger Fiddle Association of America records, 1890-2009
Materials related to the Hardanger fiddle, a traditional Norwegian folk instrument with eight strings, and to the association founded in 1983 in order to stimulate interest in the instrument and in Scandinavian folk music and dance. -
Hild Næs Hildahl papers, 1939-1986
Letters and a memoir "Listugfarmen," (16p.) by a woman who emigrated from Kragerø in 1937 to Roseau, Minnesota, after her marriage to a Norwegian-born farmer who had settled there. She tells of her life in Norway and its contrast to her life in Roseau. She had been trained in handicrafts and as a hobby began making dolls illustrating Norwegian folk tales. This grew into a business and she traveled all over the United States, showing, selling, and lecturing about her dolls.
The St. Olaf College library has a collection of her dolls that is occasionally on display. A letter from Sigvald Støylen gives information about Ms. Hildahl. Also, see Helen Billberg Granat, P 1320. One of her cassettes is "Once upon a Norwegian Time: Hild Hildahl and Her Dolls."
Includes two letters from Mrs. Hildahl to Mrs. Johl; a letter from Sigavld Stoylen giving information about Mrs. Hildahl; an article from the Minneapolis Sunday Tribune about Mrs. Hildahl, and seven boxes of yarn dolls with accompanying descriptions prepared by Hildahl. -
Norman Midthun clipping, 1984
The story of a Norwegian American who became a pilot for the Norwegian Air Force in World War II. When the war was over he was assigned to be Crown Prince Olav's personal pilot when he visited cities and communities throughout Norway in order to inspect the needs incurred by the 5-year German occupation. Midthun later earned a B.A. degree from St. Olaf College and had a life-long career as a Northwest Airlines pilot.
Includes clipping regarding Norm Midthun's talk delivered in Feb. 2010, and several photographs of Camp Little Norway. -
Walter Mondale papers, 1979, 1984
History/Biography:
Born in Ceylon, Minnesota, 1928. Mondale attended Macalester College for two years before he transferred to the University of Minnesota. He graduated in 1951 with a degree in political science. After enlisting in the US Army and serving in the Korean War, Mondale enrolled at the University of Minnesota Law School. After his graduation in 1956 he served on the Minnesota Law Review, and a law clerk for the Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Thomas Gallagher. Before entering politics, Mondale practiced law in Minneapolis for a few years.
Mondale worked with Humphrey during his 1948 senate campaign, and for Orville Freeman’s campaigns from 1952-58. In 1960, Freeman appointed Mondale the attorney general of Minnesota at the age of 32. During the next election, Mondale was reelected as the attorney general. After four years in the attorney general's office, Mondal was appointed by Karl Rolvaag to fill the senate vacancy of Hubert Humphrey who was elected Vice President of the United States. Mondale was reelected until 1976 when he was chosen as the running mate for Jimmy Carter. Mondale served as the vice president for one term.After losing the 1980 election, Mondale returned to practicing law until the 1984 election when he ran for president. His running mate was Geraldine Ferraro – the first woman nominated for the position. They lost to incumbent Ronald Reagen. Mondale returned to practice law for many years, until he was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Japan by President Bill Clinton. During Clinton’s presidency, he also chaired a study on campaign finance reform and was the special envoy to Indonesia.
Following the death of Paul Wellstone (Democratic Senator from Minnesota) 11 days before the election, Mondale stepped in as the candidate following the support of Wellstone’s relatives. Mondale lost this election – his last ever.
Scope and Content:
Various clippings, photographs, and newsletters relating to Walter Mondale. The Mundal-Mondale Clan, which gives complete information about Norwegian ancestry, is in the NAHA collection.
Includes:- Signed photo of Walter Mondale;
- Letter and signed photo from Hubert Humphrey
- Humphrey - Muskie campaign buttons
- The Mondale Memo, July 1975
- "Mondale Tours Flood-Damaged Area"
- Minneapolis Star and Tribune, July 13, 1984
- "Mondale, Ferraro make history"
- Scene, Twin Cities public television journal, June 1979, Vol. 4 No. 10, "Walter Mondale, There's a Fjord in Your Past"
- Time, June 18, 1984, "'I am the Nominee' Mondale Stakes His Claim"; Time, Oct. 29, 1984, "Showdown: Who Won, and Why"
- Minneapolis Star and Tribune Election Special, Nov. 8, 1984, "Reagan carried most segments of voters"
- Photo of Mondale at podium at sesquicentennial, 1975
- Chicago Tribune Style Section 7, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 1986, "Who is Eleanor Mondale and what is she doing here?"
- Chicago Tribune, October 16, 1984, "Norwegians have their day sans Fritz"
- Newspaper article, "Norse VP to lead Columbus parade"
- Transcription of an interview with Joan Adams Mondale, Jan 29, 1997, 15 pages, unknown interviewer
- Biography 1978, " Mondale, Walter F(rederick)", 4 pages
- Nord. Tidens, Apr. 26, 1979, "Fjaerland på hodet"
- Viking, Oct. 2004, Politics Walter Mondale.
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Mathias N. Nelson correspondence, 1886-1985
Nelson lived in St. Paul, Minnesota; Minot, North Dakota; and Calgary, Alberta. The letters to Nelson are mainly from relatives in Norway.
Contents:- Anne H. Flaa correspondence, 1886-1893
- Letters to Mr. M.N. Nelson, 1911-1985
- Eskild Lovseth correspondence, 1890-1918
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Nellie Rogney clipping, 1983
"Alone on That Prairie," excerpts from a memoir written about 1930 by a woman as she recalls the difficulties of life on a homestead in Rosebud County, Montana. With her Norwegian-American husband she had begun living in Montana in 1914. The story ends tragically with the murder of her husband in the early 1920s.