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Peter Peterson Haslerud pamphlet, 1995
"Petersen fra Peterson," a pamphlet containing translations of an article about and letters to and from Peter Peterson Haslerud, an 1843 emigrant from Rollag, Numedal, who founded Peterson, Fillmore County, Minnesota; translated by Karl Pedersen and edited by John Erickson. The story of Peter K. Haslerud, a nephew of Haslerud, is included. -
Olaf Holen papers, 1928-1985
Thesis, poems and article by a pastor born in Telemark 1889, emigrated 1909, studied at the United Church Seminary 1911-14, Univ. of Washington (B.A. and M.A.) and Augustana Seminary. Served parishes in Washington and Iowa, was editor of "Folkekalender" 1944-54. "Den haugianske vækkelse og dens plads i den norske litteratur," a Department of Scandinavian, University of Washington, Master of Arts thesis, 205 pages, 1928.
See Also: Anders L. Mordt papers (P0824) for a copy of Holen's article "En norske menighet i Texas" (Olso, Texas), "For Fattig og Rik" (Sept. 28, 1958). -
Lester G. Lindley history, 1984
"To Fulfill this Mission: A History of Kendall College, 1934-1984," by a teacher at Kendall College, Evanston, Illinois, to commemorate its 50th anniversary. Originally a two-year college called Evanston Collegiate Institute, it changed its name to Kendall in 1950 and became a four-year college in 1974. Kendall received its property from the Swedish Methodist Episcopal Theological Seminary and the Norwegian-Danish Theological Seminary.
Includes "To Fulfill this Mission: A History of Kendall College, 1934-1984" by Lester G. Lindley (78 pages), correspondence, a photo of the building, tracings from the Sanford Fire Insurance Maps of 1889 and 1920, a map of Evanston in 1986 showing the building, and a newspaper clipping, "Metodistenes nye skole" (9-20-1934). -
Aagot Noss lecture notes, undated
"Dress in Rural Norway, Mid to Late 19th Century. From Norwegian Rural Dress to American Dress," an article adapted from a lecture (with photographs and slides) given by the Førstekonservator, at the Bygdøy Museum in Oslo, Norway. No photographs are included in this article. -
Odin J. Oyen pamphlet, 1979
"A Catalog of the Oyen Collection from the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse," which gives a history of the Oyen Interior Design Firm. Oyen came from Trondheim in 1870 with his parents to Chicago and later to Madison, Wisconsin. After some study of art in Chicago, Oyen settled in La Crosse in 1888 where, together with Louis Nelson, he organized an interior decorating firm, working chiefly on public buildings. The firm was discontinued in 1931. -
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. -
Statue of Liberty clippings, 1985
New York Times article, December 30, 1985, about the discovery and origin of the copper skin of the statue. The copper came from a defunct mine which was located at Visnes, a small village on the Island of Karmøy; "Scandinavian of the Month: Kay Lande Selmer," from Scandinavian-American Bulletin, September, 1986. Selmer authenticated the truth about the copper. Celebrating the Immigrant, an administrative history of the Statue of Liberty National Monument, 1952-1982 (transferred to library in 2000). -
Hans Tambs Lyche periodical, 1983
Olaf Trygvason: Tidskrift for Religion og Politik, volume 1, no. 1, Chicago, February, 1883. An issue of a journal edited by H. Tambs Lyche, an engineer, Unitarian minister, and editor who came to the United States in 1880. He returned to Norway in 1892 and became editor of Kringsjaa. An article from Bergens Tidende is included. Throughout his life Tambs Lyche sought to interpret the United States to the people of Norway. An article by Paul Knaplund in volume 24 of Norwegian-American Studies is titled "H. Tambs Lyche: Propagandist for America." -
Helen Billberg Granat video cassettes, 1985
"A Norwegian Interlude: Impressions of Mother's Norway," a composition by Ms. Granat which was performed at Western Washington University, and "Once upon a Norwegian Time: Hild Hildahl and her Dolls." Ms. Granat was born and raised in Roseau, Minnesota, and was a long-time friend of Hild Hildahl.
For Hildahl papers, see P1285. -
Eilert Hjelmeseth papers, 1927-1948
Correspondence, clippings (1931-1950), and records dealing chiefly with Landsforbundet for Norsk Luthersk Ungdom i America. Born in Nordfjordeid, Norway, Hjelmeseth was editor of Landsforbundet's publication Norsk Ungdom. He was also associated with other Norwegian-American publications.