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Tilda Akersmyr Tofteland biography, 1982
An interview with a Norwegian immigrant, conducted by Clarence Kilde for the "Minnesota Talking Book Calendar." Mrs. Tofteland emigrated in 1925 and became a busy farm wife and mother who found time to paint and write. She was a charter member of Agderlag and was its secretary for 24 years. Includes a biographical sketch and an obituary. -
Zacharias M. Toftezen papers, 1806-1939
Correspondence, legal papers, and biographical information of a Norwegian who immigrated in 1847 and came to Washington in 1850. Toftezen was probably the first Scandinavian in the Stanwood area. His mother, sister, and brother came later. A Toftezen memorial stone was erected in 1939. The bulk of the collection consists of letters written in Norway, Washington, and Door and Oconto counties, Wisconsin, by and to members of the Toftezon family, and deal with church, crops, health, and weather. A collection of clippings (1931-1939) tells of the Toftezen family and of the dedication of the monument. Includes photocopy of article by H.M. Tjernagel, "Toftezons, et kapitel af norsk-amerikansk historie" in "Symra," v. 10 (1914) pp. 240-250.
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Letters from Betsy Larson, 1977
The following notes were compiled by John E. Bye, Fargo, N.D., March 2013: Author Beryl Ebersviller Toftley appears to have used the immigrant letter format to tell the story of her grandmother, Norwegian immigrant, Betsy Larson and her family who lived in North Dakota and Minnesota. No publication date is given with Letters From Betsy typescriptbut it had to be done before 1977 when Toftley died. A copy was acquired by Connie Lillehoff of Fargo, although she does not recall when or how sheacquired the copy; it may have been an online purchase. BetsyEngebretsdatter was born July 6, 1862, according to church records, in theparish of Nes, Norway. Her parents were Engebret Larsen and KristianaLarsdatter and were living on the Folberg farm at the time of her birth. OnJune 18, 1880, Betsy and brother Edon were found in the Oslo emigrationrecords leaving for America with their destination listed as Elgin, Illinois.Edon and Betsy make their way to Northwood, N.D., where he homesteads northwest of Northwood and receives title to his land in 1888. Betsy married Frank George Smith on Sept. 4, 1887 according to Grand Forks County marriage license. By 1900 the family is living in Dickey County, N.D.(Porter Township) and there are six children listed (Della, Nora, Clarence, Florence, Marion and Dorothy. The family later moves to Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Betsy died on July 11, 1936 and is buried at the Vergas City Cemetery. -
Karel Hansen Toll family history, 1937
Information about a presumed Norwegian who settled in the Schenectady region of New York state about 1680. See A.N. Rygg's article in Norwegian-American Studies, v. 14, (1944) pp. 244-248. "No direct proof that Hansen was a Norwegian can be produced. Nothing definite is known of him before he appeared about 1680 in Albany and Schenectady, where he spent the remainder of his life. But the tradition in his family maintains that he was a Norwegian." In 1712 "he bought 38 acres in Maalwyck. Here he made his home and he or his son Daniel built in 1717 a solid house of stone." He "is regarded as the first Norwegian who sat in a lawmaking assembly in America." Photocopy of pp. 231-242 of "Story of the Maalwyck" by Percy M. Van Epps, published by the Town Board of Glenville, N.Y., 1937.; Correspondence (1993) of John Chamberlin about the Toll family with Karel G. Toll and Susan Erickson.; See in the library collection, photocopy of Daniel J. Toll's Narrative embracing the history of two or three of the first settlers and their families in Schenectady. 1847 p. 57. -
Andrew Tollefson correspondence, 1881-1906
Correspondence of a Norwegian-born teacher and sheep rancher written mostly from Montana, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, dealing with health, rural schools, politics, and economic conditions on farm and ranch. There are letters concerning St. Olaf College, Augsburg College, Concordia College, Augustana Academy, and Scandinavia Academy. Tollefson was a student at St. Olaf College (1890-1893). Includes letters from Sam Solberg, Edwin Solberg, Inga Halverson, Lottie Halverson, O. Sandness, L.H. Dalen, Henry Thorseson, John Edward Beum. -
Thor C. Tollefson article, 1953
"Norsk bidrag til amerikansk liv," a translation by Gus O. Solum, Seattle, Washington, of an address appearing in the "Congressional Record" (May 15, 1953). Discusses the history, growth, and contribution of Norwegians to American culture. Tollefson was a congressman from Tacoma. -
Christian H. Tollefsrude history, 1905-1933
A scrapbook covering the history of the Norwegians in Rock County, Wisconsin, by Christian Tollefsrude, the son of H. C. Tollefsrude, a pioneer in the Rock Prairie area. The scrapbook is based on a 1917 typescript history of which Peder Olson Langseth was the principal author. Tollefsrude is credited with at least four of the sections. The original typescript has here seen many additions and corrections, and hundreds of clippings have been inserted, some pasted in and others loose. The total pagination is 792, compared with 377 in the original typescript. Another copy of the history, with manuscript corrections and additions, is in the Langseth collection (P 1249); the two copies should be used together, because each contains material not found in the other. The collection also includes clippings, correspondence, articles, and other materials related to the Tollefsrude family and to Rock County, Wisconsin.
- Includes clippings from Tollefsrude family reunions (1905, 1909); obituaries of C.H.T. and his wife; and letters written by Tollefsrude to C.G.O. Hansen (1928-29) commenting on Hansen's articles on Rock Prairie, Wisconsin.
- Tollefsrude history, English translation and supplemental notes. 2 files. Includes pedigree charts of Ole Andrewson and Nattestad brothers; notes from other histories of Rock County, Wis., and miscellaneous notes from the Tollefsrude history. The translation is highly selective, comprising far less than half the original text. Page numbers from the original text have been added. Data collected 1905-1916.
- Scrapbook. Several photographs included.
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Hans Christofferson Tollefsrude diary, 1851-1856
A handwritten Dagbog, two Xerox copies and a translation of the diary about a journey to California from Rock County, Wisconsin, via New York and Panama. The diary gives information about digging for gold in California and general conditions there as well as the final disillusionment in the search for quick riches by the Norwegian-born writer. Tollefsrude had emigrated from Torpen, Nordre Land, 1844, and was one of the early settlers in the Rock Prairie, Wisconsin, settlement. A letter from C.H. Tollefsrude, Rolfe, Iowa, found in the D.G. Ristad Papers in the NAHA Archives reads: "Father's California Diary or Dagbog was kept from December, 1851, to October, 1856, covering the time of his absence from home. Upon his death May 17, 1903, the Dagbog came into my possession, but December 31, 1925, it was lost in a fire which at that time destroyed my home there. It was written in Norske.." -
Clarence H. Tolley (Tollefsrud) biography, 1913-1994
Biography of Fingar Enger, a bonanza farmer in the Goose River area, North Dakota. Clipped from "North Dakota History," vol 26, no. 3.. -
Harold M. Tolo thesis, 1926
Ulrik Vilhelm Koren as a Norwegian-American pioneer minister of the Middle-West frontier. A thesis from the University of Minnesota, Master of Arts, 1926. 128 p., 5 p. bibliography. Typescript (photocopy). Tolo graduated from Luther College in 1921, got the M.A. from the University of Minnesota in 1926, the Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in 1934. He was professor of history for many years at Wisconsin State Teachers College in Stevens Point. Based on extensive work in the Koren papers in the Luther College archives, with many quotations from papers there; also, interviews with Koren's children and parishioners.,