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Kenneth O. Bjork papers, 1935-1997
Correspondence, book reviews, speeches, offprints of articles, personal financial papers of a professor of history at St. Olaf College and NAHA editor, 1960-1980. -
Stavangeren of Chicago papers, 1920-1966
Records of a local Bygdelag organized by immigrants from Stavanger in Chicago, whose stated purpose was to sustain Stavanger traditions and ties. For a time the group published a newsletter, Mortepumpen. -
Jostein Molde thesis, 1982
"Settlement Patterns for Immigrants from Verdal, Norway, a Survey and Analysis," a study prepared by a Norwegian student at St. Olaf College, 1981-1982, as part of a preparation for a thesis to be completed at the University of Trondheim.
Four file folders of source materials related to the thesis topic are included in the collection. -
Øien family correspondence, 1907-1948
A collection of extended family letters written from Chicago, Eau Claire, and Kvalshaug, Norway, by siblings, in-laws, nieces and nephews of Randi Larsdatter Øien Flatreit, the only one of eight children to remain in Norway from the last generation to be raised at the Øyegrinde husmanns place at Nedre Øien. A letter explaining the family relationships is enclosed. -
Clarence Kilde papers, 1973-1979
Correspondence and other materials collected by a retired Norwegian-American Episcopal priest in connection with his interest in Waldemar Ager, an interest which eventually led to his receiving a Masters of Arts degree at the University of Minnesota in 1978. His thesis "Tragedy in the Life and Writings of Waldemar Ager Immigrant, Author and Editor," is in the NAHA book collection.
See also Ager Papers, P0601 and NAHA Publication papers, box 46.
Box 1- Correspondence regarding: Ager Thesis
- Bibliography and plans for thesis;
- Notebook 1: Correspondence and notes on interviews;
- Notebook 2: Papers collected by Kilde for use in thesis;
- Correspondence- Ager, Elvira
- Correspondence- Ager, Eyvind
- Correspondence- Ager, Roald;
- Correspondence- Bergh, Gudrun
- Best, Solveig Ager;
- Correspondence: Nicolai, Hildur Ager;
- Manuscript, Barbara Bergh "Glimpses into My Grandfather's Scrapbook"
- Snapshots received from Karren Bergh Bloom;
- Ager Genealogy;
- Ager Clippings;
- Ager Memorial Committee;
- Ager Stories translated by Eyvind Evans
- Paper for Professor Vecoli, 1976, "Cultural Pluralism Versus Assimilation In the Writings of Waldmar Ager;
- Article for Eau Claire newspaper "Waldemar Ager, Editor and Author"
- Miscellaneous pamphlets, etc.
- Correspondence with University of Nebraska Press regarding translation of " They Went to a Far Country";
- Miscellaneous, My Memories of Ole Edvart Rølvaag.
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Nordmanns Forbundet of Northfield papers, 1930-1990
The official records of the Northfield chapter of Nordmanns Forbundet, including the correspondence of the secretary, Esther Gulbrandson, and her successors with the home office in Oslo, Norway.
Box 1:- Gavel, with a letter explaining its origin and occasion
- Membership Lists, 1930-1962;
- Correspondence, Dec. 1931-1941;
- Correspondence, 1942-1947;
- Correspondence 1948-1955;
- Correspondence 1956-1961;
- Correspondence, membership, etc. 1962-1965.
- Correspondence, membership, etc. 1966-69;
- Gulbrandson, Esther, papers, Nordmanns Forbundet, correspondence, members, etc. 1970-74.
- Correspondence, membership, etc. 1980-82.
- 1980-82;
- Correspondence, membership, etc. 1983-90;
- Concerts Sponsored, 1980: Uranienborg Band, Grimstad, Engegaard;
- Correspondence, Newsletters, Johan Heyerdahl, 1984-91;
- Membership Lists, 1974-81;
- Membership Lists, 1982-83;
- Events, 1983;
- Membership Lists, 1984-85;
- Events, 1984.
- Correspondence regarding uncashed 1983 dues checks, June 1984;
- Events, 1985;
- Membership Correspondence, 1986 membership year;
- Events, 1986;
- Conference in Tucson, October 16-19, 1986;
- Membership Correspondence, 1987;
- Events, 1987;
- Membership List, 1988.
- Events, 1988.
- Membership List, 1989;
- Events, 1989;
- Membership Correspondence, 1990;
- Events, 1990;
- Membership List, 1991;
- Events 1991;
- Conference, Oct. 4-6, 1991;
- Membership Lists, Correspondence, 1992;
- Events, 1992;
- Correspondence, membership, etc. 1993;
- Federal ID Number (non-profit organization);
- Transcript, 3 old timers (Paul Johnson, Clemens Granskou, Ruben Mostrom) telling stories.
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Olaus Arneng letters, 1942-1959
A 15-page compilation of excerpts from letters (1942-1959) written by a native of Kirkenes, Norway, to his daughter Solveig, who married Rudolph Johnson and emigrated to Duluth, Minnesota. The letters depict a warm, loving interest in the life of his daughter and her family in America. Rudolph Johnson, a librarian at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, was instrumental in compiling the letters. -
Knut Brynildsen Duxstad letters, 1852-1854
A compilation of Oswald B. Anderson's translations of "The California Letters of Knute B. Duxstad, 1852-1854," written by an immigrant from Voss, Norway, who set out from Jefferson Prairie, Wisconsin, to join the gold seekers in 1850. The letters cover the trip to California via New York and the Isthmus of Panama, opportunities for work in California, living conditions, wages, and prices. After a few years Duxstad returned to Rock County, where he established a home and became a prosperous farmer.
The compiler has provided an introduction to the letters. Also includes a letter (July 15, 1862) from C. L. Clausen, with transcription and translation. -
Sigleif Engen article, 1962
"Knut Olson Eia," the story of the life in Norway of an emigrant said to have come to America in 1821 with Cleng Peerson. Engen attempts to get at the facts about an obscure pioneer and to correct erroneous statements that have been made about him.The article appeared (in Norwegian) in "Ætt og heim," 1962, page 66-67. -
Elise Margreth Cammermeyer Welhaven Gunnersen memoirs, 1844-1904
Photocopies of pages 135-270 of the handwritten reminiscences of the wife of Professor Rud Gunnersen (1844-1904), who taught at Augsburg College, Minneapolis from 1874 to 1883. The memoir is a lively account of the interrelated lives of the Sverdrups, Oftedals, and Gunnersens, who occupied three apartments in the same house near the Augsburg campus. Elise Gunnersen found it difficult to adapt to life in Minneapolis, and her husband was not happy in his work at Augsburg. After leaving Augsburg the family spent a year at the Hauge Seminary in Red Wing, Minnesota. The Gunnersens returned to Norway in 1884, where Elise settled into a life that was more in accord with her background.