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Lars Wilhelm Boe papers, 1896-1993
Articles, pamphlets, clippings, scrapbooks, and pictures dealing largely with biography. L. W. Boe was the fourth president of St. Olaf College. The two scrapbooks were compiled by his sister, A. Sophie Boe. The main collection of L.W. Boe Papers is in the St. Olaf College Archives. Papers deal largely with biography, Boe's proposals for reorganization of the Lutheran Church, and Boe Memorial Chapel. Finding aid coming soon. -
Vigleik E. Boe papers, 1896-1983
Biography/History:
Vigleik Engebret Boe was born March 30, 1872, in Odda, Hardanger, Norway to Enegebret Engebretsson and Kristie (Skare) Boe. He immigrated in 1892 and settled in Nerstrand, Minnesota where he lived with his Aunt Mrs. Valgjer Olson. During this time, he became a member of the Vang Congregation. He married Maria (Haugen) Boe on December 23, 1899.Boe attended St. Olaf College Academy (1895-1899) and the United Church Seminary (1900-1903). He served as a Lutheran minister in Finley for 30 years. Boe was the editor of "Luthersk Menighedsblad," (1910-12), and associate editor, "Concordia" (songbook, 1915).
Scope and Content:
The Boe papers include clippings, correspondence, family history materials, Finley Lutheran church records, and St. Olaf and United Church school records.
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Carl L. Boeckmann papers, 1914-2000
Clippings, photos, and exhibition descriptions of a Norwegian-born artist who came to the United States in 1887. He painted portraits, landscapes, and religious subjects. The papers were collected in connection with an exhibition of Boeckmann paintings at the Hennepin County Government Center (October 4-6, 1976) under the sponsorship of the Richfield, Minnesota, Bicentennial Commission. His painting "The Battle of Killdeer Mountain" hangs in the Minnesota Capitol Senate hearing room.
Includes photos and description of the exhibition (Hennepin County Government Center, 1976); catalog of paintings compiled by Marilyn B. Anderson from research and exhibitions from Sept. 1967 to Nov. 2000. 6 pages (lists 94 paintings, usually with present owner); and photography of self-portrait. -
Floren and Haugen family history, undated
"A Psalm book…and a Good Pair of Shoes: The Floren and Haugen Family, 13 Generations, From Tangvold Farm, Hegra Parish, Stjørdalen, Norway, to Valley Grove, Northfield, Minnesota" by Carol-Jean Swanson Boevers.
The book includes general information about Norway, descriptions of each generation of the family, information about Norwegian emigration to America, and information about Norwegian life in America, including topics such as keeping Norwegian culture, education, preserving ties with Norway, religion, and American names.
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Johan Bojer papers, 1872-1959
Two photographs (one autographed) of the Norwegian novelist, and a newspaper clipping, "Et eventyr, som er sandt," February 1, 1923. -
Emma Quie Bonhus manuscripts, 1910-1970
1. "Treklöverblade: fortælling" was published in Decorah Posten (Ved Arnen), April 22-June 3, 1943. It is represented in a manuscript transcription (200 p.) and in English translation, "Three leaf clover," by Marie Voxland. Two typescript versions, single-space (77 p.) and double-space (162). A preface by Voxland gives background information, identifying possible sources for the characters in the families of Dr. Just Christian Grönvold and Halvor H. Quie, the church (Holden, Kenyon) and the college and academy (St. Olaf's School and College). A 6 page manuscript "Notes on the Gronvold ‘farm' and members of the family" by Voxland "based on notes from Harriet Voxland" gives additional information. A photocopy of the Ved Arnen publication is also included.; 2. "Den Lille Kapellan" (Familiens Magasin, Dec. 1925, pp.6-11). "Det skjer noe i det som skjer" (Juli Vesterheimen, 1947? Pp. 38-43). "En Nittiaarig pretekone forteller"
Includes:- Magazine section, Decorah Posten, April 22, 1943. Fortatline Emma Quie Bonhus. Includes: loose binder containing handwritten manuscript of Trekløverblade: Fortælling av Emma Quie Bonhus, 200 pp.
- Novel, Stories, 1910-1970
- Includes: post card, View from Stalheim, with Miss Clara Bonhus, Kenyon Minn on verso (1910); photocopy of manuscript Notes on the Gronvold farm & members of the family, by Marie Voxland, based on notes from Harriet Voxland (c.1970), 6 pp.; Bonhus, Emma Quie, From Lantern to Yardlight (Minneapolis: Lund Press, 1948, CS71.Q5), with Albert Quie's name inscribed; photocopy of From Lantern to Yardlight; double-spaced typescript of Bonhus, Emma Quie, Three Leaf Clover, translated by Marie Voxland, 162 pp.; photocopies of Trekløverblade: Fortælling av Mrs. Emma Bonhus, from Ved Arnen, Decorah Iowa (Apr. 22-Jun. 3, 1943). File also includes 3 articles torn from publications: Den lille Kapellan (Familiens Magasin, Dec. 1925, pp. 6-11); Det skjer noe i det som skjer (Jul i Vesterheimen, 1953, pp.44-48); En nittiårig prestekone forteller (Jul i Vesterheimen, pp. 44-48)
- single-spaced typescript of Bonhus, Emma Quie, Three Leaf Clover, translated by Marie Voxland, 77 pp.; preface by Voxland giving background information, identifying possible sources for the characters in the families of Dr. Just Christian Grönvold and Halvor H. Quie, the church (Holden, Kenyon) and the college and academy (St. Olaf's School and College), 1943
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Julius Boraas papers, 1891-1997
Papers of a professor of education at St. Olaf College: articles on educational subjects, a history of the Boraas family, correspondence, biographical data, clippings, diaries (55 volumes, 1899-1951), and a record of Boraas's public addresses. Some material concerns his work as superintendent of schools in Goodhue County, Minnesota, and with the Minnesota State Board of Education, on which he served 28 years. -
Henry Bordewick papers, 1880-1940
Letters, documents, photos, and other items of an emigrant from the Lofoten Islands, who came to Chicago in 1864; here he enlisted in the Navy and served on a Mississippi River gunboat during the Civil War, after which he sailed on the Great Lakes for about three years. He came to Granite Falls, Minnesota, in 1872, where he held office as county auditor and as postmaster. In 1897 he was appointed to a consular post in Christiania, Norway, in which capacity he remained until his death Includes biographical data, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and family history information.
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- Biographical data. Newspaper clippings, correspondence, and family history information. 1912-1940
- Correspondence and documents. Newspaper clippings, correspondence, and documents from Norway and the U.S. 1890-1912
- 30 photographs, portraits, and postcards. Studios include Bordewich and Henrichsen, Henningsvær; H.L. Olson, Granite Falls; Finne, Kristiania; Selmer, Paris; Lind, Kabelvaag; Christensen, Christiania; Maartmann, Christiania; Steward, Granite Falls. 1880-1912
- "Walt Whitman" by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1900; stole from the funeral of William McKinley, St. Edmund's Church, Christiania. 1900-1901
- Includes programs, city guides to Oslo, invitations, notes, and correspondence. 1900-1923
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Michael O. Borge papers, circa 1870-circa 1890
Papers of a Norwegian-born Lutheran clergyman, consisting of correspondence, clippings, photographs, and a family history. Some 1870s letters are from the Morrisonville, Wisconsin, area. Clippings consist of articles about pioneer life in the Volga, South Dakota, area in the 1880s. References are made to H. A. Preus and U. V. Koren.
Includes:- Volumes: 2 Family histories of Michael Oleson Borge (1846-1928) and Aagot Fosmark Borge (1852-1930) (1986, 1988)
- Correspondence of Michael O. Borge and Aagot Fosmark (1870-25 August 1873)
- Correspondence from tour of Norway (12 May-7 September 1902)
- Clippings (1948-1968) and photographs (1881-1967)
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Norman Borlaug papers, 1948-2006
Papers of a Norwegian-American agricultural scientist who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, 10 December 1970. Dr. Borlaug was born on a farm near Cresco, Iowa, and was educated as a scientist at the University of Minnesota. He was honored for his work in developing high-yielding dwarf wheat which held great promise for alleviating world hunger and he was hailed as a leader in the "Green Revolution."
Includes: Clippings, programs, speeches regarding: Borlaug's work, the awarding of the Peace Prize, and the Norman Borlaug Heritage Foundation (1948-2004); added January 2008, "The Man Who Fed the World," by Leon Hesser (2006).