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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. -
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). -
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. -
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. -
Egil Halvorsen Midtbo clipping and notes, 1958-1984
A biographical account by Bob Cory (Minot Daily News, April 14, 1984) of the life of a Norwegian-born Lutheran minister and of his son Herman, both of whom took homesteads in Mountrail County, North Dakota. Herman (d.1930) was an unsuccessful candidate for several political offices, 1908-1912.
A book, Sjaele-og Taenkelaere, by F. Nielsen (Copenhagen, 1858. 94p.), with added pages of hand-written notes, which had belonged to the Midtbo family is also in the collection. -
Hans C. Mamen clippings, 1975-1984
Articles by a Norwegian minister concerning the contributions Norway made to immigrant church life in the United States. A letter giving additional bibliography is included. -
Orin M. Loftus book, 1984
Pioneers in the Norwegian Settlement, a photocopied and copyrighted compilation of information about the families of immigrants who came to Albany, Wisconsin, beginning in 1849. According to the compiler the work is intended as "a layman's history of an entire settlement" which lists members of various family groups through four generations.
For more on the Lofthus family, see C. H. Tollefsrude's scrapbook on Rock County, Wisconsin, P1424, pages 636-638. -
Henrietta M. Larson papers, 1962-1983
Clippings and an appreciative essay about a Norwegian-American historian who in 1959 was the first woman to be appointed to a full professorship in the Harvard School of Business Administration. She is the author of the four-volume History of the Standard Oil Company (New Jersey). Born in Ostrander, Minn, she graduated from St. Olaf College in 1918. When she retired she returned to Northfield to live with her two sisters.
Includes the Skjeggerd sisters' genealogy, Appreciative essay, reprinted from "The Business History Review," St. Paul Pioneer Press Article, "Prof. Henrietta Larson set Harvard School of Business on end, joining faculty in '28," Obituaries from Northfield News, Minneapolis Tribune, Chicago Tribune. -
Peter L. Hoen autobiography, 1932-1986
"My Life," Dyre Dyresen's translation (64 typescript pages, 1984) of an account written by an emigrant from Nordrehaug in Ringerike. After coming to Chicago in 1871 he became a Seventh Day Adventist and spent the rest of his life as a layman working among the Scandinavians for this denomination. The file includes a biographical sketch of Peter Hoen's son, Reu E. Hoen. -
John Heitman papers, 1945-1955
Copies of poems used as Christmas greetings (1945-1953), and letters (1951) to a nephew, written by a Duluth, Minnesota, lawyer, who came from the island of Dønna, Norway, in 1894. Educated in Norway, he first became a member of the editorial staff of Minneapolis Tidende and later studied law at the University of Minnesota, graduating in 1902. In addition to his work as an attorney, Heitman ranks as a significant cultural figure on the immigrant scene, speaking and writing about Norwegian-American cultural interests, particularly Norwegian-American literature.