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Oliver Justin Lee clippings, 1947-1978
Reports about a Norwegian American who was Professor of Astronomy and Director of the Dearborn Observatory at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. -
Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute pamphlet, 1980
"Documentation of Traditional Music in Northern Wisconsin and Michigan," final report of an ethnic music project conducted at Northland College, Ashland, Wisconsin. -
Fredrikke Nielsen clippings, 1904-1912
Data concerning an evangelist of the Methodist Church, who before her conversion had been a leading actress for 25 years in the theaters of Bergen and Trondheim. As an evangelist she traveled widely in the United States, visiting some 300 cities and receiving a great deal of acclaim as a powerful preacher. Includes article by Rolf Moster (3 pages, 1912) with portrait -
Norwegian Emigrant Museum, 1952-2006
Catalogs, pamphlets, newsletters, and photos concerning the museum established at Hamar, Norway, in 1952 as part of Norske Folkemuseum. In 1973 it became part of Hedemarksmuseet og Domkirkeodden. Also, Vestnorsk Utvandringssenter, Sletta/Radøy) and clippings on other Norwegian museums: Folkemuseum (Bygdøy), Maihaugen.
Includes notes on two settlers' houses (cabins) rebuilt on museum grounds, Borderudstua from Kindred, North Dakota, and Gundersenstua from Vining, Minnesota (photos included). Oak Ridge Church (Houston, Minnesota) moved to grounds in 1997. For information on cabins see O.I. Hertsgaard papers. Newsletters. -
Clarence E. Skoien clippings, 1947
Biographical information about a minister who at the time of his death was serving Trinity Lutheran Church, Madison, Wisconsin. Skoien served in both World Wars, receiving many decorations. -
American Lutheran Church (Oslo, Norway) biographies, 1961-1964
Data about the persons listed in a commemorative book placed in the Memorial Church established in Oslo by the American Lutheran Church. Many of those honored were first-generation immigrants to the United States from Norway. Some of the biographies include photographs and/or photographic negatives.
Some of the biographies include photographs and all are indexed in the Rowberg Biographical File. -
Amerika (newspaper) correspondence, 1891-1895
Letters, chiefly to Reverend C. K. Preus, some written by O.M. Kalheim, one of the editors of "Amerika", a secular newspaper that served as an organ for the Norwegian Synod. Correspondents include: Lars O. Thorpe, Bernt Askevold, K.L. Gullibo, Einar B. Christophersen, Johannes Waage, Peder O. Langseth. A St. Olaf College Student from Norway, Jostein Molde, compiled a chronology and summary of the letters, which is in the file. -
Lawrence Onsager articles, 1985-1986
Copy of "Pilgrims in a Strange Land," as published in "Adventist Heritage," volume 11, no. 6, 1986; and "Oakland: The First Norwegian-American Seventh Day Adventist Church in America," Mauston, Wisconsin, 1985. The first Norwegian-American Seventh Day Adventist Church in the United States was organized in Oakland Township, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, in 1861 by four families who had emigrated from Vest Agder in the 1850s (Olsen, Johnson, Loe and Serns families). This church "became a center from which evangelistic work spread among Scandinavians both in the United States and in Europe." -
Race for Light (Summit County, Colorado) pamphlet, 1975-2000
Descriptive information about a skiing program for the blind based on the work done at the Beitastølen Health Sports Center in Norway. Added. 1 sheet notice that Olav Pedersen, "father" of what is now called "Ski for Light," was inducted into the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame, Sept. 30, 2000 (sheet includes a number of photographs). -
Bondeungdomslaget of New York papers, 1967-1975
Correspondence, photographs, programs and clippings of a society organized in Brooklyn in 1925. Its stated purpose was "to unite fraternally young men and women of Norwegian birth or descent of good moral character to meet together and uphold the Norwegian language, customs and habits."
The group built a cabin at Lake Telemark, Rockaway, New Jersey, in 1930 to serve as social center and vacation site, and organized the popular Bondeungdomslaget Folk Dance Group in 1962.