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Olaf Mandt Hustvedt clippings, 1921-1995
"Olaf Hustvedt og Slaget om Atlanterhavet," an article in "Nordmanns Forbundet," no. 2, 1982 (photocopy), and newspaper clippings, including an obituary of a Vice Admiral in the United States Navy who commanded battleships in World War II.
One clipping concerns a grandson, Frederick H. Hauck (1941-), who was co-pilot of the Challenger space shuttle mission in 1983. -
John K. Hanson manuscript, 1983
"The Winnebago Story, 1958-1983," a 155-page account of the growth of a recreational vehicle manufacturing company located in Forest City, Iowa. Hanson was a member of the Forest City Development Commission which brought the travel trailer company to the community and made it into a flourishing enterprise.
A Hanson family history is filed under P0539, and a published family history by Robert L. Lillestrand and Barbara Hanson Bulman is in the NAHA books collection (see: Winebago, Industries)
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Christ (Kristen) Gundersen America letters, 1923-1934
Excerpts of letters that were published as a part of series titled "De gamle Amerika brev" in "Fædrelandsvennen," Kristiansand, 1975.
The letters to his family in Øvrebø were written by a mason contractor who came to Brooklyn about 1900 and established his own business. Many of the excerpts deal with the effects of the economic depression of the 1930s.
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Lise Aubert Lindbaek papers, 1944-1945
Notes and other materials of a Norwegian war correspondent who lectured in the United States in 1943-1945. Beginning in 1925 she covered news from Italy, Germany, France, Spain, and North Africa. For a time she was correspondent for "Nordisk Tidende" in Brooklyn.
Her book "Tusen Norske Skip" was translated by Nora Solum and published under the title "Norway's New Saga of the Sea." One folder, 33 items, concerns Norwegians in Oregon.
Includes folders: clippings and lecture tour data and correspondence; Peter Myrvold biography and articles on Alaska and California; and Norwegians in Oregon. -
Martha Torrison papers, 1931-1975
Correspondence and legal papers concerning a prominent family who were the descendents of Osul Torrison, pioneer merchant and ship owner in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The donor of the papers, Martha Torrison, was the daughter of Dr. George A. Torrison, a professor at Rush Medical College in Chicago. Includes: Agnes Torrison letters (postcards to Martha and Agnes); Osul Torrison estate; Isaac Torrison estate; Norman Torrison, William Torrison documents; O. Torrison Company papers (including photograph of sons George, Isaac, and Oscar); C.C. Stewart (husband of Agnes M. Torrison) will, 1939; concerning death, will, insurance of Martha Torrison (includes 1902 photograph Martha and Agnes).
Includes: Agnes Torrison letters (postcards to Martha and Agnes); Osul Torrison estate; Isaac Torrison estate; Norman Torrison, William Torrison documents; O. Torrison Company papers (including photograph of sons George, Isaac, and Oscar); C.C. Stewart (husband of Agnes M. Torrison) will, 1939; concerning death, will, insurance of Martha Torrison (includes 1902 photograph Martha and Agnes). -
Charles A. Reedy mormon history, 1961
The History of the Mission Branch of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, written by the historian of the Northeastern Illinois District (129 mimeographed pages, 1961).
A number of early immigrants to Illinois became converts to Mormon beliefs. Prominent among them were Goodman Hougaas (Gudmund Haugaas), a "Slooper," and members of the Hayer (Heier) family. Haugaas later became a bishop of the church. Photocopied, 1961. "100 year centennial history of the Mission Branch (Illinois)...Mission Branch was the fourth group of Latter Day Saints to organize in Northern Illinois, April 29, 1861." Two controversial pamphlets: "Mormonernes vranglære," Kristiania, 1874, 47 pages; and "Vogt dig for Mormonerne!" Copenhagen, 1862, 22 pages. -
Johan P. Lunde papers, 1870-1901
Copies of documents and letters, together with diaries of an immigrant who came to Chicago in 1880. Some items are translated by Karl Johan Berner Schultz (1981). The diaries reveal the introspective nature of a devout Quaker struggling with problems related to education, military service, and employment, first in Norway and later in the United States. The later diaries indicate that he found work in Marshalltown, Iowa.- School report (Halvorsens Skole, Stavanger). Photocopied. 1870-1871
- Logbook, translation and translator's letters. Atlantic crossing on board "Nanna." (n.d.). Photocopied, undated
- Letters and translations. Photocopied. Christiania, 1875; Stavanger, 1893
- Diary and translations. January-February, 1880. Photocopied.
- Diary and translations. March-July, 1880? Photocopied.
- Diary and translations. August-October, 1880. Photocopied.
- Diary. January-July, 1882. Photocopied.
- Account books. Photocopied. 1875-76 in Kristiania, Norway; 1881-1882, Marshalltown, Iowa 1875-1882
- Diary and translations, 1901 Photocopied.
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Hulda Visen song, 1885
Manuscript of a romantic poem, sub-titled "Før Hjalmar han naade sit Fædreneland," (Before Hjalmar got to his Native Land). Carthage. Feb. 15, 1885. The Song of Hulda (own melody) and a 1982 translation by Karl Berner Schultz. -
Knut Hansen papers, 1919-1982
Correspondence, clippings, programs, photos, tributes, and other memorabilia of a Norwegian-born musician who, during his 48-year career in Chicago, conducted many choral groups including Normennenes Singing Society, Svithoid Singing Society, and The Lake Shore Club. On several occasions he was conductor for the Norwegian Singers' Association and the American Union of Swedish Singers. He was decorated by the kings of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
Includes:- Biographical information; information regarding Elvera Bensen (Mrs. Hansen); wedding anniversaries (25, 40, and 50th); retirement, 1972; tributes; formal invitations; travel; Lauritz Melchior photo and correspondence (1931-1975); and clippings.
- Svithoid Singing Club (programs, etc.); Normenenes Singing Society (programs); Lake Shore Club Male Chorus (programs, etc.); American Union of Swedish Singers (clippings); Songbooks, notebook, songs and poems; "Trollstenen" a story; photos; programs (Hansen participated); programs
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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.