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Norge ship clippings, 1904-2000
Clippings and other information about a Danish emigrant ship (Thingvalla Line) which sank June 28, 1904 after hitting Rockall (400 miles from the Orkneys) with the largest loss of life in the Atlantic before the sinking of the Titanic. Only 168 people of the more than 700 passengers and 68 crew were rescued; most were emigrants from Eastern Europe, with some from Norway. Contents.
Advertisement for book Titanic's predecessor: the S/S Norge disaster of 1904 (Bergan, Seaward Publishing, 2004) by Per Kristian Sebak; also for Sebak's book Titanic: 31 Norwegian destinies (1998) which gives information about the 31 Norwegian passengers on the Titanic, only 10 of whom survived. Correspondence (2003) between Eleanore B. Lundeberg (whose father's sister and family were lost) and Kevin J. Heath, who located the wreck and is working on a filmed documentary; and Philip K. Lundeberg and Paul Johnston. Photocopy of page in book The Atlantic ferry in the 20th century by F.R. Corsin (1921) describing the incident.
Photocopy of article in Feb. 4, 1939 New York Sun. copies of obituaries (1956, 1964) of Helmer and Karen Fosmoe, who survived the wreck. Copy of Lorraine Shearer's article in the Orcadian Features (Aug. 14, 2003), 13 p.; Added 2004: photocopy of article by Thor Bjarne Bore, (The Norseman, May 2004, pp. 43-47) reviewing Sebak's book. -
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. -
Hardanger Fiddle Association of America records, 1890-2009
Materials related to the Hardanger fiddle, a traditional Norwegian folk instrument with eight strings, and to the association founded in 1983 in order to stimulate interest in the instrument and in Scandinavian folk music and dance. -
Walter Mondale papers, 1979, 1984
History/Biography:
Born in Ceylon, Minnesota, 1928. Mondale attended Macalester College for two years before he transferred to the University of Minnesota. He graduated in 1951 with a degree in political science. After enlisting in the US Army and serving in the Korean War, Mondale enrolled at the University of Minnesota Law School. After his graduation in 1956 he served on the Minnesota Law Review, and a law clerk for the Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Thomas Gallagher. Before entering politics, Mondale practiced law in Minneapolis for a few years.
Mondale worked with Humphrey during his 1948 senate campaign, and for Orville Freeman’s campaigns from 1952-58. In 1960, Freeman appointed Mondale the attorney general of Minnesota at the age of 32. During the next election, Mondale was reelected as the attorney general. After four years in the attorney general's office, Mondal was appointed by Karl Rolvaag to fill the senate vacancy of Hubert Humphrey who was elected Vice President of the United States. Mondale was reelected until 1976 when he was chosen as the running mate for Jimmy Carter. Mondale served as the vice president for one term.After losing the 1980 election, Mondale returned to practicing law until the 1984 election when he ran for president. His running mate was Geraldine Ferraro – the first woman nominated for the position. They lost to incumbent Ronald Reagen. Mondale returned to practice law for many years, until he was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Japan by President Bill Clinton. During Clinton’s presidency, he also chaired a study on campaign finance reform and was the special envoy to Indonesia.
Following the death of Paul Wellstone (Democratic Senator from Minnesota) 11 days before the election, Mondale stepped in as the candidate following the support of Wellstone’s relatives. Mondale lost this election – his last ever.
Scope and Content:
Various clippings, photographs, and newsletters relating to Walter Mondale. The Mundal-Mondale Clan, which gives complete information about Norwegian ancestry, is in the NAHA collection.
Includes:- Signed photo of Walter Mondale;
- Letter and signed photo from Hubert Humphrey
- Humphrey - Muskie campaign buttons
- The Mondale Memo, July 1975
- "Mondale Tours Flood-Damaged Area"
- Minneapolis Star and Tribune, July 13, 1984
- "Mondale, Ferraro make history"
- Scene, Twin Cities public television journal, June 1979, Vol. 4 No. 10, "Walter Mondale, There's a Fjord in Your Past"
- Time, June 18, 1984, "'I am the Nominee' Mondale Stakes His Claim"; Time, Oct. 29, 1984, "Showdown: Who Won, and Why"
- Minneapolis Star and Tribune Election Special, Nov. 8, 1984, "Reagan carried most segments of voters"
- Photo of Mondale at podium at sesquicentennial, 1975
- Chicago Tribune Style Section 7, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 1986, "Who is Eleanor Mondale and what is she doing here?"
- Chicago Tribune, October 16, 1984, "Norwegians have their day sans Fritz"
- Newspaper article, "Norse VP to lead Columbus parade"
- Transcription of an interview with Joan Adams Mondale, Jan 29, 1997, 15 pages, unknown interviewer
- Biography 1978, " Mondale, Walter F(rederick)", 4 pages
- Nord. Tidens, Apr. 26, 1979, "Fjaerland på hodet"
- Viking, Oct. 2004, Politics Walter Mondale.
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Symra Society history, 1957, 1975
A commemorative pamphlet on the 50th anniversary of a society which was founded to assure support for the publication of Symra, a literary magazine started in 1905. A history of the periodical Symra, prepared by Einar Haugen for the Norwegian Immigration Sesquicentennial in 1975, and a listing of contents (by volume) of ten volumes of the journal with a broad subject index by Erik Christianson are included, as is a Kristian Prestgard article, "Hvordan skriftet Symra blev til," Decorah Posten, December, 1941. -
Nordmanns Forbundet of Chicago papers, 1943-1988
Also known as the Norsemen's Federation. Includes miscellaneous records and officers' reports of the Chicago chapter of an international organization "of and for men and women of Norwegian descent." Founded in Oslo, Norway, in 1907, its goal is to strengthen "ties between Norsemen in all countries." Includes ephemera from the Nordmanns Forbundet 50th anniversary celebration, speeches, membership lists, booklets, correspondence, and the secretary's reports.
Box 1- constitution and by-law booklet, membership brochure;
- 50th anniversary papers, programs, speeches, and letters;
- 50th anniversary book original papers, photos, travel brochure;
- 50th anniversary book, and printer's copy;
- board meeting minutes;
- Membership lists, 1974-1984;
- Reports of Chicago chapter in Nordmanns-Forbundet Magazine;
- Eivind Berg Speech (1983);
- Newspaper clippings;
- correspondence (1946-1984);
- Scandinavian Day booklets 1983 and 1984, Norwegian Day booklet 1988, letter regarding Scandinavian Day; additionally: 1985 Newsletter, 3 letters to members.
- Secretary's Reports, 1943-1982
- Secretary's Report, 1983-1984
- Book - Norsk Grammatikk: Elementære struktuer og syntaks, by Olav Næs, Fabritius and Sønners Forlag (1965).
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Statue of Liberty clippings, 1985
New York Times article, December 30, 1985, about the discovery and origin of the copper skin of the statue. The copper came from a defunct mine which was located at Visnes, a small village on the Island of Karmøy; "Scandinavian of the Month: Kay Lande Selmer," from Scandinavian-American Bulletin, September, 1986. Selmer authenticated the truth about the copper. Celebrating the Immigrant, an administrative history of the Statue of Liberty National Monument, 1952-1982 (transferred to library in 2000). -
Logan Square First Baptist Church of Chicago records, 1908-1956
A church register that lists members, officers, etc. of the Square Norsk Baptist Menighet. The minutes from 1908 to 1918 are in Norwegian. The file includes six pages of photocopied material concerning the church. -
Norwegian-American Athletic Club papers, 1927-1938
Minutes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings concerning a Minneapolis men's athletic club organized by a merger of Norge Athletic Club and the Norse Sports Club. The members were active in soccer, skiing, and skating. The club gradually became inactive, but members gathered for social fellowship until formal dissolution of the Club in 1983. -
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.