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Jan Adolf Budde letter, 1850
Typewritten copy of "Af et brev om Amerika" by the head of the Stavanger agricultural school containing arguments against emigration. The original is in the University of Oslo Library.
Contents:- Typewritten transcript, 1928
- Note: Sophie Bøe's translation of Budde's little book as it appears in "Studies and Records" III: 43-57 (1928) was made from this typescript copy of the original. Theodore C. Blegen discusses the book in "Norwegian Migration to America, 1825-1860," pp. 261-265.
- Typewritten transcript, 1928
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Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson papers, 1879-1940
Correspondence, clippings, essays, papers, personal reminiscences, 1932 centenary observance, and commentary on his 1881 lecture tour in the Midwest. One letter is by Bjørnson to Thoralv Klaveness concerning the latter's book, "Det Norske Amerika" (1904).
Contents- Letters, obit of Karoline Bjørnson.
- Clippings. Program for "The Editor" Dec. 15, 1932 performance at the Metropolitan Opera House, Minneapolis includes commentary by Donald O'Connell. Newspaper clipping with photograph of Prof. Gisle Bothne, Prof. Martin B. Ruud, Dr. Lotus D. Coffman, Pres. of the University of Minnesota, Governor Floyd B. Olson, and B. O. Eggen, president of the Norwegian National League of Minneapolis. Program for the 100th anniversary of Bjornson's birth, Dec. 8,1932. Poem, "Hilsen" written by Knut Hamsum for the seventieth anniversary of the birth of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, translated by Martin R. Ruud and Joseph Warren Beach on the hundredth anniversary of his birth.
- Copy of "Vis-Knut." Included are photocopies of articles regarding Bjørnson's visit to Chicago (1881).
- Added 6/28/12, photo of Edvard Hoem (Norwegian author, poet, and playwright, who has written biographies of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson) during a visit to St. Olaf College, 2001.
- Added April 7, 2014: TRANSLATION, “AMERIKABREV” FEDRAHEIMEN, FEBRUARY 1881 (provided by John Norton). Norton wrote, "probably [written by] Arne Garborg´s younger brother Samuel...dealing with Bjornstjerne Bjørnson´s unsuccessful attempt to reach Decorah as part of the regional lecture tour arranged by Rasmus B. Andersen, but snowed out by what must have been a miserable winter storm. He got snowed-out, while his audience got snowed-in at Decorah!" May 4, 1881(?) Skandinaven newspaper image regarding Bjørnson's visit to Chicago (in Norwegian). Photocopy of Verdens Gang, Chicago, 14 April, 1881 Bjørnson's last lecture (In Norwegian).
- Several English translations of Bjørnson's and others including "Arne's Song", "The Bridge Builder", "A Snail and I", "En Ungbirk Stander ved Fjorden", and "Over the Towering Mountains", newspaper clippings.
- Clipping from 25 May 1939 issue of Gudbrandsdølen, "De Fem Store" by O. Thommessen, in Norwegian. Clipping from Nordisk Tidende 1 Aug. 1934 Stort og smaatt i America (Letter from Bjørnson's America Tour in 1880, in Norwegian).
- Booklet "Vis-Knut by Bjornstjerne Bjroson, published 1882. Bjornstjerne Bjornson Jubieums-nummer published by Norden Tidsskrit for Det Norsk Amerika. May 1932. "Poet-Patriot an impetuous youth", newspaper clipping about Jacob Seeman, longtime friend of Bjornstjerne Bjornson. Bjornson was engaged to Seeman's sister and they remained friends. Published in the Madison Journal, October 21, 1905. Clipping "Björnon, Kristofer Janson og Thrond i Chicago" by M. Salmonsen, in Danish published 28 June 1919, unknown newspaper. Clipping "Bjørnson i Amerika" 18 Aug 1929 by Prof. Edvard Lehmann. Clipping Daughters av Norge form Bjornson Club in La Crosse, Published December 6, 1931, Decorah Posten, in Norwegian. Clipping Minneapolis Tidende July 28, 1932 Knud Wesalds Tale about Bjørnsterne Bjornson. Many clippings from various Norwegian language newspapers regard the centenary of Bjornson's birth. Decorah Posten clipping, "Bjornson in Racine" 13 February 1934 in Norwegian. Sonner of Norge newsletter, "Det Norge Bjørnson gav oss" in Norwegian with English translation. Clipping from Decorah Posten 22 Oct. 1940,
- List of Poems of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson 1850-1869 by Clara Jacobson.
- Clipping from Nordisk Tidende, "Civilized or Merely Clever" by H. Sundby-Hansen about Erling Bjornson, Bjornstjeren's brother, in multiple parts, in English, September 9, 1934. Program, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson's Minde, Minneapolis Auditorium, June 12, 1910. Published to raise money for Norway in advance of the 100 year anniversary in 1914.
- Photocopy, J. B. Wist, "Da Bjornson kom til La Crosse, Sumra 1919 in Norwegian Booklet, En Tale af Bjornsterne Bjornson om Maalsagen, 1900, Landsbladets, in Norwegian. Newspaper special section, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson's liv i billeder, Aftenposten 3 December 1932.
- Clipping, "A Day With Bjornstjerne Bjornson, the "Grand Old Man" of Norway" by W.B. Chamberlain, Managing Editor of The Journal, 1905. In English. Clipping of republished article in 1932. Clipping, Bjørnsons nye bog, Nationaltrykkeriet-Kristiania, undated, in Norwegian. Clipping, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson by Carl Nærup unknown date, in Norwegian. Booklet, Til dem, som Forkynner eller lærer det norske mål af Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Kristiania 1887. Clipping, "Festen for Bjørnson" 6 July 1886 Norden. Clipping, "Det nye System" 24 December 1879, Norden.
- Photograph of Bjørnstjeren Bjørnson with signature, undated.
- Microfilm received from Einar haugen:
- (1.) 35 articles from Norwegian newspapers, 1880-1881, about Bjørnson Archive, Univ. of Oslo; filmed in Haugen, 1960.
- (2.) Letters from Haaken Løken (1859-1923) to Bjørnson, 1899-1908; and some vocabulary slips, "bokmaal."
- (Another film, letters of Rasmus B. Anderson to Bjørnson, 1872-1902, is in the R.B. Anderson Papers, P717.)
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John Gulleckson Buu reminiscences, circa 1888
Beskrivelse av vor reise fra Norge til Amerika, aar 1857 is a description of Buu's journey to America together with his wife and five children, beginning at Bergen and ending at Liberty Prairie, Wisconsin. Manuscript copy was made by Iver J. Jaastad in 1888.
Buu emigrated from the Ytre Bu farm (no. 129, Kinsarvik, Hordaland) with his wife Inga Larsdtr. Laegreid (1806-) and children Gulleik (1837-77), lived Hegg, Wisconsin, served in the Civil War; Lars (1840-); Angunna (1842-); Sigrid (1844-); and Synneva (1846-).
See Olav Kolltveit, "Odda, Ullensvang og Kinsarvik I gamal og ny tid," V/2, p. 193 (1974).
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John Gulleckson Buu Article. Note: Bue emigrated from the Ytre Bu farm (no. 129, Kinsarvik, Hordaland) with his wife Inga Larsdtr. Laegreid (1806-) and children Gulleik (1837-77), lived Hegg, Wisconsin, served in the Civil War; Lars (1840-); Angunna (1842-); Sigrid (1844-); and Synneva (1846-). -
Ole Bull papers, 1882-1982
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Reprinted articles, clippings, sheet music, and photographs concerning the Norwegian violinist, including "The Saga of Ole Bull," by Harmon M. Gehr; "Ole Bull's Colony of Oleana: A Political Perspective," by Gary Larson; "Ole Bull's Activities in the U. S., 1843-1880," a New York University thesis by Inez Bull.
An Ole Bull Museum is located at Carter Camp, Potter County, Pennsylvania.
Contents:- Ole Bull Papers. Miscellaneous materials.
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California Gold Rush clippings, 1850, 1937, 1941
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Articles from two Norwegian newspapers about Norwegians immigrating to California in the 1850s. One includes a letter from San Francisco.
Contents- Photograph, Johannes Iversen Eide, from Skogn, Norway, member of a gold digging expedition to California in 1850. Photo by Knut Vang of Brooklyn.
- Letter from Gunnar Skavlan (1937).
- Clipping, Gullgraverekspedisjnen til California, Fjell-Lyom, Dec. 22, 1941, in Norwegian.
- Clipping, Gullgravarar frå Innherad, Nord-Trøndelag og Inntrøndelagen, July 1941.
- Gullgraverne fra Røros, Østerdalen og Gauldelen som 1850 dro til California. Fjell-Ljom, December 1941 in Norwegian.
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Carmel Highlands Norwegian Lodge papers, 1956-1963
An article and correspondence concerning an estate "in Norwegian style" near Carmel, California, built 1918-1927 for Mrs. Maude Reynolds.
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Carmel Norwegian Lodge: Article and Correspondence -
Certificates, 1829-1925, 1975
Emigration papers, a Norwegian-American Steamship Line passenger contract, marriage, death, baptism, and confirmation certificates, and a bounty land deed, in addition to various other legal documents. Chiefly 19th century with some early 20th century and a death certificate from 1975.
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Certificates: Emigration, Vaccination, Marriage, Confirmation, Steamship Contract, Bounty Land Deed. -
Christian the Seventh, King of Denmark-Norway legal documents, 1789-1807
Proclamations by the King concerning disease and minerals.
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Christian the Seventh Documents, Proclamations. -
Borghild Dahl papers, 1944-1984
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Articles, brochures, poems of and studies about a blind writer, lecturer, and teacher who published 15 books. "Borghild Dahl," by Barbara Alnæs, is a University of Oslo English Department thesis, 1978.
Contents- Novel, "Karen" Random House, 1947
- Thesis: "Borghild M. Dahl: Second-Generation Norwegian-American Author," by Barbara Ann Alnæs, 1978
- Thesis presented to the English Department, University of Oslo, 103 pp.
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John Dahle papers, 1888-1995
Clippings, programs, photographs, and articles about a leader in the development of church music among Norwegian Americans. Dahle emigrated in 1877, and was an organist, composer, choir director, and music educator, teaching at church colleges, and serving as professor of hymnology at Luther Theological Seminary. A biographical sketch (34 typescript pages) by Nell Marie Hoyem is included as well as duplicate copies of music and of music periodicals which are included in the NAHA book collection.
Box 1- Biographical sketch by Nell Marie Hoyem, "John Dahle: Pioneer Music Educator and Prophet of Church song," circa 1969
- Five page transcript of oral history interview (narrator: Nell-Marie Hoyem, interviewer: Lynne Weber) (1995). Hoyem explains of how she was selected for the St. Olaf Choir. In addition, three personal/courting letters from "Matthew" to Hoyem, 1929-1930.
- Miscellaneous, undated
- Includes clippings, music programs, articles, and photographs.
- Collection of music and periodicals, undated
- Music published by Dahle. undated
- Biographical sketch by Nell Marie Hoyem, "John Dahle: Pioneer Music Educator and Prophet of Church song," circa 1969