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Norwegian Influence on the Upper Midwest conference proceedings, 1975
Proceedings of an international conference, May 22-24, 1975, at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. Edited by Harold S. Naess, University of Wisconsin. The report consists of papers presented at the conference by experts from the United States and from Norway in the field of Norwegian-American studies. -
Norwegian Lady Statue papers, 1962-1977
Clippings and articles about a statue, erected on the ocean front at Virginia Beach, Virginia, in 1962. The statue is identical to one standing in Moss, Norway, by Ørnulf Bast, commemorating the shipwreck of the bark Dictator off the coast of Virginia Beach in 1891. At the unveiling of the statue in Moss, the city of Virginia pledged to place a wreath at the statue in Virginia Beach every year in March. Included is a copy of The Norwegian Lady and the Wreck of the Dictator, by William O. Foss, 1977, 100 pages. -
Norwegian language articles, 1914-1985
Assorted clippings and pamphlets that address Norwegian dialects, the status of the Norwegian language in America, language reform, the founding of a "Landsmaalslag," the "1000 most frequently used words in Norwegian," and "Norse Words used by Indians."
Includes: Letter from Kristian Notsund (Osakis, Minn.) about the founding of a "Landsmaalslag" the same day the Aasen monument was dedicated at Concordia College; Other founders: Paul Vik of St. Lukas Hospital, Fargo; Peer Storøygard of Concordia College; Eyvind Aakus; and I. A. Kampen; Also, pamphlet "Spraak-reform" by Ole Grøntveit (c.1914 by O.J. Rollevson, Spooner, Minn.) 15 p.; Clippings (1931-34) about the visit which Didrik Arup Seip and Ernest W. Selmer made to study Norwegian dialects in America; and offprint of Seip's article "Nordmenn og norsk spraak i America" (Ord och Bild, 1932, pp. 253-259); Bibliographic note: Busch, Ragnar. Norsk-amerikanere og sprake. "Nordisk Tidende," 0ct. 22, 1970.; Article: "Det norske sprogs stilling i Amerika by Henrik Voldal ("Lutheraneren" April 21, 1915, pp.516-518) -
Norwegian Literary Society of Chicago records, 1925-1985
Papers of a literary society generally known as DeLiSa (Det Litteraere Samfund): programs; clippings; secretarial, financial, and library records; manuscript volumes which were the genesis of the yearbook "Forum" (1925-1926) and the literary journal "Norden" (1928-1933) published by the society; as well as copies of the Forum and some scattered issues of "Norden." -
Norwegian Literary Society of Minneapolis minutes, 1929-1951
Secretary's record of a society organized in 1929 to promote Norwegian-American literature. -
Norwegian Lutheran Bethesda Home papers, 1916-1949
Brochures, clippings, newsletters (Bethesda Gleanings), and reports of a Chicago institution for the aged founded in 1907. A "Skandinaven" article, September, 25, 1911, with translation, covers the dedication of the building. -
Norwegian Lutheran Children's Home Society papers, 1900-1989
Constitution, history, journals, reports, photographs, and 4 volumes of "Children's Home News" (1949-1956) of a Chicago institution founded in 1896. In 1965 name was changed to Edison Park Home. -
Norwegian Lutheran Deaconesses' Home and Hospital (Brooklyn) papers, 1895-1960
Brochures, catalogs, histories (1923, 1933), reports, and clippings of an institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The hospital, started in 1883 under the leadership of Sister Elizabeth Fedde, merged with the Lutheran Hospital of Manhattan in 1956 and became known as Lutheran Medical Center. "Sagaen om Det Norske Hospital" is a series of articles by A. N. Rygg that ran in "Nordisk Tidende," February 16-March 25, 1943.
Includes:- Brochures, Catalogues, History, 1922-1960
- Reports, 1914-1958
- Brochures. Includes clippings, 1908-1958
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Norwegian Lutheran Educational Association records, 1892-1897
A notebook containing minutes of annual meetings, letters, a clipping and the constitution of an organization of teachers for the advancement of Christian education among the Norwegian Lutherans. The recording secretaries were H. T. Ytterboe, O. G. Felland, and I. F. Grose, all teachers at St. Olaf College. -
Norwegian Mutual Insurance Company records, 1876-1971
Two reels of microfilm copy of the records of a mutual insurance company in Winneshiek County, Iowa. Includes a translation of the minutes by Sander N. Helgeland.