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Arnold Berwick writings, 1993-2001
A Nowegian-American author living in California who stories center in Norway.
Includes: photocopy from "Reader's Digest (May 1993) "The Little Boat That Sailed Through Time." The story tells about the author spending the summer of his 10th year in Norway with his grandfather, Jørgen. Berwick returned to Norway with his family 34 years later and was able to re-connect with a grandfather who had been gone for decades. A DVD produced by Norwegian TV-NRK (1997); "Eric of Bjørndal" (spiral bound, 293 pages. 2001). A historical novel set in the early 1500s in Norway; "Who Was Uncle Ole? The Life and Times of Ole Nelson (1864-1945)" compiled by Berwick. A traditional family picnic called the "Uncle Ole picnic" got the young people asking "Who was Uncle Ole?" The author's mother, a niece of Uncle Ole, decided to find answers about this Norwegian immigrant who ended up in Santa Barbara, California. Using transcripts from interviews in the 1970s, the author was able to learn about the group of friends from Stranda, Ansok and Overå, Norway who were able to buy adjoining parcels of land in Santa Barbara and start new lives; "The Search for Clary Downer" a play (spiral bound, 287 pages). -
Arnt Artzen papers, 1977
Copy of a 54-page account of a Norwegian immigrant fisherman and sailor from Narvik, Norway, who came to New Orleans in 1908. After trying various kinds of work and living in many different places in the United States and Canada, he finally settled in British Columbia. The story is Chapter 1 of a book "Stump Ranch Chronicles and Other Narratives," edited by Rolf Knight, 1977. Table of contents and introduction to this book are included.
Also included is "A Tribute to Einar on his 80th Birthday from Johann." Arntzen is mentioned as the 84-year-old brother of Einar and Johann. -
Arntsen family genealogy, 1999
Correspondence with former archivist, Forrest Brown, about Severt Arntson. Severt Arntson/Hendrika Simensdatter pedigree chart (1999) prepared by Marcia Johnson. -
Arntzen family history, undated
No description available.
Formerly part of P539. -
Art Brunstad memoir, circa 1983
"Memoirs of a Norwegian Emigrant," by a Norwegian-American chemist who came to the State of Washington with members of his family in 1919. After completing studies at Washington State College at Pullman, he worked on the Grand Coulee Dam Project. He served with the Air Corps (Chemical Officer) in Burma and China during World War II. After the war he worked for the Hanford Atomic Energy Works, and from 1958 to his retirement in 1971 with the Atomic Energy Commission. -
Art Exhibitions, New York, collection, 1924-1948
Copies of exhibition catalogs (1933-1949) of Scandinavian-American artists and of the Norwegian Art and Craft Club and a collection of related newspaper articles (1924-1944).
Includes: articles (1925-32) on the "Scandinavian American Artists" and its 1926 and 1932 exhibitions at the Brooklyn Museum. Article (July 29, 1924) about exhibition of Scandinavian art planned for Brooklyn Museum; and articles ("Nordiske Tidende" June 22, June 29, 1944) about exhibition of Norwegian art at Wanamaker's Department Store, New York, opened by Crown Princess Martha. N.B. see also P1254 Norwegian Art and Craft Club. -
Arthur A. Berg letter, 1884
Copy of a letter written by a student at St. Olaf College who had come as an immigrant from North Odal, Norway, to Fergus Falls, Minnesota, in 1880 at age sixteen. -
Arthur Andersen papers, 1925-1989
Information on and articles and speeches by Andersen dealing with financial and economic problems, including a phonograph recording of his commencement address at St. Olaf College in 1941. He was the founder and senior partner of the internationally known accounting firm, Arthur Andersen and Company, and president of NAHA from 1936-1942.
Contents- Phonograph record of his commencement address at St. Olaf College, 1941
- Xeroxed materials about Andersen
- "Dedication of Arthur Andersen Hall, Northwestern University, July 3, 1979"
- Article from Aftenposten by Asbjorn Rammefjell (includes photograph)
- "The Gateway to the Midwest" translated by Karl Schultz, edited by Rolf Erikson from Med Kronprinsparet for Norge
- "Norwegian-American Accounting Great, Arthur Edward Andersen" by Karin Takle Quinn for Døtre av Norge, 2002.
- Pamphlets:
- The financial and industrial investigation, 1925-26
- The major problems created by the machine age, 1931
- duties and responsibilities o the comptroller, 1934
- The future of our economic system, 1934
- Present day problems affecting the presentation and interpretation of financial systems, 1935
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Arthur F. Giere collection, 1929-circa 1950
The collection of materials includes: Arthur G. Giere’s copies the Gale Bulletin from July 1929-August 1932, History of Galesville University, 1854-1940, The Vossings in American and Glimpses of Gale by Arthur F. Giere, and the Eric Clauson Tesdal Himle Notebook. Arthur has a long relationship with Gale College. He started teaching in 1903 at the age of 18. For several years in the 1930s, he served as President of the Vosselaget. The notebook has memories of Arthur G. Giere, his father Reverend Nils Giere who was a pastor at Crow River, Renville and Sacred Heart, MN (1883-1933) and his brother, Dr. Eric O. Giere who operated Giere Clinic in Minneapolis with his sons. -
Arthur F. Giere papers, 1928-1979
A Few Lutheran Church Cases; Selected by Arthur F. Giere, a 95-page pamphlet. Clippings, a poem, and an obituary, "Vinland," December 18, 1980. Giere was a lawyer in Galesburg, Wisconsin, who contributed short pieces to Norwegian-American newspapers and periodicals.