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The Song of Ole P. Gaukerud circa 1928, translation by Prof. Clarence Clausen, 1973. Twenty-three part saga of Gaukerud’s life (parts 11-18 missing). Born in Torpen, Nordland, Norway, he emigrated in 1875 and first settled in Zumbrota, Minnesota, and later Portland, North Dakota, and Roseau County, Minnesota. Includes song transcription and photocopied obituaries.
"Autobiography of O. R. Pedersen," translated by his daughter, Mae Peterson, 1974. Pedersen enlivens his account with stories of his childhood and youth in Valders, Norway, and of his emigrant journey to Brown County, Wisconsin, 1873. His narrative continues with stories of family, church, and pioneer life in Brown County, where he spent the rest of his life.
A Bjørnson Album, from the Writings of Ole Resset tells of the writer's association with the poet, Bjørstjerne Bjørnson, in whose employ he began as a stable-boy but later became cook and valet. Resset settled in Rothsay, Minnesota in 1905. He began the reminiscences collected in this pamphlet in 1936. The translation from Norwegian is by Olga Resset Kjell, a daughter.
Letters written to Ole Rude of Coon Valley, Wisconsin, circa 1870s. Also includes receipts for Fadrelandet newspaper (1867, 1874) and Norden (1884), and advertisement for "The Lion Drugstore i La Crosse, H. Heyerdahl."
Articles, correspondence (1850s-1860s), emigration papers, and biographies of a Norwegian-born, Coon Valley, Wisconsin, farmer, born Lårda, Telemark, emigrated 1851.
Material regarding prominent early immigrant, author of "Ole Rynning's True Account of America"(NAHA, 1926). See the introduction of that book for further information. Includes "A letter to Ole Rynning," 1837, ms. in possession of Arne Larsen Rosseland, Kvam, Hardanger," typed transcription, 2 p.; Copies of "Student Ole Rynnings Amerikabog" with introduction by R.B. Anderson, Madison, Wis., "Wis. Nordmandens" Bogtrykkeri, 1896. 56 p. (Orig. pub]. 1839.); Clippings, articles, programs, mainly about 1937 observance of centennial of Rynning's death at St. Olaf College and Snaasa, Norway. Includes 1919 article ("North Star") by Theodore Blegen, "Ole Rynning and the America book"; "Ole Rynning og kolonien ved Beaver Creek" by Gunnar Malmin (Decorah Posten, Feb.27, 1925; "Et blad av den norsk-amerikanske historie" by R. Nyman-Figved Nordisk Tidende 1927?; poems by P.O.Bugge.
See also the papers of his father, Jens Rynning (P 340) and his nephew, B.J.Muus. See also NAHA Publication papers, P 1000; file 1.
Added December 21,2016: Arnt-Erik Selliaas "Jens Rynnings boksamling ved St. Olaf College" (Snåsa Historielag 2016).