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Papers of a Norwegian-born teacher, missionary, author, and lecturer, consisting of articles, correspondence, and clippings. Among the correspondents are Frithjof Werenskjold and H. A. Eckers. Eide was a teacher among the Eskimos on Little Diomede Island; a missionary at point Barrow, Alaska; promoter of the establishment of industrial schools for Eskimos; donor of his collection of Alaskan artifacts to the Museum at Anchorage; and author of three books on Alaska: "New Stories from Eskimo Land," "Blandt byttekonefolket," and "Drums of Diomede."
Includes:
Letters, Frithjof Werenskjold (15 November 1937-20 April 1939, n.d.).
Clippings (10 August 1925-1963, n.d.).
Correspondence, H. A. Eckers (10 November 1937-19 September 1938).
Articles and correspondence (26 July 1915-11 January 1968).
Part 1 and 2 of manuscript of "Blandt Byttekone Folket" (1938).
Miscellaneous letters donated by Eide, 1972 (1914-1969).
A clipping, letter, and a pamphlet, "Trolls, the Whipping Boy of Norwegian Folklore." The latter is a story written by Stavig, of Seattle, whose grandfather came from Norway in 1875. The story is illustrated by Inger Svendsen.
Typescript of a speech delivered by a native of Slemmestad, Norway, at the annual convention of Landingslaget, Mayville, North Dakota, 9-10 July 1971. Also in the file is a covering letter from Mr. Sandaker to Clarence H. Tollefson.
Papers of a Norwegian-born osteopathic physician and surgeon of Santa Barbara, California. The clippings, correspondence, pamphlets, and pictures, including "Vinland Saga" (1937) by Ousdal, deal with the founding of Norroenn Federation of America and its promotion of Leif Erikson Day. They deal also with Ousdal's fossil museum, including his collection of fossil whales rated as matchless by the Smithsonian Institute. Ousdal is the author also of 'Our Revolting Society' (1945) and of several monographs on paleontological subjects. He made translations of Sanskrit and Old Norse into English and invented the Solar-Ray.
"A Memoir of the Aslag Anderson Family in Ephraim [Wisconsin]," by Marianne Kellman with contributions by Helen Timmons (Ephraim Historical Foundation, Inc., 2008, 96 pages). Family operated a general store for many years.
Formerly part of P539.