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Herman Roe papers, 1948
Clippings, correspondence, articles, and greetings. Includes "The Northfield Bank Raid [James-Younger gang] Sept. 7, 1876" published by Northfield News (1948).
Includes:- "When There are Two" story of Mr. And Mrs. Ludvig I. Roe. (1964). Includes: "Family Life in Norway in Ancient Times," by Gunnar Egil Røv, Marit Ingebrigtson Røv Branch (Gammelstua Røv) Røv-Roe Reunion, St. Olaf College, Aug. 4, 2000 (2 copies).
- Brochures, clippings, reports, speeches. Includes: "Co-operation among Country Newspapers for National Advertising," by H. Roe, 1924; Fiftieth Anniversary Section of the Northfield News (1926); President's Annual Address delivered by H. Roe (1926, 1927); "Newspaper as a Community Builder," by H. Roe, 1926; "Fairs and the Fourth Estate," by H. Roe, 1926; "In Memoriam of Adelaide Hjertaas Roe" (1936); "Audited Circulations," by H. Roe (1928); and "Roald Amundsen," by H. Roe, 1928.
- Clippings, Corresp Reports, Speeches. Includes: "Shopping for a Country Weekly," by H. Roe (1931); "The Frontier Press of Minnesota," by H. Roe (1933); "Builders of Minnesota: The Contribution of the Press," H. Roe (1933); "Live Eiriksson," address delivered in Minneapolis, MN on "Leiv Eiriksson Day" (Oct. 8, 1935) by Wilhelm Morgenstierne; "Why I Like Living in Northfield," by H. Roe (1940). He reviews the "Cows, Colleges, and Contentment" slogan; program for the Northfield News (1885); program for "Til Saters" held at the Lockwood Opera House, Northfield (1885);
- Clippings, Corresp. Articles, Greetings. Includes "The Northfield Bank Raid [James-Younger gang] Sept. 7, 1876" Published by Northfield News, 1948;
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Mattie W. Ritter papers, circa 1867-1869
Diary and a teacher's certificate issued by the county superintendent in Coles County, Illinois. -
Helena Reiersen letter, 1860
Typescript copy of a letter (including a translation) by Helena Reiersen of Shreveport, Louisiana. It deals with slaves, railroad building, and her husband's business (commission merchant), and refers to the Bache family and to Elise Wærenskjold. -
Paul A. Rasmussen papers, 1936
Two WCCO addresses given by the Minnesota state budget commissioner: "Minnesota's Financial Structure," delivered on Sept. 3, 1936 with clippings and "The Exploitation of Minnesota's Iron Ore Wealth," delivered on Sept. 24, 1936. -
Severt H. Ramberg manuscript, 1912
Biografi av Hans Helliksen Ramberg (1817-1890) og hans familie is an anecdotal account of the family's migrations from Norway to Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kansas, and back to Wisconsin during years 1855 to 1864. -
Aagot Raaen papers, 1929-1980
Clippings and articles treating local pioneer life in North Dakota by a public school teacher in North Dakota. Raaen is the author of "Grass of the Earth" published by NAHA in 1950, "Measure of My Days" (1953), and "Hamarsbon-Raaen Genealogy" (1954).
Includes:- Articles, Correspondence, 1923-1975
- Historical Sketches. Includes: Barbo Pladson; Ingeborg Grønli; Guri Settungsgaard Søndreaal; settlement in Newburgh & Ragnhild Berg Rodningen; Gro Viken Mørk; Lindstrom Family (Lars & Kajsa, John and Martha, and children Emily and Charley); First teacher (Steffa Hustvet) and first school in Steele County; Pioneer Funeral of Ole Swenson; First Settlements along the Upper Goose River; Hatton Saloon Raid on Jan. 10, 1890; Pioneer Parties; Early Weddings; Pioneer Data; Lind Township Settlers were Hardy Pioneers; Traill County Pioneers Began Arriving in 1871; Trageton-Korsmo Caravan Arrived in the Year 1874; A Pioneer Doctor [Valentin Olsen Blekre]; A Pioneer Resume of Goose River Settlers; The Americanization of Scandinavian Names; Hallucination of Reality [Death], 1927-1950
- Corresp., Manuscript Material "The Grass of the Earth." Correspondence mainly between T.C. Blegen and Raaen concerning her book "Grass of the Earth," with drafts and introduction, table of contents, etc. and comments by Raaen, 1949
- Photographs. Includes obit clippings, general correspondence, 1951-1980
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Psalmodicon related papers, 1996-2007
Manuscripts of musical scores for a Norwegian one-string instrument. File: Psalmodicon. -
Johan Carl K. Preus papers, 1917-1969
Includes: "Remarks at the Preus Library luncheon" (1969), "Alaska, Romance and Reality", "The Stockholm Conference, an Evaluation" (Aug. 1925), "Some Contributions of the Church in Minnesota's First Century," in Minnesota Farmer (March-April 1958), "A Critical Look at the Lutheran Church Among Norwegian Americans" a pamphlet by E. Clifford Nelson and Eugene Fevold, and "The Union Movement and the Minority, 1917"; some Sunday school material and a teacher's manual.
Transition from Norway's State Church to an American Free Church is a study of the early efforts of the Reverend Herman A. Preus and his Spring Prairie, Bonnet Prairie, Norway Grove, and Lodi parish in Dane and Columbia Counties, Wisconsin, to orient themselves to American church life, 45 typescript pages -
Pine Lake Scandinavian Congregation papers, 1841-1963
Correspondence, records, clippings, and pictures of a Scandinavian congregation near Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, affiliated with the Protestant Episcopal Church. -
Gilbert Olson reminiscences, 1932
Recollections of a Norwegian-born pioneer at Sawyer, Wisconsin, dealing with his life in Norway before emigration and with such topics as church, roads, and Lake Michigan traffic.