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Bayrd Still article, 1933
Article titled, "Norwegian-Americans and Wisconsin Politics in the 1840s." Published in "Studies and Records" 8:58-64 (1934). -
Lena Kjellesvig Stolen papers, 1857-1932
Emigration papers, a letter, and a genealogy of the Anon Kjellesvig family. -
Svein Strand papers, 1913
Manuscript of a biography of Claus L. Clausen, pioneer minister in the Norwegian Lutheran church, published in "Symra 9" (1913), its translation by Rangvald Kvelstad, 20 pages, "Barneskolens betydning...," 16 pages, "Religionsskolen...," a lecture, 14 pages, and a letter to O. M. Norlie. Strand was a Lutheran clergyman and Clausen's son-in-law. -
Peer O. Strømme papers, 1888-1971
Papers of an author, journalist, and lecturer, consisting of a resignation letter addressed to the faculty of St. Olaf's school, a volume of travel letters published in Normanden, biographies, clippings, and a photograph.
Includes:
- Erindringer (Translation), 1920
- Handwritten manuscript of "Erindringer" translated by Armyle Jacobson (1894-1977), a retired dentist from Thief River Falls, Minnesota, 1920
- Publications and Works
- "Den Vonde Ivold" by Halfdan Moe, translated from English by Peer Strømme, Normanden, Grand Forks, 1910; "Digte" by Peer Strømme, Augsburg, 1920, 2 copies; "Erindringer" by Peer Strømme, Augsburg, 1923; "Hvorledes Halvor blev Prest" by Peer O. Strømme, (Decorah, 1893, 3 copies; Normanden, Grand Forks, 1910); "General Nelfons Speider" by Byron A. Dunn, translated from English by Peer Strømme, Chicago, John Anderson, 1902; "Unge Helgeson" by Peer Strømme, Normanden, Grand Forks, 1911, 3 copies.
- "Peer Strømme's Memoirs of a Winchester Childhood", Winchester Academy Ethnic Heritage Monograph No. 1; "Peer Strømme's Noraville Stories", Winchester Academy Ethnic Heritage Monograph No. 2; "Merry Christmas" by Peer Strømme, December Luther League Issue; newspaper clippings, 1885-1921.
- Book of Family Prayer: Bible Lessons with Meditations for Each Day" by N.J. Laache, translated from Norwegian by Peer O. Strømme, Lutheran Publishing, Decorah, Iowa, 1902; "Erindringer" by Peer Strømme, Augsburg, 1923, 6 copies (5 hardcover, 1 paperback); "Digte" by Peer Strømme, Augsburg, 1920, 2 copies; "Hvorledes Halvor blev Prest" by P.O. Strømme, Decorah, 1893.
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Hans Andreas Stub letters, 1881-1931
Speeches, articles, lectures, clippings, and a photograph of a Lutheran clergyman: "Foreningens gang," 1916, 48 pages; "Svar paa Pastor Ellestads og hans partis pamflet," 1889, 36 pages; "Hva staar iveien for det Kirkelige enighedsarbeide blandt os," 1911, 47 pages; "What Can Be Done to Awaken Greater Spiritual Life in Our Churches," 1922, 20 pages. Includes: letter from Stub to C.G.O. Hansen (May 13, 1922); reprint ("Decorah Posten," Oct. 24-Nov. 14, 1922) of Stub's account of his parents, first published in "Symra," 1907; clippings 1906-1932; program "Dr. Hans Gerhard Stub ...1872-1922."
Added 1998, transf. from Library collection: Foredrag om den norsk-lutherske mission i Utah, holdt i Kristiania lode April 1894; udgivet efter opfordring of missionens bestyrelse i Kristiania. 16 p. What can be done to awaken greater spiritual life in our churches? Augsburg, 1922. 20 p. (Lutheran Book Mission Booklets, no. 20) Bibliographical note: see his article "Fra fars og mors liv" in "Symra," 3 (1907) pp. 14-42.A photocopy of this article is included here. "Foreningssagens gang:' Supplement to Evang. Luthersk Kirketidende, April 19, 1916. 48 p. "Svar paa Pastor Ellestads og hans partis pamflet paa Scandinavia menigheds vegne." Minneapolis, trykt i Felt Raabet Job-trykkeri, 1889. 36 p. "Hvad staar iveien for det kirkelige enighedsarbeide blandt os? Aftryk av "Evangelisk Luthersk Kirketidende." Decorah, Iowa, Luth. Publ. House, 1911. 47p. "Om naadevalget...et foredrag. Decorah, Iowa, Den Norske Synodes Bogtrykkeri, 1881. 41p. -
Jacob Aal Ottesen Stub papers, 1925-1936
Letter by a Lutheran clergyman to Johan A. Aasgaard, president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1936, 9 typescript pages, and 12 clippings on Stub and members of his family. -
Svartebøka, 1865-1999
Svartebøka. Includes photocopy (from copy in Luther College Library) of Oldtidens sortebog fra aar 1400 ...Optrykt ordret efter originalen. Fjerde Oplag. 40 p. Chicago.(A copy may be found in the St. Olaf library: BF1608.N8o5 1892 NAI Vault) Hexevæsen og troldskab i Norge, meddelt til læsning for menigmand. Christiania, B. M. Bentzens Forlag, 1865. Pages after 78 lacking. From the library of Ole Hansen Toftelien "Dovre i Gudbrandsdalen" June 3, 1870. Gift of Rev. Sarah Oelberg, Nora Unitarian Church, Hanska. Cyprianus...efter et manusckript...udgivet og forklaret at L. Pio. Copenhagen, 1870. 32 p. Same source, dated 1874. Added Feb. 28, 2012: book "The Black Books of Elverum," by Mary S. Rustad (Galde Press, Lakeville, Minn., 1999). -
Leif J. Sverdrup papers, 1924-1976
A biography, 1975, photos, clippings, and assorted biographical information on a Norwegian-born major general in the United States Army Engineers and a founder of Sverdrup & -
Clarence Swendseid family history, 1950
The Men from Telemark, the story of Rolleiv Svendseid and his family, who migrated in 1867 from Telemark, Norway, settling first in Fillmore County, Minnesota, and then in 1883 at Nelson, North Dakota. Among the topics treated are politics, church, higher education, agriculture, and financial depressions. -
Magnus Swenson papers, 1919-2000
Articles, clippings, and biographical material recounting Swenson's contributions as a chemical engineer, "Ancestral Voices, part II: Magnus Swenson—The Last Viking," 993 typescript pages, compiled by Abigail Davis Curkeet, a granddaughter. See article on Swenson by Olaf Hougen in NAHA "Studies and Records," volume 10, 1938. Includes "Magnus Swenson, Inventor and Chemical Engineer," by Olaf Hougen (1938), photocopy of "Magnus Swenson-Engineer and Benefactor," by David McCall Walsten ("The Norseman," Jan. 2001, pp. 20-24.), "Magnus Swenson (1854-1936) President of of the University of Wisconsin," by Glenn Frank (n.d.), and "Magnus Swenson: Administrator and Humanitarian," by Olaf A. Hougen (1938).