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Henry Langum articles, undated
"Thoughts about Life" and "When Old Age Comes" (5 typescript pages) by a Lutheran clergyman and high school teacher; a 12-page autobiography of Andrew Johnson Langum, Henry's father, translated by his daughter. Born in 1831 near Drammen, Andrew emigrated in 1853 and settled eventually in Spring Valley, Minnesota.
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Joseph Langland papers, 1863-1964
A biography and critique of a second-generation Norwegian-American poet and professor of English at the University of Massachusetts. Langland spent his early life in northeastern Iowa and has written two volumes of poems, "The Green Town" (1956) and "The Wheel of Summer" (1963). "Norwegian Rivers" is a poem written for the sesquicentennial of the Norwegian migration, 1975. The file includes information about Langland.
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Joseph Langland Papers: Clippings and Poem. -
Kristofer Janson papers, 1876-1964
Papers of a Norwegian author and Unitarian clergyman: clippings, correspondence, and pamphlets. Janson lived in Minneapolis (1881-1893). He organized several Unitarian congregations, including one in Hanska, Minnesota, and wrote several novels about his countrymen.
Digital Collections:
Kristofer N. Janson and family, 1880 -
John N. Kildahl papers, 1882-1938
Articles, clippings, reports, speeches, sermons, and letters of a Norwegian-born Lutheran clergyman, college president, theologian, and author. The letters to his son J. L. Kildahl offer counsel on pastoral problems and discuss family affairs. Kildahl was the second president of St. Olaf College (1899-1914). The clippings include an obituary (1916) of his father; an article on his mother's 90th birthday (1917); "Reminiscence as Written by a County Pioneer," a long article by his sister N. Johanna about the family's pioneer experiences in the 1880s in North Dakota carried in "The Cando Record," July 12, 1934; and an account of a Kildahl family reunion in 1914. Kildahl was named Knight, First Class, of the Order of St.Olav.
Includes:- Clippings & Reports. Address book of Kildahl's congregation in Chicago; notebook on church conference at Norway Lake (1885-1886); "Installation address of Prof. J.N. Kildahl, as Professor of Systematic Theology at the United Church Seminary, St. Paul" (Jan. 10, 1915) 14 p., typescript; "J.N. Kildahl: Excerpts from a Chapter in 'Fifty Years in America'", by N.N. Ronning (July, 1938); 1888-1938
- Correspondence. One letter from Peder J. Eikeland to Kildahl, dated Aug. 9, 1893, in Norwegian. 1893-1893
- Letters to his son, John. All letters in English. 1915-1920
- English Sermons. 1894-1922
- Norwegian Sermons. 1882-1921
John Nathan Kildahl's funeral held at St. Olaf College, Northfield, 1920 September
Choir processional, John Nathan Kildahl's funeral held at St. Olaf College, Northfield, 1920 September
John Nathan Kildahl and group gathered, circa 1915 -
Knud Langeland papers, 1869-1937
Biography/History:
Knud Langeland was an editor, farmer, and politician. He was born in Samnager, Norway, and taught school before he emigrated to the United States in 1843. He settled on a farm in Racine County, Wisconsin. He was the editor of Democraten (published in Racine, Wisconsin) and in 1866 he became the editor of Scandinaven. Langeland also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1860.
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Articles, correspondence, clippings, and legal papers containing Langeland's views on political issues of the day; his attack on the Norwegian Synod; and his defense of the common school. The legal papers concern the ownership and financial policies of Skandinaven. Langeland is the author of "Nordmændene i Amerika" (1888). The file includes an 85-page handwritten manuscript of Langeland's "Norwegians in America, part II," translated by Clarence Clausen. The clippings provide biographical information about Langeland, his family, and his ancestry.
- Articles, correspondence, reports, 1869-1937
- Translation of the Norwegians in America, Part II, by C. Clausen
- 85-page handwritten manuscript.
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Ulrik V. Koren papers, 1888-1927
Lectures and sermons on doctrine by a Norwegian-born Lutheran clergyman at Decorah, Iowa: "Mindebladet om Jubelfesten paa Washington Prairie og holdt i anledning af Dr. Korens 50 aarige virksomhed som prest for Washington Prairie og Calmar menigheter den 19de juli, 1903"; "Memories from My Youth and Early Times in America," translated by C. M. Gullerud, 1912.- Lectures and Sermons. Includes "The Koren Eighty-Fifth Anniversary Festival," (1938); "In Commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of the Late Dr. V. Koren," (1927); "Christmas in a New Land," from the diary of Elisabeth Koren, "The Iowan," winter issue, 1976, pgs. 45-50;
- Box labeled "Koren, U.V. (& Elisabeth): Abraham Lincoln; et foredrag for studenterne ved Luther College. Luth. Publ. House, 1901. 32 p. Foredrag holdt for de theologiske studenter ved Luther Seminar, Mai 1896. 24 p. Kan og bør en Christen vaere vis paa sin salighed? Aftrykt efter "Evang. Luth. Kirketidende. 1881. 43 p.
- Om den Hellige Skrists inspiration; Synodtale...Juni 1908. Luth. Publ. House. 51 p. Praediken ved indvielsen of Lee menigheds kirke den 15de Oktober 1896. Separat-aftryk of "Ev. Luth. Kirketidende." 7 p. (Another copy in Congregation publications De rette principer for kirkens styrelse; indledningsforedrag ved Synodemødet i bog "Wisconsinismen" Spring Grove 1899. 23 p. Til den norske Synodes praester, et brev. Marts 1895. 24 p. Decorah, 1876. 38 p. Vore kirkelige modstanderes vaaben, en exempelsamling uddragen of Prof. Weenaas's In commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of the birth of the late Dr. V. Koren, Dec. 22, 1926. The Washington Prairie N.E.L. Church, Aug. 28, 1927. Ved Pastor 0. J. Hjorts jordefærd; prædiken holdt i Østre Painted Creek kirke den 18de December 1879. 7 p. De kirkelige partier blandt vort folk i America.
- Norske Synodes Bogtrykkeri, 1878. 40 p. Hvorfor er der ingen kirkelig enighed mellem norske Lutheranere i America? 32p.(1906) Svar til hr. M. Ulvestad og til mange andre. Det gamle hus: alle redelige sjæle i den Norske Synode tilegnet of Forfatteren. 31p. Indledningsforedrag i anledning of spørgsmaalet: Hvad hindrer sammenslutning of de forskjellige norsk-lutherske synoder til et samfund? 20 p. Samlede skrifter, IV. Decorah, Lutheran Publ. House, 1912. Koren, Elisabeth. Fra pioneertiden. Decorah, 1914. 210 p.
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John Ilmari Kolehmainen articles, 1945, 1988
An article entitled, "Finnish Overseas Emigration from Arctic Norway and Russia ("Agricultural History" 19:224-232, Oct. 1945) by a professor of history at Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio. Also, a circular letter from V.K. Nikander, president of Suomi College, Hancock, Michigan, containing plans for the promotion and preservation of Finnish culture.
Also a pamphlet, "The Finns I America and Finland: A Bibliography of the Writings of John I. Kolehmainen, 1936-1987), 23 p., 1988. -
Johan Friderich Knutzen document, 1760
Paper issued by King Friderich V, granting citizenship in Mandal to Knutzen of Christiansand upon yearly payment of taxes.
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Johan Friderich Knutzen Papers: Citizenship Paper. -
Cleng Peerson papers, 1824-1994
Correspondence, legal documents, clippings, pictures, and a biography concerning a Norwegian-American pathfinder. The papers include copies and transcripts of Peerson letters, an emigration paper, 1838 indenture, LaSalle Co.,; petition & private act for Telief (1855), and Texas warranty deeds which Peerson signed as a witness, a biography by Rasmus B. Anderson, an article by Theodore C. Blegen, and pamphlets concerning the Bishop Hill colony. Peerson, the founder of the first Norwegian settlements in New York, Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri, spent his last years in Texas, and was buried there in Bosque County. -
C. Stewart Peterson papers, 1938
Article "Early Scandinavian State Settlements", a survey of early Scandinavian settlements in 28 states