Browse Items (3064 total)

• Balvoll family history, undated

  No description available.
• Barbara Levorsen Quinn family history

  Finding aid coming soon.
• Barbara Levorsen reminiscences, 1974

  An unpublished manuscript of 338 pages titled "The Quiet Conquest," written by a native of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, describing frontier life in central North Dakota as she remembered it fifty years later. Much is based on stories she heard. Two chapters in this manuscript were published in "Norwegian-American Studies" : "Early Years in Dakota," volume 21; and "Our Bread and Meat," volume 22.
  
  Includes obituary notice and tributes to Sven (Samuel) Gundersen Mogen, the father of Mrs. Knatvold. S.G. Mogen wrote extensively for the Norwegian newspapers and for "Numedalslaget Aarbog," a few clippings are included here.
• Barbara M. Dalby article, 1973

  "Illinois Records in the Norwegian-American Historical Archives," Illinois State Genealogical Society Quarterly, volume V, no. 2, pages 99-100.
• Barboe/Stene Family letters, 1903-1908

  A collection of letters, documents and photographs from Ole and Olena Stene. Ole lived in Alcester, South Dakota and Olena was in and around Sioux City, Iowa. Ole was a second generation Norwegian. They encompass their courtship, and have details about life/community activities around them at the time. There is also a packet of letters in Norwegian, some having to do with the death of Ole's father Knute Barboe in Kansas City.
  
  
• Barikmo-Burkee family history, 1975

  Includes photographs.
• Barstad-Slegten family history, 1915

  Clipping from Vesteralnd (Morris, Illinois) aboud the Endre Barstad-Slegten family from Sogndal and Dalene, Norway.
• Barthinius Wick papers, 1904-1947

  Mainly articles of a Norwegian-born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, attorney, philanthropist, and history instructor at the University of Iowa: "Pioneer Traits", "The Pioneer Memorial Association of Norway (Iowa)", a biography of Nikolai Ibsen, brother of the dramatist, who was a resident of Emmet County, Iowa, "In the Footsteps of the Early Settlers in and about Le Grand, Iowa," 1943, 32 pages, "Did the Norsemen Erect the Newport Round Tower?" a 26-page pamphlet, and a collection of clippings of articles by and about Wick.Includes "Ryfylke og i Amerika." Kvekerforlaget, 1983. (S.O. library: BX7710.N8N3 NAHA). "B. L. Wick - en "halv" Strand-bu og verdensborger", and "Brev fra B. L. Wick til Børe Vik-og "Vike-Jentene" fra 1894 til 1947, - med kommentar"':' pp. 98-131. "Newark og omegn: lidt fra en snartur til de gamle norske settlementer i Illinois," for "Skandinaven" ved B. L. Wick. Sept.4, 1907. 3 clippings about Wick, 1934-1936. "Tama-Indianerne, forholdene blandt Indianere paa en reservation i Tama County, Iowa." (Dec. 18, 1927 "Minneapolis Tidende") pamphlet, "Did the Norsemen erect the Newport Round Tower." 26 p.Clipping: "Gaspe og det norske settlement der" ("Skandinaven," July 21, 1936) clipping, "De første skandinaviske settlementer i Iowa" ("Repubikaneren," Feb. 9, 1900)
• Batalden family papers, 1893-1920

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  • Letters from Christian Batalden Meyer Batalden, 1893-1896
    • Christian immigrated to the US from Norway in 1871. Meyer was born in Minnesota in 1873. While Meyer attended business school in Wilder, MN in 1893, Christian wrote to him (24 letters).  All in Norwegian.
    • Includes transcriptions.
  • Highwater Lutheran Church, circa 1899
    • Letters from the Norwegian Lutheran Church in America regarding synod business, notes which may be church council minutes, lists of members, and more. All in Norwegian. 
    • Includes transcriptions.
  • Cassette tape, circa 1990
    • A Norwegian friend translated the letters by reading them onto the tape.
  • A 1900 catalog which was likely used to order furnishings and architectural items for the new church building.
• Baver (Bavre) family history, 1989

  No description available.
  Formerly part of P539.