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Mabel Peterson Hill article, 1890
A manuscript article concerning Methodist missionaries in Utah. Note: Sophie O. Peterson went from Nicollet county, Minnesota as a missionary teacher in Utah. There she married Peter Melby, from Norway, another missionary. She died in childbirth, September 1890, and her widower asked to be sent to Washington State. Mrs. Hill describes locating her aunt's grave.
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Mabel Peterson Hill Article: Methodist Missionary in Utah. n.d. -
Lars Solstad autograph book, 1886
Statements and messages to Solstad by classmates at Klaebo Seminary, Norway. Born at Borsskogning, Trondheim, Norway, Solstad was a banker and merchant in Woodville, Wisconsin.
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Lars Solstad Pamphlet: "Mindebog (memory book) for Klaebo Seminar". -
Anton Hillesland papers, 1923
The Norwegian Lutheran Church in the Red River Valley is a University of North Dakota Master of Arts thesis, 1923, 152 pages. The file includes seven pages of notes from interviews with Swen N. Heskin (1854-1924), a Norwegian-born farmer and lay preacher in the Goose River settlement in North Dakota, regarding early pioneers and the Hudson's Bay Company. Contained in the articles are names of settlers and early ministers, including August Weenaas; a note on Marcus Thrane's visit; shipping and stage lines.
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Anton Hillesland Manuscript: Goose River, N.Dak. Pioneers, Hudson's Bay fur Co. -
John Hjellum articles, 1926-1929
Typescripts of articles, edited by Hjellum, chief of the mailing department of Skandinaven, which ran as a serial in that newspaper under the title, "Hvem er hvem blandt norsk-amerikanerne."
Includes: "Hvem er Hvem Blandt Norsk-Amerikanerne" Biographies (in Norwegian) of: J.A. Aasgaard, W.T. Ager, Dorothy V. Anderson, Rasmus B. Anderson, Ben A. Arneson, Sigvald Asbjornsen, Albert Barton, Nellie Olea N. Barsness, Clarence A. Berdahl, Arne K. Berger, Bernhard E. Bergesen, Andreas J. Bergsaker, Henry O. Bjorlie, Alfred W. Bjornstad, John J. Blaine, Ben Blessum, Gisle Bothne, Laura Ringdal Bratager, Erik O. Bye, F.M. Christiansen, Charles A. Christopherson, Dorthea Dahl, Gerhard M. Dahl, Nellie Dahl, Henrik A. Eckers, John A. Eiesland, Peter Field, Johan Nyman Figved, Knute I. Finney, George T. Flom, Hans A. Foss, Knut Gjerset, Anders H. Gjevre, Peter O. B. Grimley, Lars O. Grondahl, Axel G. Gulbransen, Knute P. Haddeland, Martin S. Hagen, John G. Halland, Borgny Hammer, Haldor J. Hanson, James Christian M. Hanson, Oscar H. Haugan, Gilbert N. Haugen, Nils P. Haugen, Ludvig Hektoen, Gunnar Felland, Knud Henderson, Engebreth H. Hobe, Christian A. Hoen, J. Haakon Hoff, Hjalmar Rued Holand, H.C. Holm, Aksel H. Holter, Norman Bernard Holter, Olaf Mandt Hustvedt, Mauritz C. Indahl. John Hjellum Articles II: "Hvem er Hvem Blandt Norsk-Amerikanerne" Biographies (in Norwegian) of: Karl T. Jacobsen, Ole P.B. Jacobsen, Torstein Jahr, Charles E. Johnson, Simon Johnson, Oscar Juve, James Langland, Jonas Lie, Nils Johnson Lohre, Gudbrand J. Lomen, Gustav Melby, Irving E. Melhus, Maren B. H. Michelet, Nils I.E. Mohn, Rudolph H. Moller, Adolf Mosling Mosheim, Aven Nelson, Karl O. Nelson, Ragnvald A. Nestos, Lars Netland, Peter Norbeck, Oluf M. Norlie, Jon Norstog, Martin W. Odland, John Charles Olsen, Oscar Ludvig Olson, Barthold A. Paulsen, Alfred Paulsen, Wilhelm Petersen, Olaf E. Ray, Martin Luther Reymert, Ditlef G. Ristad, Ole E. Rolvaag, Ingvold A. Rosok, John Rustgard, Edwin Ruud, Ola J. Saervold, Christian Schiott, Henrik Shipstead, Edvard H. Skille, J.J. Skordalsvold, Skyberg, Victor Oliver (photo), Ingvar Sonnicksen, Albert Soiland, Thorvald Solberg, Arthur G. Sorlie (photo), Laurits Larsen Stavnheim, Gustav Stearns, John Steen, Leonhard Stejneger, Hans G. Stub, George Sverdrup, Laurits S. Swenson, Magnus Swenson, Martin Ulvestad, Andrew A. Veblen, Aad J. Vinje, Halfdan A. Westergaard, John A. Widtsoe, Carl Wigtel, Carsten Thorvald Woll, and Laura J. Wright. -
Hans Christian Grey Hjortaas papers, 1933-1934
Letters and a clipping regarding "Norsk Slektshistorisk Forening," a Norwegian genealogical association, several articles, and a book review that ran in "Minneapolis Tidende." Hjortaas was on the editorial staff of that paper and was a student of genealogy.
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Includes clippings, article on Adrian Bentzon (1932) with typescript transcript, and letter from A.N. Rygg. -
Torger A. Hoverstad papers, 1933
A 3-page typescript biography of Mrs. Knute B. Norswing (his sister) and a program for Constitution Day (1933). Hoverstad was superintendent of agricultural stations in Minnesota.
Includes poster, "Constitutional Convention and Patriotic Celebration. Warsaw Town Hall, Sept. 18. Purpose of considering adopting a Township Constitution" and family obituaries. -
Torstein Hoverstad papers, 1919-1949
Articles by Hoverstad regarding Johan Falkberget; a Norway Day Address in Minnehaha Park, Minneapolis, July 17, 1949; and an assortment of clippings (1919-1949) about Hoverstad.
Content:
Torstein Høverstad Papers: Articles. -
Einar Hoidale papers, 1930-1934
Articles and speeches by and a collection of clippings (1910-1952) about Hoidale and his family. Hoidale was a Norwegian-born editor, attorney, and congressman from Dawson and Minneapolis. The file includes two speeches made during his campaign for United States Senate (1930) on the Democratic ticket (one speech is dated June 1929, 6 typescript pages) and a biographical sketch of Hoidale by Martha Ostenso.
Also includes postcard "Hoidale for Congress: 'We have had enough of the Square Deal on paper and in talk--Now give us the real thing and let us have it without quibbing or delay." -
Hjalmar Rued Holand papers, circa 1910
Articles, clippings, and pamphlets of a Norwegian-born historian and fruit farmer at Ephraim, Wisconsin. The articles and pamphlets deal with local Door County history; Indians; Robert La Salle; Newport Tower; the Kensington Rune Stone; a review of Holand's "De norske settlementers Historie" by Thorstein Jahr, Minneapolis Tidende, January 19-February 2, 1910; and incomplete clippings from three series of articles titled "Billeder fra nybyggerlivet," "Vor nybyggersaga," and "Fra de gamle dage" that ran in "Skandinaven."
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File: Billeder fra Nybyggerlivet. Includes: Norwegian-American news paper articles from Michigan about H.R. Holand, (1923, 1924). -
Bjørn Holland papers, 1848-1919
Clippings, correspondence, articles, obituaries, and photographs of a politician, farmer, merchant, and teacher and his family in Iowa County, Wisconsin. The papers concern family, politics, and Norwegian heritage. Holen's "History of the Town of Moscow from 1848 to 1919" is in the NAHA books collection. Some of the manuscripts of the biographies published in this work are included.
Includes obituaries of several brothers and spouses, including articles by A.O. Barton on the family and on the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the first may 17 festival, May 1933.
File: Billeder fra Nybyggerlivet. Includes: Norwegian-American news paper articles from Michigan about H.R. Holand, (1923, 1924).