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Bertram Jensenius papers, 1922-1973
Papers of a Norwegian-American journalist and author, born in Madagascar of Norwegian missionary parents. At age nine or ten, he journeyed alone to a home for missionary children in Stavanger, Norway. He was educated in Norway, then lived in France for three years, after which he participated in a race across the Atlantic in 1922, which brought him to the United States. He settled finally in Chicago, where he engaged in various occupations. In 1958 he took over the Norwegian weekly newspaper "Viking" and renamed it "Vinland." He and his wife (Ingrid Hermanson) also ran the Vinland Travel Bureau. He was involved in the many Norwegian organizations in Chicago. He wrote articles, short stories, essays, and plays, and published four books: "Deilig er Jorden" (1948), "Calling on Eternity" (1956), "Misjonærens sønn" (1972), and "Misjonærbarna på Korsteig" (1973). The papers include a broad range of correspondence, articles, manuscripts, reviews, clippings, and information about the Norwegian-American community in Chicago.
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Bethania College papers, 1894-1917
Catalogs, correspondence, and reports concerning a Lutheran secondary school located first in Poulsbo (1894-1896) and later in Everett (1904-1917), Washington, under the auspices of the Lutheran Free Church. -
Bethany Lutheran College papers, circa 1911-1926
Bulletins and catalog of a school at Mankato, Minnesota, founded in 1911 as a Lutheran school for young women (Bethany Ladies' College, Bethany College for Girls) under the Synodical Conference, but in 1926 transferred to a group of ministers and laymen of the Norwegian Synod to provide a college for their synod. -
Bethesda Homes papers, 1896-1946
A history (1896-1946) and a journal of a children's home and a home for the aged at Beresford, South Dakota. -
Betty Bergland article, 2003
Faculty member at Univ. of Wisconsin-River Falls, Bergland presented her paper, "Norwegian Immigrants, Wisconsin Tribes and the Bethany Indian Mission in Wittenberg, Wisconsin, 1883-1955" (37 typescript pages) at the NAHA-Norge, 2003. -
Beulah Folkedahl papers, 1949-1971
Papers of a trained historian who spent her retirement years, 1960-1971, as curator of the NAHA Archives, organizing the collections and making available a great mass of historical material for further research. Volume 25 of "Norwegian-American Studies" is dedicated to her memory.
Includes:- Correspondence, tributes, photographs (1949-1971). Includes several photographs of Ms. Folkedahl working in NAHA.
- "From the Archives," her working papers and typescripts for the section which appeared in the "Norwegian-American Studies" volumes (n.d.).
- Reprints of articles written by Folkedahl for "The Wisconsin Magazine of History" (1952-1954).
- Lindaas letters, translations of selections from materials in the Wisconsin Historical Society (1958-1960). Lindaas letters date range: 1858-1869.
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Bible Institute and Academy catalogue, 1918-1919
Catalogue (1918-19) of an institution founded by the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Free Church in 1910 in Rushford, Minnesota, and moved to Minneapolis in 1916. Also an advertisement for its 22nd school year, October 1, 1931. -
Bible Schools reports, undated
Reports regarding several Bible schools in Minnesota and North Dakota. -
Billet-Hagen-Thonette family history, undated
No description available.
Formerly part of P539. -
Birger Osland papers, circa 1910-circa 1950
Biography/History:
Ole Birger Osland (1870-1963) was an official in various enterprises of Charles H. Wacker (1893-1911); founder and president of Birger Osland and Company, investment bankers (1911-1940); general western manager of the Norwegian America Steamship Line (1911-1923) and for many years a member of its board of representatives; secretary-treasurer of Lake Otis Groves, Inc.; director of the Scandinavian Trust Company of New York until its merger with New York Trust Company; and vice president of Chicago Security Dealers Association. From 1917 to 1919 Osland was an attaché with rank of major in the Military Intelligence Division of the U.S. Army, stationed in Christiania (now Oslo), and also a member of the U.S. Food Administration, Copenhagen.
Osland was a trustee of the Century of Progress Exposition; member of the Norwegian-American World's Fair Auxiliary Committee; treasurer of NAHA for 25 years; director and also president of the Norwegian-American Hospital; and national treasurer of Norwegian Relief, Inc., during World War II. The correspondence, about half of which is letters by Osland, deals with business enterprises, civic interests, philanthropy, and family. Topics discussed include city, state, and federal politics; banking and investments; Osland's work as organizer of American financial participation in the Norwegian America Line in 1911-1912; and the participation of Norway and Norwegian Americans in the Century of Progress Exposition.