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Lina Alsaker diary, 1886
Translation of a diary kept by a 14-year girl as she made the journey from Kristiania (now Oslo) to Stoughton, Wisconsin, via Castle Garden and New York in 1886. Translated by Christine Rypestol, 1984. The Norwegian version was published in "Migranten" v.2 (1989), Hamar, Norway. -
Ragnhild Fønhus Amble memoir, 2020
Memory book written by Norwegian-born Ragnhild Amble for her three sons, Finn, Peer, and Tor and their families. Ragnhild grew up on a big farm in Valdres and writes about the land, the farm, her upbringing an family, and about the war and occupation. She was 10 when the war came to Norway. -
Marie Odland Amdal letter, 1915
Copy of a letter to "Dearest Julia," with title added "My Trip Across the Ocean," dated Evanston, February 24, 1915. The letter relates the author's experiences leaving Norway, crossing England, and the journey across the Atlantic on the "Northland." -
American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation records, 1973-2011
History/Biography:
The American Birkebeiner was started in 1973 by Tony Wise, a founding member of the Worldloppet federation of cross-country ski marathons. The race is held in February in Hayward, WI. Wise drew on his Norwegian heritage in starting a race named after a famous event in Norway. The American Birkebeiner, also called Birke, is named after Norwegian Birkebeinerrennet. This race commemorates an important historical event when in 1206 a group of Birkebeiner party soldiers, who fought for Sverre Sigurdsson and his descendants in the Norwegian civil war, smuggled the illegitimate son of Norway's King Håkon Sverresson from Lillehammer to safety in Trondheim.
Abstract:
The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation records include various photographs and 35mm slides, video records, board meeting minutes, Wordloppet records, clippings, and more. Financial statements are restricted. Please contact the archivist. -
American Relief for Norway, Inc. papers, 1940-1946
Papers of an association incorporated ten days after the invasion of Norway during World War II. Founded to "relieve distress" among the people of Norway, it was officially dissolved December 31, 1946. Correspondence, reports, and publicity material fall into five categories: clothing drive files, executive secretary's files, president's files, treasurer's files, and corporate records. Topics treated include clothing drives; collection of funds; purchase and distribution of food, clothing, shoes, drugs; publicity; problems of storage and transportation; relations with governments; merging of relief agencies; affiliation with the National War Fund; women's activities; tools for Finmark; and the Anfin O. Sather trust fund for the National Association of Norwegian Agricultural Clubs. -
Nordvest-passagen: Beretning om Gjøa-ekspeditionen, 1903-1907
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Arlow W. Andersen papers, 1960-1996
Biography/History:
Arlow Andersen was the son of Norwegian immigrants, who earned his Ph.D. degree at Northwestern University. After teaching positions in Illinois, North Dakota, and Texas, he taught at the University of Wisconsin -Oshkosh. He served in the Army Air Force during World War II and was University of Oslo Fulbright Scholar in 1960. He is the author of "Salt of the Earth" (1962), a history of Norwegian Methodism in America; "The Immigrant Takes His Stand: The Norwegian-American Press and Public Affairs, 1847-1872," published by NAHA in 1953; "The Norwegian Americans," Twayne Publishers (1975); and "Rough Road to Glory: The Norwegian American Press Speaks Out on Public Affairs. 1875 to 1925," Balch Institute Press, 1990. Also, "American Politics in Norway's Press, 1875 to 1905," written by a Fulbright Scholar, of which several chapters were published as articles.
Scope and Content:
The papers of Arlow Andersen include personal data and correspondence, manuscripts for both published and unpublished works, book reviews by Andersen, reminiscences, and family history. -
Arthur Andersen papers, 1925-1989
Information on and articles and speeches by Andersen dealing with financial and economic problems, including a phonograph recording of his commencement address at St. Olaf College in 1941. He was the founder and senior partner of the internationally known accounting firm, Arthur Andersen and Company, and president of NAHA from 1936-1942.
Contents- Phonograph record of his commencement address at St. Olaf College, 1941
- Xeroxed materials about Andersen
- "Dedication of Arthur Andersen Hall, Northwestern University, July 3, 1979"
- Article from Aftenposten by Asbjorn Rammefjell (includes photograph)
- "The Gateway to the Midwest" translated by Karl Schultz, edited by Rolf Erikson from Med Kronprinsparet for Norge
- "Norwegian-American Accounting Great, Arthur Edward Andersen" by Karin Takle Quinn for Døtre av Norge, 2002.
- Pamphlets:
- The financial and industrial investigation, 1925-26
- The major problems created by the machine age, 1931
- duties and responsibilities o the comptroller, 1934
- The future of our economic system, 1934
- Present day problems affecting the presentation and interpretation of financial systems, 1935
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Hans Anton Andersen family papers, undated
Hans A. Andersen was born in Larvik, Norway, on May 14, 1840. He emigrated in 1860 to La Crosse, Wisconsin, where he established a hardware business. In 1888 he returned to Norway, but emigrated again and established a hardware store in Minneapolis. He died in 1903. A son Arnt E. Andersen became a doctor in Minneapolis.
Includes: Photocopies of correspondence, obituaries, and family records, with English translations. -
Jan Harry Andersen papers, 1974-1996
Jan Andersen was born in Hvaler, Fredrikstad, Norway, in 1920, and went to sea in February 1938. After 70 months of service during the war, he was discharged in December 1946. That year he married Josefa Hansen and they settled in Chicago, Illinois, The couple was active in many Norwegian-American affairs, and in 1984 they were awarded the Saint Olav medal.
Includes photocopies of newspaper articles, photographs, programs, correspondence, and minutes about two Chicago institutions: Norwegian Seamen and War Veterans Association, Chicago Chapter, 1974-1990; and Great Lakes Seamen Center, founded in 1964 to serve Norwegian seamen and merged with another center in 1967 to form the International Seamen Center serving all merchant seamen.- Miscellaneous materials including clippings, photographs, and citations when metal was awarded, an account of "Our tip out west" in 1961 by Richard Gibbons, 1987.
- History of the Norwegian Seamen and War Veterans, Chicago Chapter
- Chicago photo album, 1981-1984