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"Minder fra Havet," a handwritten compilation of stories, the longest of which is titled "Emigranten." A note on the last page states that he is sending these yarns to Skandinaven in the hope that they may be worthy of future publication.
Correspondence and reports concerning a Devils Lake, North Dakota, school held by Pastor Ole H. Aaberg for his parishioners during the winter months from 1888 to 1903.
"Dress in Rural Norway, Mid to Late 19th Century. From Norwegian Rural Dress to American Dress," an article adapted from a lecture (with photographs and slides) given by the Førstekonservator, at the Bygdøy Museum in Oslo, Norway. No photographs are included in this article.
Clippings and articles treating local pioneer life in North Dakota by a public school teacher in North Dakota. Raaen is the author of "Grass of the Earth" published by NAHA in 1950, "Measure of My Days" (1953), and "Hamarsbon-Raaen Genealogy" (1954).
Includes:
Articles, Correspondence, 1923-1975
Historical Sketches. Includes: Barbo Pladson; Ingeborg Grønli; Guri Settungsgaard Søndreaal; settlement in Newburgh & Ragnhild Berg Rodningen; Gro Viken Mørk; Lindstrom Family (Lars & Kajsa, John and Martha, and children Emily and Charley); First teacher (Steffa Hustvet) and first school in Steele County; Pioneer Funeral of Ole Swenson; First Settlements along the Upper Goose River; Hatton Saloon Raid on Jan. 10, 1890; Pioneer Parties; Early Weddings; Pioneer Data; Lind Township Settlers were Hardy Pioneers; Traill County Pioneers Began Arriving in 1871; Trageton-Korsmo Caravan Arrived in the Year 1874; A Pioneer Doctor [Valentin Olsen Blekre]; A Pioneer Resume of Goose River Settlers; The Americanization of Scandinavian Names; Hallucination of Reality [Death], 1927-1950
Corresp., Manuscript Material "The Grass of the Earth." Correspondence mainly between T.C. Blegen and Raaen concerning her book "Grass of the Earth," with drafts and introduction, table of contents, etc. and comments by Raaen, 1949
Photographs. Includes obit clippings, general correspondence, 1951-1980
Papers of Knud Saavesen Aaker (1797-1873) and his descendants: articles, correspondence, Civil War letters, notebooks, scrapbooks, albums, clippings, family histories, charts, and a diary. Includes letters from B.J. Muus, G. Hoyme, and Knute Finseth.