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• Carl M. Ringen Gunderson manuscripts, 1969-1970

  Manuscript volumes of Carl M. Ringen Gunderson. For an article on Gunderson by Karen E. Hogen, see Western Viking, October 16, 1964. See also Vera Joyce Fox Kvamme Papers, P0764.
  
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  • "Leif Erikson Genealogy: Lists all forefathers and known relatives" (1969).
  • "Famous Americans of Norwegian Descent: 13 Presidents of the United States, 11 Signers of the Declaration of Independence" (1969)
  • "The Leif Erikson Stamp, Issued by the United States Post Office Department, 1968" (1969)
  • "Norwegian Ancestors of General George Washington, First President of the United States" (1969)
  • "Biography and Ancestry of Andrew Furuseth, 1854-1938" (1970)
  • "Ancestral Chart of John Anon 'Snowshoe' Thompson" (1970)
• Carl Martin Grimstad memoirs, 1927

  A condensation (edited by Henry H. Bakken, his son-in-law) was published in Norwegian-American Studies and Records, v. 13 (1943) pages 1-45. His grandson Carl F. Arneson made a complete transcription of the hand-written memoirs in 1994, 99 p. typescript. The memoirs of his "nearly ten years of life in Dakota Territory" were written at Mt. Horeb, Wis. In 1927
  
  Topics addressed: Preparation for starting a farm (p.2-3); Saying goodbyes (p.3); Binding grain (p.4); River ferry (p.5); Irish immigrants (p.5-6); Alcoholism (p.6); Dakota Wars (p.6-7); Working animals (p.7-8); Blizzard (p.7-8, p.15-16, p.22-23); Railroad land grants (p.9); Oxen (p.10); Burial grounds (p.11); Sod houses (p.12); Red River Valley (p.12); Land claim filing (p.12-13); Pioneer schools (p.13); School certification (p.14); School teacher (p.15); Court system of Dakota Territory (p.16); Daily life in winter (p.16-17); School house design (p.17); Theological disputes (p.18); Gender relations (p.18-19); Bedbugs (p.19); Snow caves (p.20); Treating illness (p.21); Wood stove (p.23); Oxen in winter (p.24); Frostbite (p.25-26); Postal mail service (p.26); and Road trip (p.27).
• Carl Martin Roan papers, 1880-1907

  The Immigrant Wagon, typescript of a family history written by a Minneapolis physician about which he states in the introduction: "A commonplace narrative of pioneer events interwoven with contemporary data" The narrative is chiefly the story of his immigrant parents. Roan's father, Ole Roen Johnson (1825-1903) came from Hedalen, South Valdres, Norway, to Grant County, Wisconsin in 1852; Roan's mother, Beret Eggen (1932-1907) came from Tolgen, Trondhjem/Trondheim diocese, Norway, to Southern Wisconsin in 1853. After their marriage they moved to Minnesota. In 1855 they settled in Bergen Township, McLeod County, Minnesota, where they lived for thirty years. In the 1880s they moved to Todd County, Minnesota, some twenty miles from Alexandria, Minnesota.
• Carl Nelson papers, 1899-1984

  Memoirs, poems, humorous squibs and biographical data of a Norwegian-American editor and poet, who lived at Cando, North Dakota.
  
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  • Biographical data, including tributes from Knute Wefald and essay by Lloyd Hustvedt titled "Carl Nelson: poet and journalist" (1899-1984). Also includes 1 photograph of Nelson.
  • Copy of memoirs from early settlement times (1929).
  • Translation of memoirs from early settlement times (1929, 1973). Topics addressed: Immigrant voyage (p.1); Irish (p.20); Fighting (p.3-5,7); Yankees (p.3-5); Alcohol (p.4); Herding sheep (p.5); Lutheranism (p.6); Internal religious conflict (p.6); Conflict with neighbors (p.6); Cripple (disability) (p.6); Medicine (p.6); Characteristics of Norwegians and Swedes (p.7); Bicycles (p.10); Bicycle race (p.10); Recklessness (p.10); Comic Opera (p.11); Foreign languages (p.11-12); Spanish (p.12); Writing literature (p.13-14); Civil War (p.14); Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (p.14); Alcohol (p.15); Yankees (p.15); Wagon (p.17); Pig (p.17); Motherhood (p.18); Social class (p.19); Nobility (p.19); Party (Christmas) (p.19); Finlander (p.19); Newspapers (p.22-23); Printing (p.22); Election (p.23); Photograph (p.23); Fishing (p.24); Education (p.24-25); Swimming (during the winter) (p.26); Poem about Norway (p.27); Race (p.29); Employment (p.29); Skate jumping (p.30); Bankruptcy (p.31); Suicide (p.32); Gold (p.32); and Sin (p.33).
  • Poems (1931, 1977, n.d.).
  • "Ole Axhandle," a humorous newspaper column (1926-1929).
  • Manuscript of "The Editor and the Schoolma'am" by Alice Nelson Napier, her recollections of family background (1979); Poem, "The Methodist Men" by Carl Nelson (n.d.).
• Carl O. Paulson papers

  Finding aid coming soon.
• Carl O. Pedersen papers, 1919-1949

  Manuscript "The Norse-American Centennial". Includes Obit clippings. Clippings and pamphlets of a Norwegian-born Lutheran clergyman, and a manuscript dealing with the observance of the Norse-American Centennial in the United States and in Norway.
  
  The manuscript has been digitized and is available online here.
• Carl Questad papers, 1830-1976

  Papers of a Norwegian-born Texas rancher, who emigrated in 1851.
  
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  • Correspondence (25 July 1851-6 December 1876, n.d.)
  • Letters, Elise and Wilhelm Waerenskjold (19 March 1865-10 November 1876)
  • Correspondence, Relatives (26 June 1853-11 March 1875
  • Correspondence, Civil War (13 December 1862-31 October 1872). 1862 1872
  • Letters, Even Lie, Eau Claire (11 August 1867-May 1889)
  • Correspondence, sister, Sophie Lie Family (7 October 1868-17 February 1878, n.d.)
  • Biographical material (18 November 1830-27 October 1957, n.d.)
  • Letters, A. A. Brynie (12 May 1885-6 January 1895)
• Carl Schevenius papers, 1924-1988

  Papers of a minister in the Methodist Church. Includes biographical information, letters, clippings, articles, and celebrations of his 100th and subsequent birthdays (1924-1988). Also includes videotapes of a television program about Schevenius (1987), and writings on Norwegian-Danish Methodism in Minnesota, 1850-1943 (1973).
  
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  • Biographical information, letters, clippings, articles, and celebrations of his 100th and subsequent birthdays (1924-1988).
  • Videotapes of a television program about Schevenius (1987).
  • Writings on Norwegian-Danish Methodism in Minnesota, 1850-1943 (1973).
• Carl Soren Hoveland family history, 2009

  "Sand Creek -- A Childhood Legacy" by Carl Soren Hoveland, published by Vantage Press, 2009. Includes information about growing up during the Great Depression on a dairy farming community in Northwest Wisconsin. The great-grandchild of Norwegian immigrants, Carl Soren Hoveland describes his great-grandparents' rich history as well as the history of their children and grandchildren.
  Formerly part of P539.
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  Carl Søyland papers, 1916-1976

  Articles, clippings, correspondence, manuscripts, unpublished research notes, lectures, and a scrapbook of a Norwegian-born journalist and author, who came to the United States about 1920 to study music, but who found the life of a "tramp-journalist" more interesting. He traveled all over the world writing for newspapers, sometimes using the pseudonym Viggo Vey. He edited "California Vikingen" (1924-1925) in Los Angeles. In 1926 he began his association with the Brooklyn, New York, newspaper "Nordisk Tidende," of which he became chief editor (1941-1962). He is the author of two books, both published in Norway: "Langs landeveien" (1929) and "Skrift i sand" (1954).