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Olaf Halvorson papers, circa 1940-1948
Papers of Olaf Halvorson regarding his business with the Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA). Halvorson was President of NAHA from the late 1930s to mid-1940s. Includes investment records, correspondence with Theodore Blegen, Birger Osland, J. Jorgen Thompson, and more. -
Hans Hamran papers, circa 1933
A logbook of a Norwegian sailor who together with his brother Harald crossed the Atlantic in 1933 in a 25-foot boat in four months. They then continued by water from New York to the Chicago World's Fair (A Century of Progress). Filed with the logbook are letters, pictures, and a 3-page typescript, "Hamran Brothers' Family History." The boat is at Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, Decorah, Iowa.
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Hans Hamran Papers: Logbook, Letters, Pictures. "Nordic Front" Chicago publication (Jan. 20 & March 20, 1939) containing diary of Hans Hamran, "Viking Unmasks." -
Henry B. Hamre record books, 1912-1930
Account books and undated prescription books of a Northfield, Minnesota pharmacist. Includes: Miscellaneous ledgers 4 Sales Records: 1912-1930 3 Prescription Books, undated Excerpt from the History of Rice & Steele Counties (1910): "Henry B. Hamre, for many years identified with the drug business of Northfield, was born in Goodhue County, Minnesota, Oct. 15, 1857, son of John and Emily (Norland) Hamre, natives of Norway...Henry B. received his education in the public schools, and in 1881 he came to Northfield and became a clerk in the drug store of Blackman and Kelly, remaining with them in the capacity of clerk until 1902, when he purchased an interest, and in May, 1909, he bought the remaining interest, thus becoming sole owner of the store...Mr. Hamre was married Oct. 25, 1893, to Bertha M. Gilbertson, a native of Norway..." -
Knut Hamsun articles, 1920-1984
"Down and Out, Then up to the Heights, He Couldn't Run a Street Car, but Wins the Nobel Prize," by Sven Thalberg, published in "The Mentor," February, 1921, p. 33. An assortment of clippings concerning Hamsun's America sojourns are included, as are articles about Eugene Gay-Tifft, who translated several of Hamsun's novels. Added "Knut Hamsun I Minneapolis" by H. Askeland ("Sønner af Norger," Feb. 1921); "Min Hamsun" by Victor Nilsson ("Bonniers Litterära Magasin," Oct. 1933); "K.H. I Chicago" by Lars Frode Larsen (1984). Includes photograph with authentic signature -
Ola Hanche-Olsen papers, 1908-1995
Tidevann; Sandefjord gutten som ble en av verdens største dirigenter, a biography or a documentary novel by a nephew of the director and composer Ole Windingstad based on information Hanche-Olsen garnered from his parents who visited Windingstad, from letters Windingstad wrote to his sister, and from extensive reviews, reports, and critiques that had appeared in Norwegian-American newspapers. Windingstad was born May 18, l886, at Sandefjord, Norway. After studies in Oslo and Leipzig, he settled in New York in 1906. He was director of the Nord-mændenes Sangforening in Brooklyn from 1911 to 1939, but also led many other choral, orchestral, and operatic groups in the New York area, including visiting musical organizations from Norway. He conducted the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra for four years. He made orchestral arrangements and composed a number of pieces. His most notable symphonic work may have been "The Tides." He died June 3, l959. The file also contains 35 clippings, a 1922 concert program, and a 1923 letter.
Includes:- photocopy of Ola, Hanche-Olsen, Tidevann: Sandefjordgutten som ble en av verdens største dirigenter, a private publication, intended (for the time being) for a restricted circle…number 11 of 12, 264 pp. (1989). 1989
- Book. Clippings on Windingstad. Includes: news clippings (1910-1955), most in Norwegian, about Ole Windingstad, including Bravo! Ole Windingstad! (at that time conductor of The Greater New Orleans Symphony Orchestra); The Times-Picayune (Jul. 12, 1943); Who Is This Sinatra? Phooey on Jazzicians! (Fri. Aug. 13); Windingstad Conducts Grieg's A-Minor Concerto at Poughkeepsie (Nov. 11, 1948); article about Windingstad and Percy Grainger at Carnegie Hall, Nordisk Tidende (1953). Many of the articles contain pictures of Windingstad. File also contains copy of Ole Windingstad Sandefjordgutten som ble berømt amerikansk dirigent, The Norseman (Nov. 1995), pp. 30-33; Wetlesen, Anton, Ole Windingstad, copy of part of text about Windingstad, Norden (Jan.(?), 1931); Synopsis, Grand Norwegian Concert, in Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Scandinavian Symphony Orchestra, The United Scandinavian Singers, Ole Windingstad, Augusta Tollefesen, Erik Bye, Nora Fauchald (Feb. 26, 1922); letter to Carl Hansen (letter says Hansen) from J. A. O. Stub re: Windingstad's merits and the possibility of his coming to Minneapolis (Jan. 15, 1923). 1910-1995
- Book. Clippings about Skandinavisk Musikforening (conductor: Windingstad). Includes: 4 newspaper clippings (in Norwegian) (1908). 1908
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Hallvard H. Hande papers, circa 1950
Translation of "Segner fraa Bygdom," (Christiania, 1871) by a Norwegian-born Lutheran clergyman and editor, consisting of some forty legends from Valdres, Norway, 67 typescript pages. The translation (with title, "Legends from Valdres") was done in the 1950s by Hande's granddaughter, M. E. Midelfort, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. "Ei Hugvending," pages 3-62, unbound with no title page; an untitled play, 41 typescript pages with missing parts; "Snefnugg: digt og prosa, af H. Hande, 1870," an unpaged manuscript; and one volume of manuscript music, 44 pages. Hande was the editor of "Norden," Chicago (1874-1882 and 1884-1887), and the author of a play, "Ei Hugvending" (A Change of Heart), based on Valdres superstition and tradition. Hande Immigrated in 1872, served as pastor at Estherville, Iowa, 1873-74.
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Hallvard Hande. Volume. Additional items: report of Vesterheim Genealogical Center research on families of Hand and his wife, 1995; "Ei Hugvending." 2. utgaava. 3-62 p. Unbound, no title page. Untitled play: in manuscript and also in typescript.(41 p.). The manuscript is very fragile and parts are missing. It was sent to Margaret Midelfart of Larvik in 1953 by Valdres Historielag. A manuscript note on envelope says it contains "original handwritten manuscript of 'Ei Hugvending "' but it seems to be a quite different play. Lindemann, Ludv. M. "Halvhundrede Norske Fjeldmelodier harmoniserede for mandstemmer." Udgivne of de Norske Selskab, Kristiania,1862. 44 p. "d. Hande" in manuscript on title page. -
Carl G. O. Hansen papers, 1862-1958
History/Biography:
Carl Gustav Otto Hansen was born on March 16, 1871 in Trondheim, Norway to Sivert Christian Hansen (1839-1872) and Marit Megrund (1842-1927). In 1881, Carl, alongside his mother and siblings, emigrated to the United States. They settled in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, where Marit’s parents and siblings settled. In 1882, they moved to Minneapolis. Marit supported the family, as she did in Norway, by producing knitwear. In 1887, she married Halver Olson from Verdalen.
Hansen studied Latin, Green, history and composition at Augsburg Seminary from 1887 to 1889, however he was mostly self-educated. He worked for a time in a print shop and later opened his own place. He married Amalie Marie Edsten (1871-1945), daughter of furniture merchant Aaron Henry Edsten and Johanne Larsdatter Rognerud. Together they had four children: Conrad, Arild, Erling, and Mildred.
From 1897 to 1935, he wrote and edited for Minneapolis Daglig Tidende. From 1935 to 1937, he was in Chicago and employed at Skandinaven. He then edited the Sons of Norway magazine in Minneapolis and served as the educational director (1937-1954). Hansen was a lifelong musician and sang with and directed male chorus groups, including the Norwegian Glee Club of Minnesota (1912-1945). He was also president of the Norwegian-Danish Press Association, and a founder of Det Norske Selskap and of NAHA.Hansen was a music critic, a book reviewer, a biographer of Norwegian Americans, and the author of "My Minneapolis (1956)."
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Correspondence, articles, lectures, reports, clippings, scrapbooks, and diaries of a Norwegian-born Minneapolis journalist, musician, lecturer, and author. The papers deal with the activities of Norwegian-American singing societies in Minneapolis and other cities, the tribulations of translators, the cultural creativity of Norwegian Americans, the study of the Norwegian language in the Minneapolis public schools and at St. Olaf College, biographies of Norwegian Americans, and other related subjects. "Sagas of Today" (a "Minneapolis Journal'' column) and "For 50 aar siden," "Det Norske Amerika gjennem Hundred Aar," and "Glimt fra Livet i det Norske Amerika," columns that ran in "Minneapolis Tidende," are among the clippings. The collection contains correspondence from significant authors, journalists, and scholars of the day.
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Carl G. O. Hansen clippings collection
Collection of clippings from Carl G.O. Hansen. Hansen was a Norwegian born emigrant to Minneapolis who was active in the Sons of Norway and was a translator for Norwegian American newspapers.
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Christian Hansen correspondence, 1876-1924
Letters to Christian Hansen in Chicago from his brother Lars Hansen and nephews, and from H. Kolbjörnsen, Nils Bye, and Lundby, Kirkenær Christiania, Norway. Photocopies and translations.
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Conrad J. Hansen papers, 1919-1949
Choosing a Life-Work, an account of how the author became interested in the YMCA, an organization he served from 1919 to 1949, after having served as a member of the 77th Division of the A.E.F. during World War I. He is the son of the well-known editor of the "Minneapolis Tidende," Carl G. O. Hansen.