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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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Alfred C. Jesness collection, circa 1886-circa 1922
Afred Jesness was born in Sawn Lake Township, Stevens County, Minnesota on 1883 February 2. His parents, Ole and Berte Larson, immigrated from Hedemarken, Norway in 1872 and moved to Stevens County in 1875. They homesteaded adjacent to Ole's half brother. The two families shared a sod house that theybuilt on the property line between the two homesteads. Each family lived in the half of the house that was on their claim. The women shared a cast iron cooking stove located in the middle of the house. Ole built a frame house for his family while his brother continued to live in the sod house for several years.
In 1893 Ole changed his name to Ole Larson Jesness, taking the nae of the farm where is family lived in Norway. According to family lore, there were too many Ole Larsons and the mail got mixed up. The family lived in Stevens County until 1900 when Ole sold the farm and moved to Polk County near Fosston, Minnesota. The new owner was a widower with three daugthers. Alfred was interested in the oldest daughter of the new owner. He returned to Stevens County in 1901 to work on his older brothers farm When his brother, Ludvig, was killed in an accident in 1904, Alfred helped Ludvig's widow with the farm for another year and a half. during this time, he courted Clara, the daughter of the new owner of the farm where he grew up.
On 1907 July 3, Alfred Jesness and Clara Carlson married at teh farm where he had lived for 17 years. They moved to a farm near Fosston where Alfred's parents lived. Their oldest daughter, Lillian, was born there in 1909. Clara was not happy living in a house that was said to be haunted. Clara's father remarried shortly after he moved to Stevens County. In 1908, Clara's step mother died in childbirth. The next year, Alfred, Clara, and their baby moved back to Stevens County to live with her father, two sisters, and half sister.
Alfred worked on his father-in-laws farm for four years, and in 1913 bought the farm from him. He ended up wowning the farm where his father homestead. Five more children were born here: Phillip (1914), Dorothy (1917), Elmer (1921), and Ruth (1926). Alfred was the amateur photographer who took these family photographs. -
Jevne and Almini, Chicago history, 1855-1871
Copies of a statement by C. M. Jevne about a decorating firm in Chicago and of excerpts from "Chicago History" concerning the contribution made by this firm in the publication of "Chicago Illustrated." This volume has been called "the best source for the physical appearance of the city the Great Fire destroyed." The senior member of the firm was Otto Jevne, who came to Chicago from Faaberg, Norway, in 1853. He died in 1905.
Includes a letter from Christian H. Jevne to parents and a photograph of office. -
Nils Huso Jodok family history, 1984-1985
The Family Tree of Nils Huso Jodok. Jodock (Jodok) Family Tree compiled by Erling and Carol Jodock.
Formerly part of P539. -
Gustav B. Joergenson papers, crica 1850
Photographs, programs, and articles on the history of Stanwood, Washington, and surrounding area, and early migrations into the Northwest. Joergenson was a farmer and a son of the pioneer Lutheran clergyman, Christian Joergenson (b. 1847), who left the ministry in 1893 to become a farmer and a leader in the local cooperative movement.
Includes: "History of the Twin City Country Standwood, Washington." Articles, Photos, Programs. "Early Migrations in the Northwest," by G.B. Joergenson, Stanwood, Washington.
53 p. one version typescript; 65 p. second bound version, typescript with letter of June 2, 1925 to Gisle Bothne asking his opinion of the manuscript. -
Johnson J. Johannesen (Stolsvig) papers, 1860-1939
Personal papers, correspondence, pamphlets, notes, and sermons of a Norwegian-born Lutheran clergyman and farmer in Winneshiek County, Iowa: correspondence (including a Civil War letter dated November 24, 1864), legal documents, articles, notes and sermons, and an article. The letters deal largely with theological disputes during the 1860s and 1870s and offer comments on Carthage College and Hartwick Seminary. Some of the correspondents are Rasmus B. Anderson, Ole Andrewson, O. J. Hatlestad, Rasmus O. Hill, Jacob Jacobson, and Osmund Sheldahl. A 139-page manuscript by Johannesen's daughter, Mrs. Amelia Bakken, titled "From Bygone Days, History and Reminiscences from Washington Prairie, Springfield Township, Winneshiek County, Iowa," contains names of early settlers, sketches of families, the founding of the Norwegian Methodist Congregation, and anecdotes relative to the Civil War, country schools, and community life. The file includes "Fra gamle dage: Optegnelser om de forste norske settlere i Winneshiek County," "Decorah-Posten," December, 1938-February 3, 1939, and parts 2 and 3 of "Fra livet paa Washington Prairie i gamle Dage," September 8 and 15, 1939. -
Erik B. Johannessen collection, 2019
"My Stories As Told By: Leif B. Johannessen August 25, 1925-April 4, 2009," transcribed and edited by Erik B. Johannessen. -
Chris Johansen photo album, 1893
An album containing pictures from the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1893, together with other pictures said to be from the early years in Humboldt Park, Chicago.
Includes a daily ticket to Exposition (Oct. 9, 1893). Includes photo of a Ferris wheel. -
Hans Johnshoy (Jenshus) autobiography, 1928
Photocopy of a 60-page manuscript account of the life of an emigrant from Søndre Fron, Gudbrandsdalen, who came to Wisconsin in 1867 and moved to Pope County, Minnesota, in 1870, where he settled on a homestead south of Starbuck. The account deals with many aspects of pioneer life.
A translation (1985) of the autobiograghy by Gunnar Malmin is included. -
Albertine Johnson cassettes, 1977-1978
Interviews with a Norwegian emigrant from Arnøy, in northern Norway, in 1917 to Duluth, Minnesota. She was cited by King Haakon VII in 1946 for her contributions to Norwegian work after World War II. The contents of each cassette is on the label. The interviews cover life in Norway, emigration, immigrant life in Duluth, and family history. A family history, by her son Rudolph Johnson, partly based on these interviews, was published in Nord Norge, June, 1994. A photocopy of the article is included. A more complete family history entitled "North Norway Ancestry," by Rudolph Johnson, third edition, 1986, is in the Family History Collection, P 539, box 26.