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Claus and christine Krantz family history, 2003
Claus and Christine: A Double Biography. The Story of Our Parents, Americans from Scandinavia (2013, self-published) by Gordon and Carol Krantz. Christine Mickelson (1885–1956) was born in Hadeland, Norway, and immigrated to the U.S. in 1901. Her family settled in Red Wing, Minnesota, where she found work as a maid and cook. Claus Henning Krantz (1882–1945), born in Småland, Sweden, immigrated to the U.S. in 1900. He also settled near Red Wing and worked as a woodworker. They were married in June 1908 and had five children. In 1927, the family moved to a small farm near Red Wing. The book includes many anecdotes about life on the farm during the Depression. -
Laurits W. Krefting papers, 1849-1978
Papers of a research biologist of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, St. Paul, Minnesota. Mr. Krefting was presented an "Award for Outstanding Publication" in 1974 for the monograph on the Isle Royale moose. After his retirement Krefting decided to coordinate materials concerning the Norwegian fishermen in the Lake Superior Region. His work had already given him considerable background; he continued by extensive reading and by conducting recorded interviews. -
Olaf Kringen biographical data, 1892
Copy of a North Dakota teacher's certificate (July 8, 1892) for a Norwegian journalist who lived in the United States from 1887 to 1897. Upon his return to Norway he became active in Socialist affairs
Includes clippings and poem, "Vaar i Norge", "Arne Garborg: 'I Helheim' ("Nye Nordanden", n.d.) -
Samson Madsen Krogness papers, 1853-1976
Biography/History:
Samson Krogness (1830-1894) was a Norwegian born priest, teacher, editor and author. Krogness studied theology from 1862-1866. In 1866 he emigrated to America and was ordained the same year. Krogness was Secretary of the Norwegian Augustana Synod from 1870 to 1874, and from 1876 to 1882; was twice a member of its Board of Education and served on the Israel Mission Central Committee from 1884 to 1892.
He founded and edited "Almueskoletidende" (1861-1866). He was an able writer and translator, and at various times served as editor of "Missionsvennen," "Budbæreren," "Den Norske Lutheraner," "Ebenezer," and Luthersk Kirketidende. He also edited reports and yearbooks for the church. His 8,000 volume library and his manuscript dealing with the history of the Norwegian Lutheran church in the United States were destroyed by fire in 1879.
Abstract:
Correspondence (4 volumes of copybooks), 3 volumes of ministerial records, a scrapbook, a diary, notes, and manuscripts of a Lutheran clergyman, born and educated in Norway, who emigrated to the United States in 1866.
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Vera Joyce Fox Kvamme papers, undated
Ancestral forefathers of Vera Joyce Kvamme (Mrs. J. P.). Compiled by Carl M. R. Gunderson -
Roald Kverndal pamphlets, 1977-1978
An issue of Methodist History containing an article " The Bethel Ship: John Wesley,'" and an offprint of "The Origin and Nature of Nordic Missions to Seamen," by a minister at the Lutheran Memorial Church in Chicago, who also served as a seamen's chaplain. The offprint "originally appeared in the Norwegian Yearbook of Maritime History for 1977," published by the Maritime Museum of Bergen. Pp. 103-133. Also included is another version of the Bethel Ship article, typescript, 18 p. See in library collection, his 1986 book, "Seamen's Missions: their Origins and Early Growth" (Pasadena, W. Carey). -
O. A. Kvisgaar essay, 1947
En Hyldest til Sangen og Musikkens Menn og Kvinner, written by a Norwegian immigrant who first heard a male chorus concert in Duluth in 1905. The essay is an appreciative account of the pleasure that has always been given him by music and musicians. -
Landsverk family history, 1959, 2005
"My Family History" by Carol Landsverk and "From Whence They Came" by Ole G. Landsverk -
Ole Godfred Landsverk papers, 1921-1985
Papers of the owner of the Landsverk Electrometer Company, Glendale, California. Landsverk was an enthusiastic promoter of the Kensington Runestone and other runic inscriptions, with emphasis on cryptographic messages to be found in them. He also was research director for the Leif Erikson Association in Los Angeles, and a leader in the campaign for a Congressional Proclamation of 9 October as Leif Erikson Day. -
Knud Langeland papers, 1869-1937
Biography/History:
Knud Langeland was an editor, farmer, and politician. He was born in Samnager, Norway, and taught school before he emigrated to the United States in 1843. He settled on a farm in Racine County, Wisconsin. He was the editor of Democraten (published in Racine, Wisconsin) and in 1866 he became the editor of Scandinaven. Langeland also served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1860.
Scope and Content:
Articles, correspondence, clippings, and legal papers containing Langeland's views on political issues of the day; his attack on the Norwegian Synod; and his defense of the common school. The legal papers concern the ownership and financial policies of Skandinaven. Langeland is the author of "Nordmændene i Amerika" (1888). The file includes an 85-page handwritten manuscript of Langeland's "Norwegians in America, part II," translated by Clarence Clausen. The clippings provide biographical information about Langeland, his family, and his ancestry.
- Articles, correspondence, reports, 1869-1937
- Translation of the Norwegians in America, Part II, by C. Clausen
- 85-page handwritten manuscript.