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Rev. Torstein Moen diaries, 1875-1888
Pastor Moen was born in Lysefjord, Strand Prestegjeld, Stavanger, Norway. He attended Strand Seminary for three years and then taught school for eight years. He attended Stavanger Mission School for five years and then took an examination to become a missionary to Zula. He emigrated to the United States in 1874. On November 8, 1874 he was ordained from Augsburg Seminary.
He and another pastor served 18 congregations in the Osakis, Minnesota area. In 1881, Rev. Moen and his family moved to a farm in Nidaros Township, and he served congregations in the Henning, Battle Lake, Clitherall, and Leaf Mountain areas. He retired in 1914. -
Fredrik Voss Mohn papers, 1838-1938
Articles, correspondence, clippings, and legal papers of a Norwegian-born physician of Los Angeles, dealing with cultural and medical subjects. Mohn was professor at California Eclectic Medical College, wrote "Før doktoren kommer" (ca. 1890); and was interested in socialized medicine. Correspondents include Ludvig Dahl, Elisabeth Koren, Christian Michelsen (Oslo), O. S. Sneve, Gabriel Tischendorf (Bergen), and Johs. B. Wist.
Content:- Correspondence & Clippings.
- Correspondence, Clippings, Legal Papers, Pamphlets. Includes a sermon by Anders Iversen Stadstad (5 p. typescript, 1883); Manuscript "A Layman's thoughts on the Religious Needs of Modern Intellectuals by one who seeks truth, (p. 92)" by F.V. Mohn.
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Jostein Molde thesis, 1982
"Settlement Patterns for Immigrants from Verdal, Norway, a Survey and Analysis," a study prepared by a Norwegian student at St. Olaf College, 1981-1982, as part of a preparation for a thesis to be completed at the University of Trondheim.
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Det bli itj nå tå før trønderan kjaem! Utvandringen fra Trøndelag, 1837-1930
Emigration from Trøndelag county, Norway, to the United States and Canada. General information about the emigration history from this area in Norway, but also personal emigration stories. -
Elias Molee papers, 1911-1928
Clippings, pamphlets, and articles of a Muskego-born language reformer, farmer, teacher, and writer. The articles, manuscript and typescript, deal with language reform and the author's career, including childhood days in Muskego.
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Elias Molee Papers: Articles, Clippings, Pamphlets. Note: Molee attempted to create a universal language for all people of Germanic origin called "alteutonik."
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Formal portrait of Elias Molie, circa 1900 -
Gaulek Olson Mona papers, 1903-1925
Born in Hegre, North Trondelag, Mona immigrated 1880. He attended Red Wing Seminary 1897-1905, and served churches in Mt. Vernon, S.D.; Grand Forks, N.D.; Toronto, S.D.; Newman Grove, Nebraska; and Chicago. He held various positions with the China Mission Board and the Hauge Indremissionsforbund. -
Thor Hermanson family history, 1950
Thor Hermanson Family: A Prairie Sketch (1950) by Christie Monson. In 1873, 11 coveredwagons carried the Berdahl, Brandvold, Hermanson, Jensen, Loftesness,Power, Torin and Wangsness families to new lives in Dakota Territory.Booklet contains family pedigree. -
Clara Monson papers, undated
Correspondence, family histories, and memoirs of a La Fayette County, Wisconsin, housewife. The letters, written from the Wiota and Luther Valley settlements, deal with farming, housing, dress, epidemics, school, church and social activities in pioneer days. The histories are of the Synstelien, Tollefsrude, and Brenum families. The memoirs (21 typescript pages) were written primarily for her family. See also Knud Knudsen papers (P0199) for her correspondence about Knudsen. Included are Mrs. Monson's letters to Beulah Folkedahl discussing the families.
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Clara Monson Papers: Correspondence & Family Histories. Includes "My life: growing up in a Norwegian American community; the collected writings of Clara Brenum Monson (1888-1971). John C. Monson, editor." Green River, Wyoming, Monson Familie Forlagbokshandel, 1995. 176 p. "Intended to be the second volume of a continuing series ... the second to be completed, following the third volume of the series, "My life as I saw it, an autobiography," by Cecil M. Monson" (copy in library collection) "This book is the collected and edited writing/of Clara Brenum Monson. Clara wrote various bits and pieces of her memories and history over the years. For many major events I have at least three different, though quite similar, accounts that need to be blended."
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Family sitting in parlor, circa 1890 -
Anders L. Mordt papers, 1910-1977
Copies of papers relating to the history of the Anders L. Mordt Land Company, Guymon, Oklahoma. Mordt was a promoter of Oslo, a Norwegian settlement in Hansford County, Texas (Texas Panhandle) in the early 1900s. He advertised extensively in the Norwegian-American newspapers, urging settlers to buy land from him, and hoped to build a city, Oslo, which would compare with the Norwegian capital. The city was never built, but the area was populated by Norwegian Farmers who came from the Midwest, and who organized the Oslo Lutheran Church at Gruver, Texas.
Includes:- "Aabent brev til det Norske Lutherske Kirkefolk" (1913), an ad used by the Anders L. Mordt Land Company
- "Hvad jeg fandt i Oslo" (1912-1913), Thore Eggen's account in "Lutheraneren."
- Oslo Settlerne om Oslo" from "Lutheraneren" (29 January 1913).
- History book of Olso Lutheran Church, compiled by Ingeborg Sogn, Gruver, Texas (1977).
- Copy of Olso Lutheran Church record book (1910-1976).
- Clippings and dedication programs (1950-1981).
- "Oslo Posten" advertisement (n.d.).
- "Oslo, Det norske Settlement i Hansford County, Texas" (n.d.), copy of a pamphlet published by the Anders L. Mordt Land Company.
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Wilhelm T. M. Morgenstierne papers, 1913-1952
Articles, biography, photograph, reports, and speeches by Norway's New York Consul General, envoy extraordinary, and ambassador to the United States, 1929 - 1962. Includes 2 photos, brief biography (1939), newspaper clippings in both Norwegian and English, Morgenstierne's talk in Minneapolis (1935), speech made in Minneapolis at the Sons of Norway 50th anniversary celebration (August 1944), pamphlet "Norway, an Active Ally" by Morgenstierne, published in the National Geographic Magazine (1943), speech made at the Annual Dinner of the Overseas Press Club of America, New York (1949), "Ambassador Wilhelm Morgenstierne: Noen artikler, taler og meddelelser til pressen, 9 april 1940 - mars 1944"