Elise Wærenskjold Papers (P0683)
- Title
- Elise Wærenskjold Papers (P0683)
- Identifier
- P0683
- Creator
- Wærenskjold, Elise Amalie Tvede, 1815-1895
- Description
- From the Knut Gjerset papers on women and Norwegian American Encyclopedia.
Letters and other writings regarding Wilhelm and Elise Waerenskjold. A pastor's daughter, Elise lead a party emigrating to Texas between October 1846 and March 1847. The Waerenskjolds married in 1848, settling at Four Mile Prairie. Her letters and other writings serve as a primary source of information about the Norwegians who settled in Texas. - Language
- Norwegian
