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He greeted me cordially,and stated that he had been directed to my office to receive some information about thi: Norse-American Centen­ nial 9o! which he had read '! gre9.t· deal in the pap'3rs lately. l of.fc.red him a C.)m.fortabl� chair �nd stated that I. would be vtery gl'3d indeed to be of serv.iee and giye h11!l whatever iD:t'ormation I was !tole to disp':lnse. H� .seated hin.eelf quietly .looked abou t the room for a m.:.>::ient ot two,1s if in dou.bt t!Wi how to put th':? fixat question. Tb.en,with s. start,he turned towards me,and ask�d .in a very pleasing voic�, 11 Will you kir,dly tell ·hat this Centenni'll ie and what is the occasion for it?" I replied,"Mos l certainly 1 will,and that with pleasure. One hundred years ago there glided into ?iew York habor a. small and strange ship with a. cargo of iron and fifty-three persons on b d. It was the No.r-wegian elo1Jp ,.Heeta.urationen," bring­ � ing 1!rQ. first shipload of Norw�gian immigrants to Al!lerica. since , I the days of the Viking voyages in the te-nth and following centuries. This littl� �hip l�ft Stay�nger,Norway,July 4,1825, for Americ-a.,s3iling by way of England and the Madeira islanda 8 and arrived in New York har oar on October 9. Four yea.rs earlier,two emissaries had been sent to America by a small band of �uakers at Stavanger to pave the way for the landing of this little colon men w�re Kleng Peeraon and �� and Knud Olson .tl!ide. � returned to Norway in 1824 wi th a �-2- favorable report.and the reaul� we.a that a small �hip was purchased and recondition d,iiven the nam�,"Re tauration�n," �e�ving for America the follo ing year "ith its precious cargo. Th� arrival of this ship at New York marKed the beginning of a conetantly swelling stream of Norwegian immigration to America. The purpoae of the Centennial Cel�bration is to commemorat•, thia evl';lnt and to. p�y tribute to the Borw,ggian pioneers and th ir descendants for th,e great achiever.iente they ·have �ccomplieh�d in the New World during theAe o ne hundred yeara na the contribution they have made to our great conunon bles in ,A!'.ler ica., vith her lofty ideals, .. iendid insti­ tutions ,and m3rvelous and unexcelled oppartu niti�s." As I epoke,gradually warning up to my Rubject,he listen d,attentively and with an appreciative interest. Aa I paused,he instantly asked,"Where there no Norwe&iana in America "Oh,ye a; wt just how many i a not .d1o·m. q,uite a number of Nor�-gians 1 came over with the Dutch �nd settl�d in New Amst�rdam. One of th�ir n'UI!lber,Ann�ke Hendrike,a wom�� from B�rgen,Norway,·Nas m rried,on�b.6,1650,to Jan Aerteen van der Bilt,the ancestor of the Vanderbilt family. Even before the Revolutionary War,in which many of Nor egian deeeent took part,there was in Philadelphia a society composed of Norwe­ iians ,Swadea,and Danes,called Societaa Scandinavi�nais. Ev�n Gen.Georse W:J.ahington ,our first :prea.i.dent,became a member of this society after the ar,because he wa of Scandinavian descent. :But \irhile there were Nor,,iegiana .i.n America,they were comparativ ly few and et tl em.en ta." cat tered,havina formed no independent �"�rner did th-es i1!11'!ligra.nts se ttl '?" "Thi, "slo oper , • by which term I mean those who came on the 3loop nRestaura.tionen 11 settled in Kendall and Orleans counties.Ni:?,, York. here P �erson and Eide h9.d lready arran.ed to pl�nt a co lony. Here they remained for Qnly a few y ara, th� ire�ter number movin& westward in 1634. ettling near otta�a.Ill.,foundin& ,ihat has ainc, been c�lled the ,ox River settl '!!m-ent. In 1836 nd 1837 new co nting'?nts of llorwtegi9.n colonists arrived,and e"'ttleP.l�nte w�re a.de at Cliicago and E�aver Cr��k,Iroquoio county,lll. This laJt mention d settle­ I!lent proved to b� an unfortunate one ,for I!lOS t of. the settlers died from the ravagee o:f' malal"ia a, ff!pa months after t·1ey � � bad lgaeuie& at this place. The rem™'i� left the ill-fate d SP,ttler.ient and located anwng their country.men ·at Fox River. With tll-e arrival of fresh il!lmigrants t.he o ld ettlem,..nt grew and new onee 1,ere formed. The f irst Norw":!gian set t.le1'lent .i.n iaconein w::.te made in l�ock co unty in 1838, the ltluekeij;O settl'!' ment th!!' followins year ,and the settlem nt in Dane county ;:.is 9 ��s r.iade in 1840. From th ..se settle.ciente,which r!lay be call�d th� J!!Other set tlemente • the Nor <::gia.n immi rants and their descendants spread rapidly,y ar by ye r, as the strewn of im­ migration increaa•d,to the n i hborin� stat�s,Io • innesota, and Dak ota territory ,a:t1d later to 1avery atat� in the Union. The bulk of the Norwesis.n population ar� in th-, r�id-···rest statee,Minnesota having the largest nwr.b�r of Nonr�gians of foreign birth. 1 • "About how many Norw':!�ia.ns or p rsona of Uorwe�ia.n de­ scent are there in the United States at th present time?" • ��That question is not very easily anewered�aa we have no exact d�ta as to the actual number of persons of Norwegian extraction in the United Stateao Hon.O.PiP.Jacobeon,Railroad and wareh9use Commissioner of Minnesot a on the basi-s of figures. given by President E.G.�uam e of th� Federal Land Bank,St. Paul,statea th�t the total number of pe.rsons of Norwegian descent is !ully 5 9 000 1 000. to o high. Thie figu.re is undoubtedly I!lUCh Conservativel y,it may be said that that ther� are at l�ast 2 j 250,00Q pereone of Norw�gian blo od in the Unit�d Stat�e at th� pr�a�nt ti?'!�,!! Norwegian population about equal in nur�b�r to that of th e old fa th�rland,Norway. Fourte�nth Cenm.t'a givfls th7 number o! those The no are born of ..!10:rwt!gian immigrsnt pa.renta.g'! in thi� country and those of foreign birth s 110�59225 fOfheaeQ� 363,862 were born in To these figures f!l.J}. ,�j �d th· rnW!lber of native �_ bor?\ Arnf3ricans even to th��ri gener!\tion\S,whos� 9arents Nor were no t born ry.croe1:1 th'! sea.<:J 1 ivhich would give a number ap- ' 1 Ar� there any Nor- "gians in Canada?" "Yes; quite q, nw1ber. According to the Canadian censu of 1921,th re ere in Canada at thatbtime 68,856 persona of Norw�gi�n origin. Of th��� 2�.186 were born in th� United StatP.s,2� 11 568 in C nada,a.nd 23,102 �le�where. mostly in Norw�y. Oince this census was tak�n,b,55� have arrived in C nada by way of ace�n ports and 319 from the United Sta.tee.mgki!l,i a totiu,no t counting natural ir:.crease in popula tion ,of74, 734 p'!r�ons of Norwe16ian _descent no•v located livin" in Can d,i. _()f thes� bo ut 45;� a.r"! loacted in SasKatche 1,van and 30>! in Alberta.. �-5"Wh �. d. kind o f Ame ric!l.n s do the No rwegian imm igrant s r.1a1<:e?'1 11 They make '!:xcel l �mt Ameri oa.ns o 1'h " lJo rwegiane a.r e an ind us tr i ou !3 . thr if ty , capabl '? , i nt �l l ig e nt , '9e ace ful • and l a•vrem�rkab l � ,p o we r o f ada:;;rt;<i.t ion . r ieadily ab i d ing peo pl e ,wi th ad �p t i ng them8 el vo s to new si tuat i one , insti tu t i o ne , and environ­ men t o H<!!nc e they 1u i ckly b e co me .Ame ri cani zed and entfl r into the e pi ri't of 1\mer i c an i d eal s a nd i nst i tuti o ns . T her e ar e , o f cours e . eoele black sheep amo ng them . to o ,but th ey ar e the exc eptions , no t the rul e . The N o r•.v egi a n immi gr an t s and the i r d ea c ""nd.ant r have f rom the ve ry f i rs t ta,ten a n a c t i ve i n te res t i n the ,1o l i tical a.:f fai rs o f our co un try ,, and ma.ny o f them ha.vie • fil l ed high pos i ti ons o f pu bl i c , trus t i n the com "Un i ty , s t a.t e , and nat i o n . No l e e s than a i x o f them hav4' b e com e U . S . s ena to rs , - � -�l ve o f th em s t a t e go verno rs , and many have s �rved in th � di pl oma.t i c s t:Jrvi c e o f the U n i t ed Stat e s . The ir patri o,t i sm and l o yal ty to Ame rican ideal e and ins t i tu ti o ns have b een r 1 p -::at �dl y df'J!l on o t:r�ted in the i r. read iness to s erve under the eta.rs and Str i.pee in the var i o u s fi ghti ng uni t e o f the U . D . army and n �vy . Though o n l y s. compa r a t i v�ly few had be en in thi s count ry l ong enough to es tabl i sh p�mane nt homes • and be come somewha t ac climat ed , nt Lhes time the C i vil war b roke o u t , no l e s s th.an 7 , 000 or 8 t ooo � No r·, egi a.na ,r.iany o f them fresh f rom the old coun tr_y , unabl e to S :f> e ak the l anguag e o f the i r ado pted l and , f oJJ,.gh ti n that bl o ody strug gl e fo r human l ib e rty and the pres e r va t i on o f the U ni p n. One o f the " al o o p ers " ha<t three aons , and they al.l enl is t ed i n Co .lt' , 36 th Il lino i s Vo lunteer a , one as c ap ta.in , on e as e erg ':' an t , and ,me as p r i vat e . �l i eu t _ l'lant.,and 'to th f .ll i n oat tl '! .gal l a.n tly 1 e·:1d.ing the i r r1e n. T.rie f moue "Fif t e �n th ·.n e oo ns in n . s cornpo s ed,uf fi c era ae wel l . s r1en , lr·io st entur-,ly of Jio r i?s;i �no • anc wa <: cor.1u·.. nde d b .Y thnt br;i.ve n.no. a.bl P. l eade r,Col . Hans C . Hess , •�ho \ffl !:I mo r ta.l .ly :-.r·J tmded at the Bat tl � of Chi ck�11.auga,and di ed , ayi �,g : will i ng to diei for I have fought fo r ttt 11!1 righ teous c· us e . " R 7h pl iendi d spi rit o f �-riot t em� l ty wm ife m; ed by the ;l o re e-Ame J' 1c an; of the �n t he condu ct &.nd e erv i c e of' t.n ei r coi..m t rymen du:r i. ng tbt- Span iah-Am�r ica.n ·f. ar and the re c e n t ·,:o rJ. d Ws.r . :to th i n pe-3,c e R,nd in war h!H l • the llo ree­ Am.-e r ican p ro yen h i.maelf a r eal Am.e r lean o f th• highe ti t and mo.e t de s i rabl e typ e . " . " I n what o c cupa tions have tt.fl.? J:-1 o rw�ai '?ns in trH� cou ntry • ''You " il l fi nd the llo r·we t�na in this cou nt ry �ngaged in e ve ry leg i t in�te o c oupa t i on,9nd . h €y have rend �r�d d i et ingu i�he d s e rvi c e in a.i.l of t, h ./!l . ong t11e 1 ', ,y ou wil l f ind ·1 aw.Y ers prcr1in'!nt 1.X.$�».s. , b s.nkers , mer ch�n te • phy s i c i �ns and su .rgeons , e.rt i a t. s, w:r i t e rs ,j ournal i a ts , i!3duca.t o r '5, cl rgymen , a.a 111-ell as bo th unekill ed '-':ln d ek il l r.d lqbo r e re . di ti ngu i �hed' them9 -';lve m e t a l tr::.ides . 9. 8 They h4ve especially f r::i �re and in th 1 buil di ng nd By f, ar th" l :rg est per c ent of Uo r \; e-Am� ri ca.ns a.r-e enga* e d in f armi ng,and in the no r th•ejf$s t , ·,,'h e r � th� y u-e found in the l �rge at nwab e rs, they oave had � l ar�e �nd i� oo r t �nt part in co nvert.i.ne.s ·;vhat was one" known as n The Great Aoe ri csn Dese rt " ..l n to A- r tch and b e a.u tiful g:udi::>n �po t and the " Orun:iry o f the Wo rl d . " �-7"Are tn,ere any Norse-Ame d eans of ou ts tanding success and signal achi�vement? " " Vhy,y e s ; thei:' e a r e qu i te a n 1Fl> e r . o f th em. Ther e are the l .Hans C . Hegg and Col . "'wt\> � r � a.t sold i e rs o f the C ivil ar ,Co . Po rt �r c.ol son,b o th of them sons o f immigranta,an d the Mi nne­ sota b oy .Aldred w.Bj or nstad,r�cently promo t�d to the rank o f maj or-g�ne ral . G e n .Bj o rnstad i s a e p � endid examplP, o f what d il,. igent and co nscientious application coupled i th native • ab i .l i ty and hig h a � Jl�ble pur .9.o � e 03.n accompl is h. There is �41, rJJ�I � ' the millio naire b a �r,Harold ·r horson ,who died r�ct?ntly . He ro s e from po ve rty, became th9 f ounder o f som':? thirty bank -a in No rth D l\kata, as ·lfel l as one o f the chief facto re in the euc ce e s of on e o f s t.l?r3.u l •. s great financi al inst i tutio ns. He left I the b ulk of h i s r � at we�l th as a bu tl ding fund for st. Olaf col l ege,th e gre atest N o r wegi an Lu the ra n educ� tto nal .inet.i. au tio n in this cou.ntry ,l ocated at N or thfi el d ,Minn. There i s Gu nva.l d ous ,th e gr eat cv ns truction enginef!r o f N ew .{ ork, ·born t1nd t.ra ined in No r,,a.y,an d on'! of the mo at exy�rt and 9ucc�s aful engin e ers in this country. Bia gre ate st achi ev e­ ment is the designi ng and C Jnetructio n o f th� ste el structure which i a tha back-bone of the giant Wo olwtfr th Bu .1.lding,ll ew '. YorJ!.. T h ere are the Hoff bro the rs , Ol af Hof'f , thil! gr�at nub­ • marine tun nel bu i lder,and J ,R.Ho ff,the chi �f e ngineer o f th e Amer ica a B r .i. d6 e Company. ·rher� ar e G·1s tav L. Cl a.u s en,. the gr'!at C h i c a.go s e e r expe rt,and A . B.Neuman,the d e r::iign � r and bu.i. l de r o f the l9.rge plant o f the U.S.S te el C orpo ration a t Gary,I nd. An­ o the r rer.iarKabl e Norse-American i n the engineeri ng ·�·o rld F.W.Cap pelen,f or many years th e city engine er of a.a in ne a po l i s . �-eHe wae b o rn :l t Dr aPJm 1:m ,No r:JV:ay , r:1 nd C · � to thi s mu :it.r:; i n the 80 '!.l . o :r· a t i�1 � h e was �r.1p l o y ed by th� lfa rth � m :Paoif' i o R i.l- way Coi�Hm ay on r!ii l r ?.od conet ru c t i o n wo rk i n lrto n ";nn:, . Luter Mi -. i. s t"l i ppi r i ve r at .Ai nnea.pvl i s . As c i vi J. en{6i nee.r of M i n n� :)o l i.s he ha n d �s ign P.d two o the r b:rid - ea ov�r th� is s i s at .,, pj) ri ve r , bo th o f re-·i:?nf orced co ncrP. t e . One o f th e t� .. , the Thi rd Av'!nu-e bri dg e .h� al so bui l t ,ou t he d i ed e:fo re tb.e bui lding o f the o the r • tl:D Frank l in Ave nu e b r i dge , ·r s cot!ipl -eted . In hi s ho no r thi s l ast bridg ': hns oe en offi c i �.ll y C 'lll �d " Th� � C ppel en l!e1•o ri al B r i dg e . • eo a I know ,Jlr . C appel �n i s the o nl y engine'!r who has bui l t thre E: br idg a o vi:; r the f :tm ') US na t i o nal l y known 9 of th.,. suc o�� Rful "' o rw�g i.ane- Am � r LC'3ns are th-€: l -:,;,t e: s �n., to r Kn ut e U el s o n , 11Cin nes 1) ta • a "Grand Ol d Man . " the •. o rw-sgi ar.1 Lu the ran Chu rch of I n. i:; r i c � , the o n � a poo r im- ,1 - rant b oy an d the o th e r the s o n of on e o f the v'? -ry fi rl3t imr,'l iGran t :pasto rs . As a poo r imm.igt"an t b o y . only f .i v-s years ol d !'nu t .._. .U el s o n cam'3 to thi a c oun t ry . Th . a t o ry i.'1 to ld of hlm tn!l t 'Vh il '9 h � ·m a cros s i ng th� At l '.11.ntic ,h e c q,m..; up �n hi s \ m o t.r.te r prayi ng i n h � r c ':lb i. n and. we ep ing o v� x- h � :c d�a ti tu te c o n d l t ion ., �nd u t t ered the o ymp the t i c r.i nd enc,>u rag.i ng wo rds : " Don ' t c ry ,m o th <:? r ; w e ar e po o r now , b .1 t -when l g.ro -v u_p , I ' ll be • next to the k i ng. " Th es:, e v�r e pro ph� t J. c words ,and th :_'J l i t eral¥Y C ar!.l'i? t ru e ; fo r e ven tho 'Jgh Knu t � N �l s on rli ri no t !lt t1.in n. rank ne�t to the 1c.i n" ,he did at t �iin t o b e Ltlo r e t4an k i ng as governo r �o f a l ar•e nd p rupe u o uo s t !-:l.te �nd fo r yeal"� eto .. d ne:;,�t to the �re ide nt v!' th Un i t e d b t t e a.s an • te emed and crusted th•� ul o od i e at t'.m6a,g�x-:i ento cf tht: C i ·1il . ar . ....ien h•.? wa s H i s 'fikin� �_p1 r i t -;ao ,ho w<r,e1· , s t ill unbroli ... n . He to o k u p the 1 s t.ud.Y o f le �, snd wa s adn 1t t .-.,d. to the bar ln 1 867 . Th� "" oll o n­ ing y ear hfJ mt '.i sl e c ted a 11er:1b ':l r of t h 0 s 4;:1 t " 1 -,g i nl tu re of ·.l i s co ns i n. lie r...o ved f ror:1 "ti c ..:oriain to M:i.nn� sot. a .Ln 1.871 a.nd h el d till �u � d,ia. th i n 1923 . Mi s de e? t1 inc crity .ho ne 0 ty o f , J?Ur;�o s •, . br �ad th o .f •1i !3 ion , s o ucd J Udl:!7'1·ent ,lo .1al ty ,pat ri oti sm , 3.!ld z{l' -eat C'\l) C i ty .fo r :.ork -:nd les.d�rf!hip ma.d e hir� highly r e s gf! cted by men b o th 'i thi r:. ".lnd ou ts i ·1e uf hi s party. As a s t� teem.an o:t' unusual abili t;f h � rend�! �ed h .1. cou ntry 1 ,anJ a d .i e t Lngu i ehed an d s i gnal e � rvlc e . Hi ':l is a nobl •'! e xru,1pl e for �v,:ry immi grant bo J , ri ch o r po or , to fo1 lo,'1. " T he o the r outa tanding fi gurc ,Dr. H . G . S tub , vrae b o rn at c ,.1u nt ry , in 1 84 9 . He is 110 1.'.; i n hi e e � v-Emty-o e venth y�ar and e t il l ac t .Lvely cnge.gBd in th'3 d l e charge of h .L e ma ny nn d of ten d if fi cul t du ti � a as pr esident of a l ar�e chu r ch body , c arrying �-10on a g1• ,� at wor k b o th i n th i co ntry �md i n b.e a then lands. He e ducat o r and chur ch.Man of the highes t r ank,and is no ted as h9.� r�n�.c!l red hie cCluntrym43n an i ne t imabl e a er vi c in th'3iH! c�pac iti J s . In r cogni t i on of h i s � e rv i oes ,h� h s al s o b e _n � l _n1l ly hon, r�d t ho � :1.nd ab ro ad. Ee a id e s b.o l d ina �:b c cl � s i �ct ical of fice in t,h� r ighe s t i f t ot;. hi s countrymen,h � has r�o ei v�d the do�to r • s d e gr P e frgro three d if f e r �n t i ns t i tutiona � n d be , n thr ic� knighted by Ki r.� H .akon of No rw-� y. the thi rd t i me bei g i n 1922, .ben he in.a awarded th_ " Gr " at eras " of the order of s t . 01 f. " "Thi s cer ta 1.nly ia int eresti.n g. Now 1 und e r a t�nd what t.he Uors '!-Am '!' rican C ,., nt enni tl i s al l abou t . Would you mind tel;_ 1 i,ng me- s o rr: ':!'thi r:g abou t th e C ent�n ni sl c ..:> l ebr�t .lon it e .clll f ? " "1� o , i n d d no,t ; I sh 1a.1l b � d <;;?light ed to . Thie gr �at f e !'l t i v:itl ,,i U J. t ::-.k e p l :1c P. at the St t111.: F ?.i ;r Grounds ,s t. Paul ,Mi nn. , an d will b e a.t t nd. .. d r.,y at l a3t 2 50,000 or 300,0 00 pe ra , m s r r!l -:-1 .'-: d fo r . Th i s c �l eb r ti on ,i l l b e unde r the n.u p i e _a of u num.b r o f Hore .,-Am� ri can prttri ot ic soci :. tie-a . Jun 6-9 ,1� 2 5. The qn.te i a 1 "The N orwegian Luthe ran Church o:f .AI:t� ri ca. i s also bus il y encage d in pr , par i ng f o r special Memorial s �rvi c J s whi ch will be h el d in �r ac t ically all of her 3,000 congraga­ t i ons on Sunday ,July 5 , l<i#2 5. A c�n t en ni !il H iatorJ ,cove ring thi e ce�ury o f No rwegian immi 5r'iti on,s t r ,.ggl e , ':Ul ci a ch.i � ·,ement wil l be publ ished . A memorial cantata to b� eunj at the �-l lvar i ouo o ng ,=- 3n t .i on "'l.l �r:ior j_�l � � rvi c e e .; .nd ·th'!! }1' ir {lrc,und f es t i vi t i "?s • h;i.s al o b ., 1.;n p r epar ed. 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J'ud� i n(; by wh:'i:l t. yo u h� � t ol d. me of Arne r i c an c . r am c r.> r' t ra i u th� t wi l l. b � � �. rt.:: 'l t the o z·s t..­ th � i r C " nt t!n ni "'.l C el •_br ti o n u c c �a a and a l a � t i n g t rio 1 t 1;: t :> the i r un- 1 ?..u n t i ng e p .1 ri t , r o.m�1r.lr n.bl .<!) m t ;a 1'11T :i A ra , � n 1 1� � r v� l l ous ·.1. c hi -; ve­ m�n t s i n :3.!1 ado pt •< r- _,u n t ry r; u :ri nli t h � � )a.0 '9 of " ears . '' ( )n � hu n d r ed � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gustav M. Bruce Papers (P0463) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context P0463 Description An account of the resource Select materials digitized from the Gustav Marius Bruce papers (P0463) housed at the NAHA Archives. Bruce was a Norwegian-born Lutheran clergyman, theological professor, author, editor, and lecturer. Bruce immigrated to Yankton County, Dakota Territory, in 1884; attended Fremont College, Red Wing Seminary, University of South Dakota, Temple University (Ph.D.), and Hartford Seminary (D.D.). He was a minister in South Dakota, Illinois, Minnesota, and Nebraska parishes; teacher in the public schools of Yankton County, Jewell College, and Red Wing Seminary; professor at Luther Theological Seminary (1917-1949); vice-president of the NELCA; and held a number of offices in the church. <br /><br /><span>He was publicity chairman of the Norse-American Centennial, president of Østfoldlaget for 16 years, and of Bygdelagenes Fellesraad for 5 years. He was editor of several religious periodicals, a contributor to newspapers and magazines, and the author of several books on social and educational subjects. Correspondence and reports in this collection deal with Knut Gjerset's proposed encyclopedia on Norwegian Americans, Bruce's work as publicity director of the Norse-American Centennial, Norwegian pioneers in Canada, and bilingualism in the church. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/12445" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Gustav Bruce papers are available here.</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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