Biography/History:The centennial of organized Norwegian migration provided an opportunity for Norwegian-Americans to celebrate their heritage and, more importantly, to demonstrate their American-ness. The celebrations, held in many North American…
Papers of Norwegian-American Chautauqua and Lyceum, Minneapolis. Gisle Bothne, Nicolay Grevstad, Jacob A. O. Preus, and Theodor S. Reimestad were among the promoters and lecturers. The catalog includes photographs of Odin Male Quartette (led by…
Correspondence, manuscripts, articles and records of a teacher, author, Greek scholar, and archeologist. Fossum, born in Allamakee County, Iowa, attended Luther College, Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D.), and the American School of Classical Studies,…
Correspondence, articles, reports, and clippings of a Norwegian-born journalist, diplomat, and financier. Grevstad was a practicing attorney and editor of Dagbladet (Oslo) before emigrating in 1883. In America he was editor of Nordvesten (St. Paul);…
Correspondence, reports, and a scrapbook of a Lutheran clergyman. The correspondence and reports concern chiefly the activities of the board of publications of the United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, of which Glesne was a member. The…
History/Biography:Born in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, 1991. He attended the Dental College at Northwestern University, Chicago, and opened a dental office in Glenwood, Minnesota where he first became politically active. He first served as mayor of…