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<p><b>Collection Name:</b> <span style="font-weight:400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Norse-American Centennial papers, 1923-1927</span></p>
<p><b>Collection Number:</b> <span style="font-weight:400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">P0562</span></p>
<p><b>Extent:</b> <span style="font-weight:400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">6.2 cubic feet (7 archives boxes, 1 half archives boxes, 2 half oversized legal boxes) and </span><span style="font-weight:400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">8 flat boxes</span> <span style="font-weight:400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">5 film reels (3 16mm and 2 35mm)</span></p>
<p><b>Biography/History:</b><b><br /></b><span style="font-weight:400;">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 cities and culminating in a major festival at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in June 1925, showed how Norwegian-Americans had already contributed, as well as how well they fit in their new homes. The celebrations constituted a complex process of identity building and a tricky balancing of old culture and new. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Advertised as “The World’s Largest Gathering for 1925,” promoters described the Twin Cities celebration as “stupendous” and “monumental.” Events over the four-day period included speeches by Norwegian, Canadian, Icelandic, and American dignitaries, including U.S. President Calvin Coolidge; religious services; musical performances; displays of handcrafts, fine arts, and natural resources; and sporting events. The high point with a lavish “Pageant of the Northmen.” With a cast of 1,500, the melodramatic account of a thousand years of Norwegian history featured stories of heroic settlement, noteworthy individuals, and triumphs in the "new" world.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">The Norse-American Centennial was a historical moment that brought national attention to Minnesota’s Norwegian immigrant community. To rapt attendees this was a cultural celebration, but behind the scenes the event challenged Norwegian-American leaders, intellectuals, and the broader Norwegian-American community to reexamine their heritage and role as Americans. One year prior to the celebration, the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act of 1924 harshly defined insiders and outsiders. While northern Europeans fared relatively well under the new quota system, many Norwegian-Americans seized this moment as an opportunity to elevate their status and dispute negative stereotypes within the minds of their fellow Americans. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">The celebration was initiated by the general council of the Bygdelag — local history clubs for Norwegian immigrants and their descendants organized by region of origin. The materials generated by the Norse-American Centennial, an association incorporated in 1925 in St. Paul, are rich and varied. The collection describes in detail the management of the celebration and gives data on observances outside of Minnesota, including Chicago, Canada, Boston, and Brooklyn. Letters and essays reveal the loyalty of Norwegian Americans to their cultural heritage, the rivalry among groups of Norwegians in America, and their internal struggles of understanding ethnic identity.</span></p>
<p><b>Scope and Content:</b><span style="font-weight:400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Correspondence, minutes, financial records, reports, programs, clippings, pictures, pamphlets, and scrapbooks of an association incorporated in 1925 in St. Paul, Minnesota, to supervise the observance of the arrival of the first group of Norwegian immigrants in America. The collection describes in detail the management of the celebration and gives data on observances in Chicago, Canada, Boston, and Brooklyn. Letters and essays reveal the loyalty of Norwegian Americans to their cultural heritage and the rivalry among area groups of Norwegians in America. The celebration was initiated by the bygdelags. The chief officials were Gisle Bothne, S. H. Holstad, J. A. Holvik, Elisa P. Farseth, and Mrs. Wm. O. Storlie. Correspondents include Juul Dieserud, Knut Gjerset, Hanna Astrup Larsen, and O. M. Norlie. The centennial received nationwide press coverage.</span></p>
<p><b>Arrangement:</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Section I: Correspondence</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Section II: Minutes, records, and reports</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Section III: Exhibition materials and memorabilia</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Section IV: Clippings</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Section V: Photographs, posters, and film</span></p>
<br /><p><b>Funding:</b><span style="font-weight:400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Funding to digitize the Norse-American Centennial papers provided to the Norwegian-American Historical Association through the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, a component of the Minnesota Clean Water, Land and Legacy constitutional amendment, ratified by Minnesota voters in 2008.</span></p>
<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://nac.omeka.net/items/browse?collection=1"><b>Section I: Correspondence</b></a></p>
<p><b>Box</b> <b>Folder</b> <b>Description</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">1</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1924 January 28-1924 November 24</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">1</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">2</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1924 November 25-1925 January 11</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">1</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">3</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1925 January 12-1925 January 24</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">1</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">4</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1925 January 28-1925 February 10</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">1</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">5</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1925 February 11-1925 February 25</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">1</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">6</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1925 February 26-1925 March 11</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">1</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">7</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1925 March 12-1925 March 23</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">1</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">8</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1925 March 24-1925 March 31</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">2</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1925 April 1-1925 April 10</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">2</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">2</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1925 April 11-1925 April 22</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">2</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">3</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1925 April 23-1925 April 29</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">2</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">4</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1925 April 30-1925 May 6</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">2</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">5</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1925 May 7-1925 May 15</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">2</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">6</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1925 May 16-1925 May 24</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">2</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">7</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1925 May 25-1925 June 1</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">2</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">8</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1925 June 2-1925 July 9</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">3</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1925 July 10-1925 October 9</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">3</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">2</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1925 October 14-1925 December 6</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">3</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">6</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Civil War veterans correspondence and reports, 1925 January 7-1925</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">May 19</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">3</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">7</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Slooper correspondence and articles, 1923 March 26-1925 July 29</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">7</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">3</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Correspondence, pamphlets, and reports, 1925</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">10</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">7</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">O.J. Kvale speech and correspondence, 1925</span></p>
<br /><p><a href="https://nac.omeka.net/items/browse?collection=2"><b>Section II: Minutes, records, and reports</b></a></p>
<p><b>Box</b> <b>Folder</b> <b>Description</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">1</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">9</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Joint resolution, 1924</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Photocopy.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">3</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">3</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">O.M Norlie material</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">3</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">4</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Reports and minutes, 1924 September 24-1925 October 16</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">3 </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">5</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Reports and biographies, undated</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">3</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">8</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Lists of officers and committee members, undated</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">3 </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">9</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Norse-American Centennial, Inc. audit reports, 1925 April 30-1925</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">November 5</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Prepared by Charles H. Preston & Co.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">4</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Bulletins, 1925 January 29-1925 May 30</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">4</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">2</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Lists of members of organizations, undated</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">10</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Exhibit and souvenir records, 1925</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">10</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">2</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Press and publicity, 1925 March 10-1925 June 4, undated</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">10</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">6</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">List of guests</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">12</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">3</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Secretary budgets (Budget Committee) and pamphlets </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">13</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Norse-American Centennial, Inc. financial record book, 1923 November</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">28-1926 June 19</span></p>
<br /><p><a href="https://nac.omeka.net/items/browse?collection=3"><b>Section III: Exhibition materials and memorabilia</b></a></p>
<p><b>Box</b> <b>Folder</b> <b>Description</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">4</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">3</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Commemorative stamps and House Resolutions</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">4</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">4</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Receipts and rosters, 1925</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">4</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">5</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Art exhibit, 1925</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">5</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Art exhibit, 1925</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">5</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">2</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">“Cantata” by F. Melius Christiansen</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">5</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">3</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">“Sange, Hundredaarsfesten 17 de Mai 1914”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">7</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1-2</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Pamphlets and programs, 1923-1925</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Includes “The Presidents Tributes to Norwegians” and “Address of President Cooldige Before the Norwegian centennial Celebration at Minnesota State Fairgrounds, June 8, 1925.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">7</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">5</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Pamphlets and booklets, 1925</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">7</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">6</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Pageant of the Northman, 1925</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">7</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">7</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Essays, “Why celebrate the Centennial” most significant contribution,</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1925-1925</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">One essay (Manuscript no. 5) was not digitized since it was</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">bound. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">9</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">6</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Norse-American Centennial Cookbook, 1925</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">10</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">8</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Souvenir program, Norse celebration, Camrose, Alberta, Canada, 1926</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">12</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">2</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Souvenir pamphlets</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">12</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">4</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Red and blue felt flag advertising the Centennial</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">12</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">4</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Souvenir postcard for the Norse-American Centennial</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">12</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">6</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Information about Centennial medals</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">14</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Flag used at the Norse-American Centennial </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">14</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">3-11</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Ribbons worn by Bygdelag and other groups at the Centennial</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Four ribbons donated from Ella Rølvaag Tweet. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">14</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">12</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">“Knowledge is power” copper medallion from Ella Rølvaag Tweet</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">14</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">13</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Viking ship bracelet from Ella Rølvaag Tweet</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">14</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">14</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Large Centennial medal from Ella Rølvaag Tweet</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Made of thick silver. Approximately 33,750 made.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">15</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1-3</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Thinner Centennial medals</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Note: Two are thinner.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">15</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">4-7</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Ribbons worn by Bygdelag and other groups and the Centennial</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">15</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">8</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Norse-American Centennial pin with red, white, and blue ribbon</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">15</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">9</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Pocket mirror with image of Haakon VII, King of Norway, Queen Maud,</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">and Crown Prince Olav made for the Centennial</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">15</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">10</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Norse-American Centennial draft logo</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">19</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Memorabilia, 1925</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Decorative and bound books presented at the Norse-American Centennial from organizations in Norway. Includes: Greetings from Borgund Stavkirke to the wives of pastors in the Norwegian-American church.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">20</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Memorabilia, 1925</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Decorative and bound books presented at the Norse-American Centennial from organizations in Norway. Includes: Greetings from the Norwegian Press to the Norwegian-American Press, and Greetings from Norwegian Schools (Kgl. Frederiks Universitet, Norges Tekniske Høiskole, Norges Landbrukshøiskole, Bergens Museum).</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">21</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Memorabilia, 1925</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Decorative and bound books presented at the Norse-American Centennial from organizations in Norway. Includes: Greetings from Norges Rederforbund, Greetings from Nordmanns Forbundet (also includes greetings to NAHA in 1950 on 25th anniversary), Greetings from the Norwegian Government, and Kongelige Selskap for Norges Vel. </span></p>
<br /><p><a href="https://nac.omeka.net/items/browse?collection=4"><b>Section IV: Clippings</b></a></p>
<p><b>Box</b> <b>Folder</b> <b>Description</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">5</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">4</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Clippings, 1924 June-1925 December 4</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">5</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">5</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Clippings, 1925 January 23-1925 June 5</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">5</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">6</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Clippings, 1925 December-1927 June 16</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">6</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Roy Thorshov clippings, circa 1925</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">6</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">2</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Clipping scrapbook, 1925 February 12-1925 June 4</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Topics include: Iowa, Mississippi, Oregon, Montana, Nebraska,</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wisconsin. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">6</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">3</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Clipping scrapbook, 1925 March 12-1925 June 30</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Topics include: Scandinavian population in the US; tributes to traits and achievements of Norwegians according to newspaper comments, Calvin Coolidge’s speech and others; first navigators, first native born Norwegians in America; early and prominent pioneers; Colonel Heg; Ammundsen. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">6</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">4</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Clippings, 1925 March-1925 April</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">6</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">5</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Clipping scrapbook, 1925 January 7-1925 June 28</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Topics include: President Calivin Coolidge’s trip to the</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Centennial. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">8</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Attendance items clippings scrapbook, 1925</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">8</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">2</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">American press comments clippings scrapbooks, 1925</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">8</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">3</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Preparations clippings scrapbook, 1925</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">8</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">4</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Preparations and events clippings scrapbook, 1925</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">9</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">State celebrations, Proposal to organize NAHA, comments clippings</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">scrapbook, 1925</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">9</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">2</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">American press comments clippings scrapbook, 1925</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">9</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">3</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Other current events clippings scrapbook, 1925</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">9</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">4</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Minnesota press comments clippings scrapbook, 1925</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">9</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">5</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">American press comments clippings scrapbook, 1925</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">10</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">3</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Baldishol tapestry clippings, 1925</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">10</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">4</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Carl G.O. Hansen clipping collection</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">12</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Clippings</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">15</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Newspapers</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Includes Skandinaven special edition “Norsk-Amerikaneres Hundre Aars Fest” with picture of Calvin Coolidge, Minneapolis Journal Rotogravure section with photographs of the crowds on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis and at the Calvin Coolidge with Governor Christianson, and many more.</span></p>
<br /><p><a href="https://nac.omeka.net/items/browse?collection=5"><b>Section V: Photographs, Posters, and Film</b></a></p>
<p><b>Box</b> <b>Folder</b> <b>Description</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">7</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">4</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Photographs</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">10</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">5</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Norse-American Centennial film information</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">11</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1-5</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Building plans for the State Fairgrounds </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Building plans for 5 buildings. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">12</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">5</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Copies of photographs </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">14</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">2</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">President's guard roster poster</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">17</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Panoramic photographs</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">18</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">1-9</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">VHS film copies of the Centennial Film</span></p>
<br /><p><b>Film reels</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Centennial film at Minnesota State Fairgrounds, 1925 June 6-9</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Three 16mm film reels are copies of the two 35mm film reels. </span></p>
<br /><p><b>Time</b> <b>Description</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:00:46: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Edited by J.A. Holvik, Produced by Ray-Bell Films Inc. St. Paul, Minn.</span><span style="font-weight:400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">00:01:33: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Centennial Medal</span><span style="font-weight:400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">00:03:10: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">The General Council of Bygdelags</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:03:27:</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">The Board of Directors</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:03:43: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Managing Director, Mr. S.H. Holstad</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:03:54: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">The Program Committee</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:04:19: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">The Centennial Committee of the Norwegian Lutheran Church</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:04:30: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Supreme Board of Directors, Sons of Norway</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:04:43: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Senator Peter Norbeck, Member of Committee of Memorial Medal and</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Stamps</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:05:00: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Congressman O.J. Kvale, Member of Committee on Memorial Medal and</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Stamps</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:05:13: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">The Budget Committee</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:05:24: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">The Central Committee of the Women's Auxiliary</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:05:40: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">The Committee on Exhibits, Dr. Knut Gjerset (Chairman), Miss Herborg</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Reque (Secretary)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:05:52: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Chairman of the Finance Committee, Mr. E.G. Quamme</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:05:59: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Publicity Director, Mr. G.B. Wollan</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:06:47: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">State Fair Grounds</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:07:02: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Crowds bound for the 36 bygdelag reunions</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:07:17: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">The Exhibit Building</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:07:27: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">A relic from the days when speed was no object</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:07:33: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">A speed-way for nerve and skill</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:07:41: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">A choice of a lot of strings-eight on each!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:07:50: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Products of busy hands and love of art</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:08:01: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Interior of farm home in Norway in 1825</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:08:11: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Interior of city home in Norway in 1825</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:08:20:</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Model of the Throndhjem (Trondheim) Cathedral</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:08:33: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Painting Awarded Medal-"In Peer Gynt's Land", Sigurd Skou</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:08:54: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">"King Sigurd, the Crusader, entering Constantinople."- A Frida Hanson</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">tapestry</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:09:08: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">The Mons Breidvik Exhibit</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:09:17: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">The Canadian Exhibit</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:09:25: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">A bit of country moved indoors-Minnesota State Exhibit</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:09:37:</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Replica of a pioneer log cabin-Minnesota State Exhibit</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:10:00: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Mrs. Berljot Aalrud Tillisch, Interpreter of Norse Folk songs; </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:10:12: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Mrs. Marie Michelet, Oslo</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:10:19: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Mrs. Holmfridur Arnadottir, Iceland</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:10:28: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Mrs. Betsy Kjelsberg, Oslo</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:10:42: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">The Oslo Student Chorus-and others</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:11:09: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Otto Clausen, Manager, Alfred Russ, Director</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:11:20: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">St. Olaf Choir</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:11:46: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Augsburg Seminary Glee Club, Henry Opseth, Director</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:12:18: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">St. Olaf Church Glee Club, D. A. Tjomsland, Director</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:12:34: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Joint Choruses of Grand Forks, N.D., Mrs. David Stove, Director</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:12:51: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Norwegian Singers' Association of America</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:13:06: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Fredrick Wick, Director in-Chief</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:13:23: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Luther College Band, Carlo A. Sperah, Director</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:13:47: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">St. Olaf College Band, J. Arndt Bergh, Director</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:14:32: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Hans Seland, of storytelling fame, springs a good one</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:14:24: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Mons Breidvik, portrait artist</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:15:21: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Descendants of the "sloopers" on board escorted by Dr. O.M. Norlie</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:15:46: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Officers of the President's Honor Guard [possibly Oley Nelson, Civil War</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">vet]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:16:02: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Hon. Thomas H. Johnson representing the Government of Canada</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:16:10: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Prof. Gisle Bothne, President of Norse-American Centennial</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:16:17: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Dr. Fredrik Stag, President of University of Oslo, Hon. J.A.O. Preus,</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">ex-Governor of Minnesota and Brig. Gen. A.W. Bjornstad</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:16:36: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Hon. H. Bryn, Minister from Norway to the United States</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:16:55: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Official Representatives From Norway (W. Morgenstierne, Fredrik Stang,</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Lars Oftedal, H. Bryn, C.J. Hambro, Johan Lunde)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:17:13: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Sunday morning-when throngs meet to worship, Norse services in the</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Hippodrome at ten o'clock</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:18:18: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Dr. H. G. Stub, President of the Norwegian-Lutheran Church of America,</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">delivered the festal sermon</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:18:27: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Right Reverend Johan Lunde, Bishop of Oslo, who brought greetings</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">from the Church of Norway</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:18:38: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Dr. J.A. Aasgaard delivered the festal sermon at the Young People's</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">services</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:18:51: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Norse services in Grandstand at ten o'clock</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:19:01: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Festal sermon by Rev. H.K. Madsen</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:19:31: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">The Bishop meets the Norwegian-American singers after the service</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:20:00: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Invocation by Prof. L. Pedersen</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:20:07: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">English services in Grandstand at eleven o'clock</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:20:44: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Rev. E.E. Gynild, President of the Lutheran Free Church</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:20:50: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Dr. L.W. Boe conducted Liturgical service [St. Olaf College president]</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:20:57: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Rev. O.H. Sletten delivered the festal sermon</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:21:21: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Sunday afternoon-Assembling for the Norse Guests' Session</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:22:33: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Glimpses of the Athletic Meet, University of Minnesota Stadium</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:23:24: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Miss Helen Filkey, Chicago</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:22:45: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Joie Ray</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:23:54: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Harold Osborn, Champion High Jumper</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:24:06: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Norge Athletic Club</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:24:16: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Norse Sport Club</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:25:16: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">St. Olaf College Baseball Team. F.B. Anderson, Coach</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:25:50: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Concordia College Baseball Team, Fenwick H. Watkins, Coach</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:26:16: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Augsburg Baseball Team, S. Melby, Coach</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:26:37: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Luther College Baseball Team-Victors, S. Reque, Coach</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:27:03: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Arnold Oss, Manager of the Meet</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:27:11: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Rehearsing for the final spectacle-"The Pageant of the Northmen"</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:28:26: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Col. Hans Heg and the 15th Wisconsin Volunteers</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:29:21: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">The Mighty Odin</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:29:34: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">The Death of Balder</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:29:41: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Valkyrier of Ancient Lore</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:29:53: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Rev. C.L. Clausen, the Pioneer Pastor at Muskego, Wisconsin- A. Erdahl</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:30:09: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">"Saeter" (Chalet) girls</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:30:20: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Daughters of Norway Drill Teams</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:31:06: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">An Ancient National art revived- Folk songs and games</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:32:26: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">President Coolidge and Party arrive at the St. Paul depot</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:32:41: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Reception in Concourse of depot</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:33:01: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">U.S. President and Mrs. Coolidge, accompanied by Secretary of State</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">and Mrs. Kellogg</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:33:24: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">At Secretary Kellogg's home</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:33:43: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Notables attending the Centennial, meet the President</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:35:11: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Leaving for Minneapolis</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:36:20: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Arriving Nicollet Hotel for luncheon</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:36:33: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">At the Fairgrounds for the Presidential session</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:37:19:</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">President Coolidge arrives</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:38:18: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Senator Henrik Shipstead, Chairman</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:38:27: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Gov. Theodore Christiansen, of Minnesota, introduces the President</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:39:08: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Hon. H. Bryn, Minister from Norway, presents greetings from H.M. King</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Haakon, VII to President Calvin Coolidge</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:39:27: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Hon. C.J. Hambro presents greetings from the Storting and Cabinet of</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Norway</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:39:40: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Governor Christiansen receives the official greeting</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:39:54: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Hon. Thomas H. Johnson brings greetings from the Government of</span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Canada</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:40:11: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Address by Hon. Frank B. Kellogg, Secretary of State</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:40:24: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">Five hundred children portray a story in colors</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">00:40:56: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">President Calvin Coolidge</span></p>
<span style="font-weight:400;">00:41:27: </span> <span style="font-weight:400;">End of film.</span>
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Finding aid to the Norse-American Centennial papers, 1923-1927
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Norse-American Centennial papers, 1923-1927
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Norse-American Centennial (1925 : Hamline, Saint Paul, Minn.)
Immigration & society
Bothne, Gisle, 1860-1934
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933
Ager, Waldemar, 1869-1941
Holstad, Sigurd H.
Gjerset, Knut, 1865-1936
Norlie, Olaf Morgan, 1876-1962
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<p><b>Biography/History:</b><b><br /></b><span style="font-weight:400;">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 cities and culminating in a major festival at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in June 1925, showed how Norwegian-Americans had already contributed, as well as how well they fit in their new homes. The celebrations constituted a complex process of identity building and a tricky balancing of old culture and new. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Advertised as “The World’s Largest Gathering for 1925,” promoters described the Twin Cities celebration as “stupendous” and “monumental.” Events over the four-day period included speeches by Norwegian, Canadian, Icelandic, and American dignitaries, including U.S. President Calvin Coolidge; religious services; musical performances; displays of handcrafts, fine arts, and natural resources; and sporting events. The high point with a lavish “Pageant of the Northmen.” With a cast of 1,500, the melodramatic account of a thousand years of Norwegian history featured stories of heroic settlement, noteworthy individuals, and triumphs in the "new" world.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">The Norse-American Centennial was a historical moment that brought national attention to Minnesota’s Norwegian immigrant community. To rapt attendees this was a cultural celebration, but behind the scenes the event challenged Norwegian-American leaders, intellectuals, and the broader Norwegian-American community to reexamine their heritage and role as Americans. One year prior to the celebration, the Johnson-Reed Immigration Act of 1924 harshly defined insiders and outsiders. While northern Europeans fared relatively well under the new quota system, many Norwegian-Americans seized this moment as an opportunity to elevate their status and dispute negative stereotypes within the minds of their fellow Americans. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">The celebration was initiated by the general council of the bygdelag — local history clubs for Norwegian immigrants and their descendants organized by region of origin. The materials generated by the Norse-American Centennial, an association incorporated in 1925 in St. Paul, are rich and varied. The collection describes in detail the management of the celebration and gives data on observances outside of Minnesota, including Chicago, Canada, Boston, and Brooklyn. Letters and essays reveal the loyalty of Norwegian Americans to their cultural heritage, the rivalry among groups of Norwegians in America, and their internal struggles of understanding ethnic identity.</span></p>
<p><b>Scope and Content:</b><span style="font-weight:400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Correspondence, minutes, financial records, reports, programs, clippings, pictures, pamphlets, and scrapbooks of an association incorporated in 1925 in St. Paul, Minnesota, to supervise the observance of the arrival of the first group of Norwegian immigrants in America. The collection describes in detail the management of the celebration and gives data on observances in Chicago, Canada, Boston, and Brooklyn. Letters and essays reveal the loyalty of Norwegian Americans to their cultural heritage and the rivalry among area groups of Norwegians in America. The celebration was initiated by the bygdelags. The chief officials were Gisle Bothne, S. H. Holstad, J. A. Holvik, Elisa P. Farseth, and Mrs. Wm. O. Storlie. Correspondents include Juul Dieserud, Knut Gjerset, Hanna Astrup Larsen, and O. M. Norlie. The centennial received nationwide press coverage.</span></p>
<p><b>Arrangement:</b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Section I: Correspondence<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Section II: Minutes, records, and reports<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Section III: Exhibition materials and memorabilia<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Section IV: Clippings<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Section V: Photographs, Posters, and Film</span></p>
<p><b>Funding:</b><span style="font-weight:400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Funding to digitize the Norse-American Centennial papers provided to the Norwegian-American Historical Association through the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, a component of the Minnesota Clean Water, Land and Legacy constitutional amendment, ratified by Minnesota voters in 2008.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.legacy.mn.gov/sites/default/files/images/logos/legacy_logo-H_rgb.jpg" class="n3VNCb" alt="Download the Legacy Logo | Minnesota's Legacy" width="262" height="148" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;" /><br /></span></p>
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1923-1927
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English
Norwegian
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Manuscripts
Audiovisual materials
Newspapers
Photographs
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P0562
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6.2 cubic feet (7 archives boxes, 1 half archives boxes, 2 half oversized legal boxes) and
8 flat boxes
5 film reels (3 16mm and 2 35mm)
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This collection is open to researchers.
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[Indicate the cited item here]. Norse-American Centennial Papers. Norwegian-American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.