"The Decision to Emigrate: Adventure or Necessity," a paper based on the memoirs of Elling S. Solheim, who was born in Nordmøre in 1880 and emigrated in in 1904. The paper attempts to demonstrate emigration in terms of the "push and pull" theory.
Articles on emigration from Trondheim which appeared in Arbeider-Avisa, June 2-23, 1956.; Contents: "Sophie's mislykte ferd i 1850 med trondere paa gullgraving; Blad om de tronderske utvandreres forste reis; Amerikaferberen faar form av en epidmie,…
A manuscript titled "Oplysninger om forholdene i Nordamerika især forsaavidt de derhen udvandrede Norskes skjæbne angaar," by a disillusioned Norwegian pathfinder who admonished his countrymen not to emigrate to America. Translated and edited by…
In this series of interviews by Odd Lovoll for his books “The Promise of America: History of the Norwegian-American People” and“The Promise Fulfilled: A Portrait of Norwegian Americans Today,” Lovoll interviews Peter C. Christianson regarding being a…
Papers of a Norwegian-born carpenter and merchant of Sharon, North Dakota (emigrated 1872), consisting of several poems and his autobiography (4 p. typescript), edited by Vigleik E. Boe in 1933, where he tells of early houses, land problems,…
"From Emigrant with an E to Immigrant with an I...," a copy of a 26-page paper presented to the Dhahran Saudi Arabia Genealogical Society. The paper deals with general aspects of Norwegian emigration from 1830 through World War I. The concluding…
Emigration papers of a Lutheran clergyman and missionary. Hellestad was born at Scandinavia, Wis. to Christian 0. Hellestad and wife Karen Jorgensen. He attended Scandinavia Academy, St. Olaf College, and the United Church Seminary, receiving the C.…
A variety of articles and clippings from multiple sources about a Norwegian-born liberal book publisher and author from Detroit, Michigan. "En Norsk bog og publisist ," by Olaf Myhre (2 pages), deals largely with Huseby's career in Norway before…
Transcripts of seven articles written by a Norwegian-born surveyor, immigration commissioner, and legislator of Stanwood, Washington, which were published in the "Stanwood News," (Oct. - Dec. 1920) concerning his work as immigration commissioner, his…
