Papers of Knud Saavesen Aaker (1797-1873) and his descendants: articles, correspondence, Civil War letters, notebooks, scrapbooks, albums, clippings, family histories, charts, and a diary. Includes letters from B.J. Muus, G. Hoyme, and Knute Finseth.
ContentsArticles of a Norwegian-born clergyman.
"Mod Bennett-Loven, vidnesbyrd og grunde," 8 pages, no date. The Bennett-Law, passed in 1889, required school attendance of children from 7 to 14 years of age in Wisconsin. The stipulation that…
Andreas Larsen Dahl was born in Skrautvall, Valdres, Norway. Dahl emigrated in 1869, joining an older brother in DeForest, Dane County, Wisconsin. From 1873 until his ordination in 1883 he worked as a traveling photographer in southern Wisconsin and…
Deeds (1857-60, Wanamingo Twp, Goodhue Co., MN), college report cards from Luther College (1877-82), and a letter (July 18, 1880) to Mrs. Huset from her brother, Lars Aaker, Alexandria, Minnesota, in which he reports the arrival of Torjus Schibstad,…
A letter from Døving to "Kjære ven," February 4, 1923; "The Døving Hymn Collection," by Frank R. Miller, published in "The Friend," February, 1936; photocopies of 15 hymns translated by Døving; and lists of translations which have been made of two…
Contains pictures, programs, and clippings from Thompson's student days at St. Olaf College [Academy, 1893] and Luther College as well as from the Mount Horeb Academy. Mount Horeb Academy, St. Olaf College, Luther College. Majority of items are…
Paaverknaadene paa dei norsk utvandrarane sitt spraak. Senior oppgave, Scandinavian Studies, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, 1989. 10 p., 2 p. notes, 2 p. bibliography (including a number of interviews). Typescript.Contents:The Influences on the…
History/Biography:
Reverend Fredrich August Schmidt was born on January 3, 1837 in Thüringen, Germany. He graduated in 1853 from Concordia college. Four years later he finished seminary work at Concordia and became minister to a German congregation…
Copy of "Minder fra Tiden omkring Aaret 1830 til 1848," published in 1872, and a 132-page typescript translation of the same. The reminiscences deal with attorney Paulsen's childhood and youth in Solør, Norway.
Papers of a Norwegian-born clergyman and educator: letters, reports, lectures, diary, account books, a 74-page typescript autobiography, a scrapbook of material dealing with church controversies, addresses given at St. Olaf College on Founder's Day…