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Finding aid to the Eidsvold family papers, circa 1880-1996
Biography/History: Engebret Eidsvold was born September 17, 1856 in Viken, Norway to Hans Kristoffersen Eidsvold and Rebekka Sypriansdatter Eidsvold. They had four other children: Hans Tollevsen Eidsvold; Peder Nielson Eidsvold; Carl Ely Eidsvold,…

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,” Odd Lovoll interviews Darby Opsahl. Darby gives a brief…

AbstractA 20-page offprint of "Vinlandsferdene," a lecture presented to Det norske geografiske selskab in 1936 and then published in "Norsk geografisk tidsskrift". A clipping reporting a similar lecture held in Minneapolis and Northfield is…

Papers of a Norwegian-born physician who established a clinic and sanitarium in Minneapolis. File includes newspaper clippings from 1923 to 1939, and two pamphlets, "The New Science of Curing Diseases" and "Twentieth Century Practice of…

Papers of an artist born in Valdres who worked in Decorah, Portland, and Minneapolis. Two catalogs (about 1905 and 1926) include reproductions of portraits, landscapes, and altar pieces. Berger painted many portraits of church, academic, and…

Minutes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings concerning a Minneapolis men's athletic club organized by a merger of Norge Athletic Club and the Norse Sports Club. The members were active in soccer, skiing, and skating. The club gradually became…

A pamphlet, To the Slums with Love, by Marie Sandvig and Doris Nye; a copy of the Minneapolis Tribune Picture Magazine, September 4, 1983, which tells the story of how Sandvig, a Norwegian immigrant, opened a Revival Mission in 1940 and brought…

Scandinavia Today (National). News releases, programs, and clippings of a Scandinavian festival in the United States sponsored jointly by the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland, and Sweden) and the American Scandinavian Foundation.…

Reprint of "Norseman for President," by Svein Gilje, "The Norseman," no. 6, 1971, and a Minneapolis "Star and Tribune" obituary, September 8, 1981.

Jackson was the son of Norwegian immigrant parents who became an influential senator from the…

Established in 1921 and composed of Norwegian born women and American women of Norwegian descent, met monthly to study Norwegian culture, music and to continue the Norse language. Mrs. Helen Egilsrud, first president. A membership of 75 was…
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