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Secretary's record of a society organized in 1929 to promote Norwegian-American literature.

Four papers, including one by Carlton C. Qualey titled "Upper Midwest Centennials." Introduction by Theodore C. Blegen. Paper titles: "Is the Territorial Centennial of Concern only to Professors of American History?" by A.C. Krey; "Upper Midwest…

Minutes (1925-1960) and financial records (1924-1960), of a society organized to help support mission work among the Finns in northern Norway.

Photocopies of letters written by two immigrant brothers to their family in Vinje, Telemark, Norway, beginning with an account of their 1868 journey from Norway and later recording their experiences as Minnesota farmers. The last letters are from…

Correspondence, minutes, and financial reports of a group composed of several Sons of Norway and Daughters of Norway lodges organized to provide a place for lodge meetings. The Association was dissolved in 1958.

Constitution and financial records of a reading society at Holmes City, Douglas County, Minnesota, the purpose of which was to establish a library would promote Christian and civic enlightenment.

Brochures, constitutions, and reports from a variety of institutions like hospitals, orphanages, retirement centers, etc.Includes: Crookston. Bethesda Hospital, St Paul. Aandeligt Sanatorium, Eagle Lake. Bethesda Home, Children's Homes Soc. of Minn.,…

Brochures and reports of a St. Paul, Minnesota, institution, founded 1901.

Pamphlets, programs, photographs, histories, and reports of two Minneapolis hospitals founded in 1906 and 1915 by members of the United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America.Includes:Catalogues and Reports, 1928-1956 Clippings from C.G.O. Hansen…

Biography/History:  In 1888, the Evangelical Lutheran Church held its convention in Minneapolis. Rev. Falk Gjertsen of the Norwegian Danish Conference invited several men to his home to discuss the possibility of starting deaconess work in…