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History/Biography:Born in Frederick, South Dakota, 1896. Thye served in World War I, and returned home to work at the Deere & Webber. Thye held various positions from serving the town council of Sciota and Sciota school board, president of the…

History/Biography:Born in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, 1991. He attended the Dental College at Northwestern University, Chicago, and opened a dental office in Glenwood, Minnesota where he first became politically active. He first served as mayor of…

History/Biography:Born in Ceylon, Minnesota, 1928. Mondale attended Macalester College for two years before he transferred to the University of Minnesota. He graduated in 1951 with a degree in political science. After enlisting in the US Army and…

History/Biography:Born in Wheeling Township, Minnesota, 1923. Quie graduated from Northfield High School and joined the US Navy during World War II. After returning home, he enrolled and graduated from St. Olaf College. Quie first ran as a write-in…

History/Biography:Born in Minneapolis, 1891. Olson graduated from North High School in Minneapolis in 1909. After graduation, he worked for the Northern Pacific Railway for a year before entering school at the University of Minnesota. He was only…

Brochures, clippings, speeches, and articles that treat Norwegian Americans in politics.Includes:Articles on Individuals. Including O.S. Aaker, Nils Boe, Albert Daley, Harlan Hagen (Californina), Nils B. Haugen, Sen. La Follette, Ole Naglestad,…

Biography/History: Knute Nelson was born in Vosse Elven, Norway, on February 2, 1843. In 1849 he and his widowed mother emigrated to the United States, settling first in Chicago (1849-1850), then in Dane County, Wisconsin, where he enlisted in the…

History/Biography:Born in Skien, Norway, 1880. Attended State Agriculture School at St. Anthony Park. After graduating, he learned printing through the Clear Lake times office. He published and edited the Royalton Banner and Foley Independent. He was…

History/Biography:Born in Wallace, South Dakota, 1911. Humphrey enrolled at the University of Minnesota but left after a year due to family financial problems. He earned a pharmacist's license to help out at his fathers drugstore in Huron, South…