Waldemar Ager papers, 1874-1943
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<p><b>History/Biography:<br /></b><span style="font-weight:400;">Waldemar Theodor Ager was born in Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway to Martinius Mathiesen Ager and Marie Fredrikke Mathea Johnsdatter Stillaugsen. Martinius first emigrated to the United States by himself, starting a tailoring business. Eventually, Ager and the rest of the family joined Martinus in Chicago. In Chicago, Ager worked for the Norwegian-language newspaper, </span><i><span style="font-weight:400;">Norden. </span></i><span style="font-weight:400;">His newspaper career flourished when he moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and was offered a job at a Norwegian temperance newspaper called </span><i><span style="font-weight:400;">Reform</span></i><span style="font-weight:400;">. Ager became editor from 1903-1941. Ager was a leader in the prohibition movement. He helped organize total abstinence societies and Good Templar lodges across the Upper Midwest. Ager remained a teetotaler his entire life. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">In addition to his newspaper career, Ager also wrote six novels and collections of short stories. Among his best known books are "Paa drikkeondets Konto" (1894), "Kristus for Pilatus" (1910), "Oberst Heg og hans gutter" (1916), "Paa veien til smeltepotten" (1917), "Gamlelandets sønner" (1926), and "Hundeøine" (1929). </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">See also "The Problem of Cultural Identity in the Works of Waldemar Ager, Simon Johnson, and Johannes B. Wist," a PhD dissertation by James P. Nelson, University of Washington, 1990.</span></p>
<p><b>Scope and Content:<br /></b><span style="font-weight:400;">The papers of a Norwegian-born journalist, author, and lecturer include clippings, articles, correspondence, manuscripts of books, poems, programs, records, sketches, and stories dealing with subjects such as Norwegian culture and heritage, Americanism, memorials to Norwegians in America, and temperance. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Among the correspondents are Carl F. Berg, Arne K. Berger, L. W. Boe, H. A. Eckers, John O. Evjen, Ruth Fjeldsaa, Sigurd Folkestad, Einar Haugen, John Heitmann, H. R. Holand, Simon Johnson, Arne Kildal, Lars Lillehei, E. L. Mengshoel, Jon Norstog, Torkel Oftelie, K. Prestgard, D. G. Ristad, Mrs. O. E. Rølvaag, Johan Selnes, T. A. Siqueland, Edvard Skille, Charles C. W. Storck, J. L. Urheim, and Alexander Wiley.</span></p>
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Julius B. Baumann papers, circa 1916-1923
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<strong>History/Biography:<br /></strong>Julius Berg Johannesen was born in 1869 to Johannes Johannesen Bauman and Barbro Susanna Pedersdatter in Kiby (Tyby), Nord-Varanger, Finnmark, Norway. His father, Johannes Baumann, was a fisherman and partner of Per Kristian Glein, a well-known skipper and merchant on the island of Dønna. He married Barbo Susanna in Dønna, foster daughter of Per Kristian Glein.<br /><br />Julius became a fisherman and laborer in Norway after his father died when he was 10. His mother encouraged to find work elsewhere, knowing that he did not want to be a fisherman. He became a private tutor to children of a wealthy family, and was appointed assistant postmaster at Osen, north of Trondheim. When two young men came to visit from America, they became acquainted with Julius and offered to pay for his transportation to the United States. In 1891, at the age of 20, Baumann immigrated to the United States and eventually settled in Minnesota. <br /><br />Baumann wrote songs and poems on the Norwegian-American immigrant experience, and his poems were frequently memorized, and sung to well-known melodies. Baumann published three volumes of poems: "Digte" (1909), "Fra Vidderne" (1915), and, posthumously, "Samlede Digte" (1924). He was well acquainted with Norwegian-American Authors Waldemar Ager and Ole E. Rølvaag. <br /><br />See “Julius B. Baumann: A Biographical Sketch" by John Heitmann( Norwegian-American Studies, Vol. 15) for more information. <br /><strong><br /></strong><b>Scope and Content: <br /></b>Papers of a Norwegian-born poet and register of deeds in Carlton County, Minnesota: poems, letters, clippings, and three scrapbooks containing newspaper articles by Baumann, responses to his articles, and discussions on Norwegian-American literature by a variety of authors. Baumann published three volumes of poems: "Digte" (1909), "Fra Vidderne" (1915), and, posthumously, "Samlede Digte" (1924).
<br /><strong>Contents</strong><br /><ul><li>Correspondence, undated
<ul><li>Letters to and from Carl Sund, editor and importer, and Ole Olsen, poet, both living in Norway.</li>
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<li>Clippings, undated
<ul><li>Typescript of tributes at Baumann's funeral by Henry P. Petersen, Waldemar Ager, Olav Redal and others. "Soenner af Norge" (Nov. 1923). Four page transcript "Soenner af Norge," (Sept. 1924): about monument to Baumann; speech of A.J. Myrland at its dedication; John Heitmann's and Ager's remarks; letter of thanks from family. Bibliography note: issue of "Nord-Norge" was mostly devoted to Baumann (Autumn 1923). </li>
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<li>Poems and manuscript, undated</li>
<li>Three Scrapbooks titled "Stottegalskab I Reform," undated
<ul><li>Each filled with clippings</li>
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circa 1916-1923
English
Norwegian
Correspondence
Manuscripts
Poems
P0029
Julius Boraas papers, 1891-1997
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Papers of a professor of education at St. Olaf College: articles on educational subjects, a history of the Boraas family, correspondence, biographical data, clippings, diaries (55 volumes, 1899-1951), and a record of Boraas's public addresses. Some material concerns his work as superintendent of schools in Goodhue County, Minnesota, and with the Minnesota State Board of Education, on which he served 28 years.
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1891-1997
Clippings
Correspondence
Diaries
P0823
Clarence A. Clausen papers, circa 1924-circa 1975
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Articles and a genealogical chart concerning Clausen himself and his ancestry in Drangedal, Telemark. Clausen, a professor of history, wrote, translated, and edited extensively for NAHA.
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circa 1924-circa 1975
English
Norwegian
Clippings
History
P1428
Esther Gulbrandson papers, 1887-1991
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Miscellaneous papers of a teacher of Norwegian at St. Olaf College who was active in promoting Norwegian studies and interest. The bulk of her papers are in the St. Olaf College Archives. The papers here consist of a family history; diaries; the WCAL "Coffee Hour" program; Camp Little Norway; Normanns Forbundet correspondence; sermons of her father, the Reverend Ole Gulbrandsen; photographs; funeral folders and a memorial statement by Lloyd Hustvedt.
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1887-1991
English
Correspondence
Diaries
History
P1253
Einar Haugen papers, 1913-1926
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<span>Einar Ingvald Haugen ( April 19, 1906 – June 20, 1994) was an American linguist, author, and professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison and Harvard University.</span><br /><br /><span>In 1931 Haugen joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he stayed until 1962. He was made Victor S. Thomas Professor of Scandinavian and Linguistics at Harvard University in 1964, and stayed here until his retirement in 1975. Haugen served as president of the Linguistic Society of America, the American Dialect Society, and the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study. Haugen was also a member of the Board of Editors of the Norwegian-American Historical Association.</span><br /><br />The collection includes O. E. Rolvaag letters to Haugen, correspondence, clippings, and articles in typescript and print.
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1913-1926
Correspondence
Clippings
P0545
Clarence Kilde papers, 1973-1979
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Correspondence and other materials collected by a retired Norwegian-American Episcopal priest in connection with his interest in Waldemar Ager, an interest which eventually led to his receiving a Masters of Arts degree at the University of Minnesota in 1978. His thesis "Tragedy in the Life and Writings of Waldemar Ager Immigrant, Author and Editor," is in the NAHA book collection. <br /><br />See also Ager Papers, P0601 and NAHA Publication papers, box 46.<br /><br /><span>Box 1</span><br /><ol><li><span>Correspondence regarding: Ager Thesis</span></li>
<li><span>Bibliography and plans for thesis; </span></li>
<li><span>Notebook 1: Correspondence and notes on interviews; </span></li>
<li><span>Notebook 2: Papers collected by Kilde for use in thesis; </span></li>
</ol><span>Box 2</span><br /><ol><li><span>Correspondence- Ager, Elvira</span></li>
<li><span>Correspondence- Ager, Eyvind</span></li>
<li><span> Correspondence- Ager, Roald;</span></li>
<li><span>Correspondence- Bergh, Gudrun</span></li>
<li><span>Best, Solveig Ager; </span></li>
<li><span>Correspondence: Nicolai, Hildur Ager; </span></li>
<li><span> Manuscript, Barbara Bergh "Glimpses into My Grandfather's Scrapbook" </span></li>
<li><span> Snapshots received from Karren Bergh Bloom; </span></li>
<li><span>Ager Genealogy; </span></li>
<li><span> Ager Clippings;</span></li>
<li><span>Ager Memorial Committee;</span></li>
<li><span>Ager Stories translated by Eyvind Evans</span></li>
<li><span>Paper for Professor Vecoli, 1976, "Cultural Pluralism Versus Assimilation In the Writings of Waldmar Ager;</span></li>
<li><span>Article for Eau Claire newspaper "Waldemar Ager, Editor and Author"</span></li>
<li><span>Miscellaneous pamphlets, etc.</span></li>
<li><span> Correspondence with University of Nebraska Press regarding translation of " They Went to a Far Country"; </span></li>
<li><span>Miscellaneous, My Memories of Ole Edvart Rølvaag.</span></li>
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1973-1979
English
Correspondence
Manuscripts
P1347
Thora Magelssen scrapbook, 1923-1932
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Scrapbook of a Rushford, Minnesota teacher and homemaker, contains letters by Knut Gjerset, Kristian Prestgard, J.B. Wist, and O.E. Rølvaag clippings pertaining to them and Adolph Gunderson, Ragnvold Nestos, Henrik Shipstead, Dikke Reque, and the Magelssens.
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1923-1932
Scrapbook
P0710
Kristian Prestgard papers, 1884-1945
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<p><b>History/Biography: </b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Kristian Prestgard was born on the Harelstad farm in Heidal, Oppland, Norway. His parents were Gudbrand Kristensen Harelstad (1829-1869) and Marit Prestgard (1841-1897). When his father, Kristian and Marit moved back to her family farm in Prestgard. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Prestgard attended the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago as a correspondent for </span><i><span style="font-weight:400;">Oplandenes Avis,</span></i><span style="font-weight:400;"> a Norwegian newspaper. Instead of returning home to Norway, he started working in the Norwegian-American press. In 1897, he married Oline Musum (1873–1919) and took a position with a Norwegian language newspaper company in La Crosse, Wisconsin.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">He was co-editor and editor of "Decorah-Posten" (1897-1946); co-editor and publisher of "Symra" (1905-1914); editor of Norske Kvad (1906); translator of "Fra Livet i Vestjylland" by Jakob Jakobsen (1894); author of "Nansenfaerden" (1896), Skrøneboka (1911), En Sommer i Norge (1928), "Streiftog, Stemninger og Skildringer" and "Fjords and Faces" (1937); and a founder of NAHA and a member of its board of editors (1925-1933). <br /><br /></span></p>
<p><b>Scope and Content: </b></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Correspondence, manuscripts, and a scrapbook of a Norwegian-born journalist and author.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">The letters by Prestgard and those by his correspondents deal largely with such subjects as the language controversy both in Norway and America, the tour of Norway by twelve American newspapermen in 1927, Knut Gjerset's unfinished dictionary of Norwegian-American biography, the writings of Ole E. Rølvaag, the Norwegian-American Historical Association, the merging of "Minneapolis Tidende" and "Decorah-Posten" in 1935, genealogy, immigration history, and gladioli. He gained a reputation as a horticulturist by developing 30 new varieties of gladioli. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">The Ola K. Stokkestad letters to Prestgard (1884-1897) are unique in that they treat not the economics of rural areas but cultural pursuits mainly in the city. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">The Arne Odd Johnson letters (1934-1938) deal with editorial and publication problems connected with using the Prestgard-Ivar Kleiven correspondence as basic material in a history of the migration of Norwegians to America. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">The John Heitmann letters (1928-1945) are primarily about the problems of translating, editing, and publishing "Fjords and Faces," the English version of "En Sommer i Norge." </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400;">Among the other correspondents are R. B. Anderson, Henry Armstrong, Mrs. L. M. Boomer, Th. Caspari, Borghild M. Dahl, Juul Dieserud, P. J. Eikeland, Johan Falkberget, Arne Garborg, C. J. Hambro, J. C. M. Hanson, Hjalmar R. Holand, Halvdan Koht, Hanna Astrup Larsen, Fridtjof Nansen, John Norstog, Julius Olson, Franklin Petersen, Ragnhild Prestgard, A. N. Rygg, Ludwig Saxe, Th. H. Svanoe, A. A. Veblen, and Henry A. Wallace.<br /><br /></span></p>
<strong>Digital Collections:</strong><br /><ul><li><span><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2o76KH7">Portrait of a young man, presumably Jørgen Bukdahl, sent from Bukdahl to Kristian Prestgard, circa 1920 </a></span></li>
<li><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2o76KCs"><span>Photograph, outdoors, perhaps of a congregation, with about 100 men, women, and children, circa 1891</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2o7bo1N"><span>Kristian Prestgard, Herman Roe, circa 1935</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2o798ST"><span>Portrait of a young Kristian Prestgard, circa 1900</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://flic.kr/p/2o7awPv"><span> Rev. Kristian Prestgard & Anne Margaret Haugen i red. Lunds park utenfor deres hjem i Decorah 5te august 1937</span></a></li>
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1884-1945
English
Norwegian
Correspondence
Manuscripts
Scrapbooks
P0577
Malcolm Rosholt papers, 1902-1990
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Miscellaneous articles, clippings, photographs, correspondence, manuscripts, family history material of a former foreign correspondent (Asia) and freelance writer, in recent years best known as an expert on the local history of central Wisconsin, especially the Norwegian settlements described by Thor Helgesen as "Indianeres land," which encompass sites such as Stevens Point, Iola, and Scandinavia. A translation of J. W. C. Dietrichson's "Reise blandt de norske emigranter"; a history of St. Michael's Hospital, Stevens Point, Wisconsin; a serial in the "Iola Herald" (1965-1970) entitled "From the Indian Land" (based on Helgesen's "Fra Indianernes lande" (1915), on plat books, and town, school, and church records) that relates the history of Norwegian settlements in Waupaca County, Wisconsin; cassettes containing interviews, mainly about the late author O. A. Buslett; "A Photo Album of the Past"; and biographical information about Rosholt himself and about his earlier family members who gave Rosholt, Wisconsin, its name. <br /><br />See: A letter from Mina Hellestad to Rosholt's wife, donated 1994, will be found in the Oscar 0. Hellestad papers, P 149.
Audio recordings include coversations with:<br /><ul><li>Amelia Nottelson (Scandinavia, WI), circa 1950</li>
<li>Sonia Nilsen (Scandinavia, WI), 1953<br /><ul><li>She is the daughter of Ole Nilsen.</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Oscar Hellestad, China missionary, circa 1965</li>
<li>John Solem, concerning Buslett, 1976</li>
<li>Rev. S.H. Njaa, undated
<ul><li>Roshol is his son-in-law. Interviews about Njaa's early life as a mission paster in Canada in the early 1900s.</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Alfred Erickson (Chicago, IL), undated</li>
<li>Hallis Wilson (Amherst, WI), undated</li>
</ul>
Location for audio recordings:<br />17/C/3
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1902-1990
Clippings
Correspondence
Photographic prints
Manuscripts
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