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Personal and financial documents of one of the pioneer settlers of the Valley Grove community, Rice County, Minnesota. Engeseth emigrated from Leikanger, Sogn og Fjordane fylke in 1855 to Northfield township, where his brothers Sjur (1823-1888) and…

"The Norwegian Fox Lake Settlement," the reminiscences of a Rice County, Minnesota, pioneer about the church life in the community and the building of a church, 5 pages typescript. The translation is by the Reverend A. J. Torgerson. A letter is…

Papers of a Norwegian-born farmer and author of Spring Grove, Minnesota: letters and clippings; 4 scrapbooks; and 2 volumes of biographical notes dealing with such subjects as socialism and prohibition. Johnson was the author of three books:…

Papers of a professor of biology at St. Olaf College, consisting of articles and pamphlets dealing with the history of Rice County, Minnesota, and scientific subjects.Includes:Articles and pamphlets Scrapbook diary written during summer abroad…