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"The Significance of the St. Olaf Lutheran Choir in American Choral Music," a Master of Arts degree thesis at the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester. The study includes chapters on the history of the choir, a biography of F. Melius…

An autobiography written for “children, sisters, cousins of all degrees, close friends and for anyone interested in learning the history of a second to fourth generation Norwegian-American growing up in Wisconsin in the 1940–1960s.” Included are…

Papers of Knud Saavesen Aaker (1797-1873) and his descendants: articles, correspondence, Civil War letters, notebooks, scrapbooks, albums, clippings, family histories, charts, and a diary. Includes letters from B.J. Muus, G. Hoyme, and Knute Finseth.

Correspondence, a scrapbook, a biography and biographical notes and a diary of an Iowa-born teacher. Miss Kittelsby taught at St. Ansgar Seminary, Waldorf College, Augustana College, St. Olaf College, and Unity School, Honan, China. Much of the…

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…

Short family histories compiled for freshman Norwegian classes at St. Olaf College between 1932 and 1945.Ancestral Charts: A-H Families include: Leonard Alne '41; Maurice Amundson '41; Erliss Anderson '41; Eunice Anderson ex-'41; Arnold F Anderson…

Correspondence, manuscripts, articles and records of a teacher, author, Greek scholar, and archeologist. Fossum, born in Allamakee County, Iowa, attended Luther College, Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D.), and the American School of Classical Studies,…

Correspondence of a Norwegian-born teacher and sheep rancher written mostly from Montana, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, dealing with health, rural schools, politics, and economic conditions on farm and ranch. There are letters concerning St. Olaf…

Clippings of letters and articles by Mrs. Kindem and a few articles by other authors which appeared mostly in the Norwegian newspapers: "Hardanger," "Telemark Tidend," and "Odda Kyrkjeblad." Written from Northfield, Minnesota, the letters include…

Papers of a teacher of Norwegian at St. Olaf College: a Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson letter and a scrapbook of clippings dealing largely with Bjørnson and the centenary of his birth; a scrapbook on O. E. Rølvaag and other writers (1931-1956); and a…