Copy of document reminiscent of the Norwegian "kaar brev," drawn up in Dane County, Wisconsin, stipulating conditions under which the father conveyed his farm to his son; and "The Syftestad Family Since 1800," by Beulah Folkedahl.
Articles, clippings, and biographical material recounting Swenson's contributions as a chemical engineer; "Ancestral Voices, part II: Magnus Swenson—The Last Viking," 993 typescript pages, compiled by Abigail Davis Curkeet, a granddaughter. See…
Papers of a western Dane County, Wisconsin, farmer; biographical data; an address given at a reunion of the Fifteenth Wisconsin Infantry at Scandia Hall, Chicago (August 29, 1900), in which Steensland recounts his Civil War Experiences including…
Hard Times and How They May Be Avoided; a biographical sketch entitled "Erindringer"; a collection of clippings (1903-1923); and "Af Vore Indvandrers liv," a "Symra" offprint, 1909. Steensland was a Norwegian-born merchant, banker, and philanthropist…
A copy of "Beretning om en 3 Aars Reise i Amerikaforetagen i Aarene 1849 til 1852 iblandt de norske Emigranter i de Forenede Stater i Nord-amerika, (36 typescript pages)" an account of the author's preaching and teaching journey in Illinois and…
A letter written to his brother Elef in Chicago, describing his farm buildings and produce at Wautoma, Wisconsin, in 1853; and a birth certificate and baptism issued in Holt, Norway, 1852.
Correspondence, reports, and clippings of a Norwegian-born shoe manufacturer and merchant of Racine, Wisconsin. The papers deal largely with matters pertaining to the Scandinavian American Fraternity and the Sons of Norway, especially the latter's…
A testimonial issued by the parish pastor in 1852 to Sjolander's parents on their departure to America, and the constitution and by-laws of the Hekla Fire Insurance Company, Madison, Wisconsin, incorporated March, 1871, possibly the only such society…
