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A copybook of letters written by Storm Bull, a Norwegian-born, Swiss-educated engineer, who came to Madison, Wisconsin, in 1879, where his uncle, the violinist Ole Bull, had lived earlier. Storm Bull, a member of the engineering faculty at the…

Beskrivelse av vor reise fra Norge til Amerika, aar 1857 is a description of Buu's journey to America together with his wife and five children, beginning at Bergen and ending at Liberty Prairie, Wisconsin. Manuscript copy was made by Iver J. Jaastad…

Papers of and materials about the Danish-born clergyman, the second pastor ordained to serve Norwegian-Americans. Includes his emigration diary, letters, ministerial record books, photographs, clippings, and articles. Clausen served congregations in…

Andreas Larsen Dahl was born in Skrautvall, Valdres, Norway. Dahl emigrated in 1869, joining an older brother in DeForest, Dane County, Wisconsin. From 1873 until his ordination in 1883 he worked as a traveling photographer in southern Wisconsin and…

An emigration document and letters (mainly from Kvikne, Tynset, Hedmark, 1883-1890) to Mrs. Dahlby, a Norwegian-born farmer's wife at Mount Horeb, Wisconsin.Correspondence includes 1918 letter from the Rev. Henrik Voldal from Torquay,…

Typescript copies of ten letters by a Norwegian-Lutheran clergyman published in Norwegian newspapers, describing his journey in 1844 to Wisconsin, his trips as itinerant minister to various Norwegian settlements, establishment of the Koshkonong…

An article, "Lidt Wisconsin politik," written for "Fremtiden," Drammen, Norway, by a resident of Wheeler, Wisconsin. The article deals with Wisconsin politics during the time of Robert M. La Follette and James O. Davidson.Contents:Torgeir T. Eckholth…

Biography/History: Elling Eielsen was born and raised on the farm of Sundve in Voss, Norway. The son of Eiel Ingebrigtsen Sundve and Anna Ellingsdatter Sundsvaal. In Norway, he was brought up in the Lutheran religious tradition of Hans Nielsen Hauge.…

Articles, sermons, speeches, notebooks, and manuscripts of a Norwegian-born educator and theologian. Topics include child training, Norwegian language, Norway's literature and history, church schools, Ibsen, and reminiscences.Includes:Manuscript of…

Immigration and vaccination documents and a bill of sale issued by a general country store to a Norwegian-born Green County, Wisconsin, farmer, who emigrated from Leikanger, Sogn, in 1853. Also includes a family history, "The Einarson Clan in…