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Torrey Savereid entered the armed forces with a background including being the son of a Norwegian immigrant, a Norwegian Lutheran and coming from rural Iowa. He had met a young Norwegian-American woman (Marjorie Thronson) who was working in…

"Detailed instructions, supply and economics." A manual prepared pursuant to an agreement signed May 16, 1944, "Civil administration and jurisdiction in liberated territory," by Trygve Lie (Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway) and Dwight D.…

Information about a Norwegian seaman who came to the United States in 1959. The account deals with his experiences in the Norwegian underground and with his service with the British in World War II.

Papers concerning Norway and World War II consisting of brochures, clippings, correspondence, manuscripts, pamphlets, speeches, scrapbooks, occupation humor, Per Lorentzen and Nortraship, pictures and a collection of 54 slides covering King Haakon…

The story of a Norwegian American who became a pilot for the Norwegian Air Force in World War II. When the war was over he was assigned to be Crown Prince Olav's personal pilot when he visited cities and communities throughout Norway in order to…

Thirteen issues (1942-1943) of "The Viking," a mimeographed newsletter containing information about events in camp and news from occupied Norway with cartoons by Claus Hoie, and a collection of clippings about the 99th. The Viking Battalion, as it…

Albums, clippings, genealogies, letters, and legal papers of a Norwegian-born engineer, Dearborn, Michigan. Olsen was owner of Hexagon Tool and Engineering Corporation, Dearborn, Michigan.Includes:Clippings, Genealogies, Legal Papers. Includes…

Notes and other materials of a Norwegian war correspondent who lectured in the United States in 1943-1945. Beginning in 1925 she covered news from Italy, Germany, France, Spain, and North Africa. For a time she was correspondent for "Nordisk Tidende"…

Papers of Lewis O. Anderson. Essay, "People's Revolution," written during World War II, discusses nationalism vs. internationalism.Contents:Lewis O. Anderson Article. "People's Revolution," discusses nationalism vs. internationalism. Three pages…

A biography, 1975, photos, clippings, and assorted biographical information on a Norwegian-born major general in the United States Army Engineers and a founder of Sverdrup & Parcel, Inc., Engineers and Architects.