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Biographical information about a Norwegian-born artist, who came from Bergen to the United States in 1918. He established himself in Chicago and in Madison, Wisconsin, and became widely known as a fine portrait artist. Two of his portraits, those of…

Finding aid to the Waldemar Theodore Ager papers, 1874-1943
History/Biography:Waldemar Theodor Ager was born in Fredrikstad, Østfold, Norway to Martinius Mathiesen Ager and Marie Fredrikke Mathea Johnsdatter Stillaugsen. Martinius first emigrated to the United States by himself, starting a tailoring business.…

Papers of a Norwegian-born farmer in Green County, Wisconsin. A land indenture and patent, tax receipts, homestead application, marriage certificate, obituary, and baptismal records. Also includes photographs.ContentsPhotographs: (Multiple) Town of…

"Further Facts on Fossum: Evaluations of the M. Truman Fossum Floriculture Collection and of Mr. Fossum's Role in the Ornamental Horticulture Industry." Monograph submitted to the National Agricultural Library in fulfillment of a fellowship contract…

"De harde aar i Vesten; Arne Alfarnes beretter fra sin tid i U.S.A" (47 pages), the recollections of an emigrant who came to the United States in 1909. After a few years of wandering in the West, he returned to his home in Norway. The material was…

A 4-page typescript biography of a Norwegian-born Lutheran clergyman in Chicago (1848-1861, 1876-1884) by Arthur E. Alfsen; a clipping of "The Ordination of Paul Anderson and Ole Andrewson," by J.O. Evjen in "The Friend," September, 1941. Anderson…

Includes letter, pamphlets and photographs of the Hans Allen family from Decorah, Iowa. Hans Allen was once president of the Lutheran Ladies Seminary in Red Wing, Minnesota.

Translation of a diary kept by 14-year-old Lina Alsaker as she made the journey from Kristiania (now Oslo) to Stoughton, Wisconsin, via Castle Garden and New York in 1886. Translated by Christine Rypestol, 1984. The Norwegian version was published by…

Memory book written by Norwegian-born Ragnhild Amble for her three sons, Finn, Peer, and Tor and their families. Ragnhild grew up on a big farm in Valdres and writes about the land, the farm, her upbringing an family, and about the war and…

Copy of a letter to "Dearest Julia," with title added "My Trip Across the Ocean," dated Evanston, February 24, 1915. The letter relates the author's experiences leaving Norway, crossing England, and the journey across the Atlantic on the "Northland."
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