Paul Hjelm-Hansen papers, 1868-1983
Title
Paul Hjelm-Hansen papers, 1868-1983
Identifier
P1095
Date
1868-1983
Creator
Description
Papers mainly about a Norwegian lawyer and journalist who came to the United States in 1867 and became a primary publicist for the Red River Valley. He was associated with several Norwegian-American newspapers: "Frelandet og Emigranten" at La Crosse, Wisconsin, and the Minneapolis-based "Maanedstiden, Budstikken," and "Minnesota Skandinav."
In 1869 he was commissioned by the Minnesota Board of Immigration to travel in the Red River and write about the area. His reports were published in 13 issues of "Nordisk folkeblad" (Minneapolis) and they were credited with bringing Norwegians in great numbers to the Red River region. He died in Goodhue County, Minnesota, while spending the winter with his friend Doctor J. C. Grvold, and is buried in the Immanuel Lutheran Church cemetery at nearby Asplund.
In 1924 the Norwegian-Danish Press Association placed a memorial plaque, done by Paul Fjelde, in his honor in the Minnesota Historical Society building in St. Paul. Articles: "Om utvandringen til America og norske jordbrugeres onomike stilling," photostats of articles published in "Morgenbladet" (Oslo), May 25-June 27, 1866; "Til den kongelig norske regjerings department for det indre," June 20, 1868; "En Nordmand opdager Minnesota," which appeared first in "Nordisk Folkeblad," November 24, 1869, and was reprinted in Decorah Posten, September 25-October 2, 1942, including a supplement "Tre og sytti aar efter," by O. O. Enestvedt; print-outs from microfilm of articles published in "Nordisk Folkeblad," April 16, 1868, and August 9, September 1, 8, 22; eight articles published in "Minneapolis Tidende," April 25-June 13, 1926. Papers: A 20-page biographical-bibliographical appendix by Carleton C. Qualey, from his 1929 honors thesis at St. Olaf College, which includes a biographical introduction; summaries of 16 articles published in "Nordisk Folkeblad," 1868-1870; translations titled "From the Red River Country," August 11, 1869, and "Report...to the State Board of Immigration," February 2, 1870; and "Paul-Hjelm Hansen and the Campaign to Settle the Red River Valley," a paper by Tor Henning Ormseth, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Clippings: Random articles from American and Norwegian newspapers and periodicals about Hjelm-Hansen from 1907 to 1975.
In 1869 he was commissioned by the Minnesota Board of Immigration to travel in the Red River and write about the area. His reports were published in 13 issues of "Nordisk folkeblad" (Minneapolis) and they were credited with bringing Norwegians in great numbers to the Red River region. He died in Goodhue County, Minnesota, while spending the winter with his friend Doctor J. C. Grvold, and is buried in the Immanuel Lutheran Church cemetery at nearby Asplund.
In 1924 the Norwegian-Danish Press Association placed a memorial plaque, done by Paul Fjelde, in his honor in the Minnesota Historical Society building in St. Paul. Articles: "Om utvandringen til America og norske jordbrugeres onomike stilling," photostats of articles published in "Morgenbladet" (Oslo), May 25-June 27, 1866; "Til den kongelig norske regjerings department for det indre," June 20, 1868; "En Nordmand opdager Minnesota," which appeared first in "Nordisk Folkeblad," November 24, 1869, and was reprinted in Decorah Posten, September 25-October 2, 1942, including a supplement "Tre og sytti aar efter," by O. O. Enestvedt; print-outs from microfilm of articles published in "Nordisk Folkeblad," April 16, 1868, and August 9, September 1, 8, 22; eight articles published in "Minneapolis Tidende," April 25-June 13, 1926. Papers: A 20-page biographical-bibliographical appendix by Carleton C. Qualey, from his 1929 honors thesis at St. Olaf College, which includes a biographical introduction; summaries of 16 articles published in "Nordisk Folkeblad," 1868-1870; translations titled "From the Red River Country," August 11, 1869, and "Report...to the State Board of Immigration," February 2, 1870; and "Paul-Hjelm Hansen and the Campaign to Settle the Red River Valley," a paper by Tor Henning Ormseth, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Clippings: Random articles from American and Norwegian newspapers and periodicals about Hjelm-Hansen from 1907 to 1975.
Extent
6 folders
Subject
Type
Clippings
Correspondence
Citation
Hjelm-Hansen, Paul, “Paul Hjelm-Hansen papers, 1868-1983,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed May 2, 2024, https://naha.omeka.net/items/show/1064.