Olof Meyer Jorgenson papers, 1903-1980
Title
Olof Meyer Jorgenson papers, 1903-1980
Identifier
P1106
Date
1903-1980
Creator
Description
Miscellaneous papers of a 1903 emigrant from Fiskenes on the island of And. He became a member of the Baptist Church in Norway. After study at the Danish-Norwegian Baptist Seminary in Chicago, he was ordained in 1911 and served parishes of the Danish-Norwegian Conference in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Washington. The file includes a biography by Mrs. Jorgenson; a sizable collection of letters by Jorgenson to his family in Norway and his family's letters to him; a seminary thesis; obituaries and other funeral notes; sermons and sermon outlines; and church related documents such as minutes, congregational papers, anniversary programs, church histories, and tributes. Portions of Jorgenson's letters, particularly those to a brother Hans at And, provide frank commentary about American economic, political, social, and moral life. He experienced two World Wars, the depression of the 1930s, droughts, dust storms, prohibition and its later repeal, and Roosevelt's New Deal.
Extent
0.8 cubic feet (2 archives boxes)
Type
Correspondence
Manuscripts
Clippings
Files
Citation
Jorgenson, Olof, “Olof Meyer Jorgenson papers, 1903-1980,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed May 3, 2024, https://naha.omeka.net/items/show/1073.