Severt Johan Fretheim papers, 1901-1950
Title
Severt Johan Fretheim papers, 1901-1950
Identifier
P1648
Date
1901-1950
Creator
Description
Papers of a Lutheran pastor who was born in Freeborn county, Minn. To parents who emigrated in 1870 from Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane. He attended Luther Academy, Albert Lea (1900-1903), Luther College (1903-1907) and Luther Seminary (1907-1910). He was ordained 1910 in the Norwegian Synod and served churches at Plentywood, Montana (1910-1919) and Scarville, Iowa (1919- ).
Box 1: 1 folder Miscellaneous: photographs, correspondence; 1 folder Articles, Lutheran Teacher, Lutheran Herald: "Christian high schools"; "A typical; home mission parish; a birds eye view of the building of the ‘Plentywood Parish,' Montana, 1910 to 1919"; "How one parish does it"; "From the St. Ansgar circuit."; 1 folder Thesis (Luther College, 1907: "The Louisiana Purchase." MSS, 46 p.) Seminary notes (2 notebooks, 1905-1908). Histories: "Now thank we all our God." (The Centennial Commemoration, v. 1 no. 3, Sept. 1943. 11 p.) History of Hayward, 1849-1949, by Charles Nelson. 41 p. –pp. 38-39, "The Fretheim family." The 75th anniversary of the Oakland Lutheran Church, 1876-1951," by Fretheim,. 20 p.; 2 folders Materials from the Plentywood Parish: A little reminder of the pioneer days of the Lutheran church in the Plentywood Parish, Montana, 1910-1919, by S.J. Fretheim. 1 v. The Plentywood Lutheran, April 1912-March 1919. (Lack: Nov.-Dec. 1915, Oct. 1916). Fabric map of the parish.;
Box 2: 11 yearbooks, 1909-1918 (2 for 1915); 1 folder: Herbarium, compiled June 1901; 1 scrapbook, clippings;
Box 3: Sermon notes and addresses; 2 folders Dated sermon notes, 1911-1922, MSS; 3 folders Undated sermon notes (text is given). MSS; 1 folder Addresses. Some titles: "The pastor and his parish in time of war." "Now thank we all our God in the backward look" (to Iowa District Convention). "The first Christmas service." "Is there retrogression in the moral courage of the ministry?" "The golden fleece of ambition." Chapel talks, Luther College; 1 notebook Notes for miscellaneous sermons and addresses; Donated by Richard H. Fretheim, 904 Woodland Ave. Kalispell, Montana 59901, whose grandfather Henry was a brother of Severt.
Box 1: 1 folder Miscellaneous: photographs, correspondence; 1 folder Articles, Lutheran Teacher, Lutheran Herald: "Christian high schools"; "A typical; home mission parish; a birds eye view of the building of the ‘Plentywood Parish,' Montana, 1910 to 1919"; "How one parish does it"; "From the St. Ansgar circuit."; 1 folder Thesis (Luther College, 1907: "The Louisiana Purchase." MSS, 46 p.) Seminary notes (2 notebooks, 1905-1908). Histories: "Now thank we all our God." (The Centennial Commemoration, v. 1 no. 3, Sept. 1943. 11 p.) History of Hayward, 1849-1949, by Charles Nelson. 41 p. –pp. 38-39, "The Fretheim family." The 75th anniversary of the Oakland Lutheran Church, 1876-1951," by Fretheim,. 20 p.; 2 folders Materials from the Plentywood Parish: A little reminder of the pioneer days of the Lutheran church in the Plentywood Parish, Montana, 1910-1919, by S.J. Fretheim. 1 v. The Plentywood Lutheran, April 1912-March 1919. (Lack: Nov.-Dec. 1915, Oct. 1916). Fabric map of the parish.;
Box 2: 11 yearbooks, 1909-1918 (2 for 1915); 1 folder: Herbarium, compiled June 1901; 1 scrapbook, clippings;
Box 3: Sermon notes and addresses; 2 folders Dated sermon notes, 1911-1922, MSS; 3 folders Undated sermon notes (text is given). MSS; 1 folder Addresses. Some titles: "The pastor and his parish in time of war." "Now thank we all our God in the backward look" (to Iowa District Convention). "The first Christmas service." "Is there retrogression in the moral courage of the ministry?" "The golden fleece of ambition." Chapel talks, Luther College; 1 notebook Notes for miscellaneous sermons and addresses; Donated by Richard H. Fretheim, 904 Woodland Ave. Kalispell, Montana 59901, whose grandfather Henry was a brother of Severt.
Extent
1.2 cubic feet (3 archives boxes)
Type
Yearbooks
Photographs
Correspondence
Citation
Fretheim, Severt, “Severt Johan Fretheim papers, 1901-1950,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed May 4, 2024, https://naha.omeka.net/items/show/1485.