Hild Næs Hildahl papers, 1939-1986

Hild Næs Hildahl papers, 1939-1986

P1285

1939-1986

Letters and a memoir "Listugfarmen," (16p.) by a woman who emigrated from Kragerø in 1937 to Roseau, Minnesota, after her marriage to a Norwegian-born farmer who had settled there. She tells of her life in Norway and its contrast to her life in Roseau. She had been trained in handicrafts and as a hobby began making dolls illustrating Norwegian folk tales. This grew into a business and she traveled all over the United States, showing, selling, and lecturing about her dolls.

The St. Olaf College library has a collection of her dolls that is occasionally on display. A letter from Sigvald Støylen gives information about Ms. Hildahl. Also, see Helen Billberg Granat, P 1320. One of her cassettes is "Once upon a Norwegian Time: Hild Hildahl and Her Dolls."

Includes two letters from Mrs. Hildahl to Mrs. Johl; a letter from Sigavld Stoylen giving information about Mrs. Hildahl; an article from the Minneapolis Sunday Tribune about Mrs. Hildahl, and seven boxes of yarn dolls with accompanying descriptions prepared by Hildahl.

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