Katarina Thorwaldsen papers, 1892-1911

Title

Katarina Thorwaldsen papers, 1892-1911

Identifier

NAHA 2020/001

Date

1892-1911

Description

Katarina Thorwaldsen (born 1877 in Sandsvaer, Norway; died 1954 in Brooklyn, NY) emigrated from Norway in 1911 and settled in Brooklyn, NY with her husband, Theodore Thorwaldsen (born 1875 in Tonsberg, Norway; died 1969 in Brooklyn, NY) a ship captain, who had emigrated from Norway two years earlier. Katarina traveled to the United States with her young daughters, Esther and Eldrid.

Includes:
  • Handwritten recipes and other handwritten material all in Norwegian. 8 notebooks dated 1892-1896. 
  • Sample of knitting and sewing
  • Clippings
  • Book titled, “Norge I Vare Hjerter” by Nordahl Grieg published in 1929.
    • Affixed to the inside cover of this book is a handwritten letter in Norwegian, dated Julen 1942, signed by Haakon VII of Norway.
Location:
16/C/7

Extent

10 folders

Type

Clippings
Manuscripts

Citation

Thorwaldsen, Katarina , “Katarina Thorwaldsen papers, 1892-1911,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed May 16, 2024, https://naha.omeka.net/items/show/15651.