Henry Bordewick papers, 1880-1940
Title
Henry Bordewick papers, 1880-1940
Identifier
P1204
Date
1880-1940
Creator
Description
Letters, documents, photos, and other items of an emigrant from the Lofoten Islands, who came to Chicago in 1864; here he enlisted in the Navy and served on a Mississippi River gunboat during the Civil War, after which he sailed on the Great Lakes for about three years. He came to Granite Falls, Minnesota, in 1872, where he held office as county auditor and as postmaster. In 1897 he was appointed to a consular post in Christiania, Norway, in which capacity he remained until his death Includes biographical data, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and family history information.
Includes:
Includes:
- Biographical data. Newspaper clippings, correspondence, and family history information. 1912-1940
- Correspondence and documents. Newspaper clippings, correspondence, and documents from Norway and the U.S. 1890-1912
- 30 photographs, portraits, and postcards. Studios include Bordewich and Henrichsen, Henningsvær; H.L. Olson, Granite Falls; Finne, Kristiania; Selmer, Paris; Lind, Kabelvaag; Christensen, Christiania; Maartmann, Christiania; Steward, Granite Falls. 1880-1912
- "Walt Whitman" by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1900; stole from the funeral of William McKinley, St. Edmund's Church, Christiania. 1900-1901
- Includes programs, city guides to Oslo, invitations, notes, and correspondence. 1900-1923
Extent
5 folders
Type
Manuscripts
Photographs
Clippings
Citation
Bordewick, Henry , “Henry Bordewick papers, 1880-1940,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed May 3, 2024, https://naha.omeka.net/items/show/15657.