Olaf B. Stephens (Hustvedt) papers, circa 1890-1940

Title

Olaf B. Stephens (Hustvedt) papers, circa 1890-1940

Identifier

P0677

Date

circa 1890-1940

Description

Papers of a farmer, district school teacher, and book store proprietor, consisting of reminiscences about pioneer life mostly in eastern Dane County, Wisconsin, southeastern Dakota, and Luther College. The anecdotes concern neighbors and relatives, wild life, and farm buildings, machinery, and operations. There are references to R.B. Anderson, Kristofer Jansen, Laur. Larsen, and Halvor Kostveit, the reputed killer of Joseph Smith. Stephens was born in Koshkonong, attended Luther College in 1862 - 1865 and 1864 - 1865, and lived in Dakota; Bemidji and Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Rice Lake, Ladysmith, and Deerfield, Wisconsin.

Includes:
  • Scrapbook, 1934-1940
  • Scrapbook, 1907-1939
  • Articles, autobiography, Luther College, Joseph Smith anecdote, 1890s-1940
  • Articles, pioneer anecdotes from Wisconsin, Dakota, Minnesota, 1911 April 15-1938
See also 'Telesoga,' March 1915, 3 - 13 and June 1918, 3 - 11.

Extent

0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box)

Type

Scrapbooks
Clippings

Citation

Stephens, Olaf B., “Olaf B. Stephens (Hustvedt) papers, circa 1890-1940,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed March 28, 2024, https://naha.omeka.net/items/show/15870.