Peer O. Strømme papers, 1888-1971

Title

Peer O. Strømme papers, 1888-1971

Identifier

P0371

Date

1888-1971

Description

Papers of an author, journalist, and lecturer, consisting of a resignation letter addressed to the faculty of St. Olaf's school, a volume of travel letters published in Normanden, biographies, clippings, and a photograph. 

Includes: 

  • Erindringer (Translation), 1920
  • Handwritten manuscript of "Erindringer" translated by Armyle Jacobson (1894-1977), a retired dentist from Thief River Falls, Minnesota, 1920
  • Publications and Works
    • "Den Vonde Ivold" by Halfdan Moe, translated from English by Peer Strømme, Normanden, Grand Forks, 1910; "Digte" by Peer Strømme, Augsburg, 1920, 2 copies; "Erindringer" by Peer Strømme, Augsburg, 1923; "Hvorledes Halvor blev Prest" by Peer O. Strømme, (Decorah, 1893, 3 copies; Normanden, Grand Forks, 1910); "General Nelfons Speider" by Byron A. Dunn, translated from English by Peer Strømme, Chicago, John Anderson, 1902; "Unge Helgeson" by Peer Strømme, Normanden, Grand Forks, 1911, 3 copies.
    • "Peer Strømme's Memoirs of a Winchester Childhood", Winchester Academy Ethnic Heritage Monograph No. 1; "Peer Strømme's Noraville Stories", Winchester Academy Ethnic Heritage Monograph No. 2; "Merry Christmas" by Peer Strømme, December Luther League Issue; newspaper clippings, 1885-1921.
    • Book of Family Prayer: Bible Lessons with Meditations for Each Day" by N.J. Laache, translated from Norwegian by Peer O. Strømme, Lutheran Publishing, Decorah, Iowa, 1902; "Erindringer" by Peer Strømme, Augsburg, 1923, 6 copies (5 hardcover, 1 paperback); "Digte" by Peer Strømme, Augsburg, 1920, 2 copies; "Hvorledes Halvor blev Prest" by P.O. Strømme, Decorah, 1893.

Extent

1.2 cubic feet (3 archives boxes)

Type

Manuscripts

Citation

Strømme, Peer O. (Peer Olsen), 1856-1921, “Peer O. Strømme papers, 1888-1971,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed April 19, 2024, https://naha.omeka.net/items/show/15958.