Luth Jaeger papers, circa 1890

Luth Jaeger papers, circa 1890

P0186

circa 1890

Papers of a Norwegian-born editor and realtor: correspondence, clippings, and a scrapbook dealing with such subjects as the cultural life among Norwegian Americans; Norwegian-American press; Bjornson in America; Scandinavian professorship at the University of Minnesota; Kristofer Janson; Knute Nelson; including a listing of contents of a number of issues of "Budstikken," 11 typescript pages. Jaeger was editor of "Budstikken" (1877-1885) and of "The North" (1889-1894), the first English newspaper for Scandinavian Americans.

Includes:

• Correspondence and scrapbook.
  • Correspondents include Knud J. Fleischer, Nils P. Haugen, Ole Jorgens, Knud Langeland, Sigvart Sorensen, and Halle Steensland.
• 11 typescript pages listing contents of a number of issues of "Budstikken," transferred from C.G.O. Hansen clipping collection (on back of "Minneapolis Tidende" letterhead).
• Jaeger letters of 1918 to Norwegian Society of Minneapolis resigning from the Society in protest to one of its positions; and to C.G.O.Hansen explaining this action.
• Article, "Norwegian-American journalism; paper read before the Norwegian Society of Minneapolis, Jan. 25, 1909."
• Clippings about Jaeger and family, 1918 - 1938. 
• "The American-Scandinavian Review," Aug. 1922: lead article, "Two American sculptors: Fjelde--father and son," pp. 467-472.

1 folder

Norwegian

Correspondence

Clippings

Scrapbooks

Rights undetermined.