Aagot Raaen papers, 1929-1980
Title
Aagot Raaen papers, 1929-1980
Identifier
P0320
Date
1929-1980
Creator
Description
Clippings and articles treating local pioneer life in North Dakota by a public school teacher in North Dakota. Raaen is the author of "Grass of the Earth" published by NAHA in 1950, "Measure of My Days" (1953), and "Hamarsbon-Raaen Genealogy" (1954).
Includes:
Includes:
- Articles, Correspondence, 1923-1975
- Historical Sketches. Includes: Barbo Pladson; Ingeborg Grønli; Guri Settungsgaard Søndreaal; settlement in Newburgh & Ragnhild Berg Rodningen; Gro Viken Mørk; Lindstrom Family (Lars & Kajsa, John and Martha, and children Emily and Charley); First teacher (Steffa Hustvet) and first school in Steele County; Pioneer Funeral of Ole Swenson; First Settlements along the Upper Goose River; Hatton Saloon Raid on Jan. 10, 1890; Pioneer Parties; Early Weddings; Pioneer Data; Lind Township Settlers were Hardy Pioneers; Traill County Pioneers Began Arriving in 1871; Trageton-Korsmo Caravan Arrived in the Year 1874; A Pioneer Doctor [Valentin Olsen Blekre]; A Pioneer Resume of Goose River Settlers; The Americanization of Scandinavian Names; Hallucination of Reality [Death], 1927-1950
- Corresp., Manuscript Material "The Grass of the Earth." Correspondence mainly between T.C. Blegen and Raaen concerning her book "Grass of the Earth," with drafts and introduction, table of contents, etc. and comments by Raaen, 1949
- Photographs. Includes obit clippings, general correspondence, 1951-1980
Extent
4 folders
Subject
Type
Clippings
Manuscripts
Photographs
Correspondence
Rights
Rights undetermined
Citation
Raaen, Aagot, “Aagot Raaen papers, 1929-1980,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed April 26, 2024, https://naha.omeka.net/items/show/528.