Emily Veblin Olsen papers, 1906-1941

Emily Veblin Olsen papers, 1906-1941

P0571

1906-1941

Papers of the wife of a Lutheran clergyman and a sister of Thorstein and Andrew A. Veblen: a history of St. Ansgar congregation; sermons by her father-in-law, Johan Olsen; a tribute to Claus L. Clausen by her husband, Sigurd Olsen; a letter by Ole Nilsen; memoirs and biographies of her husband and her father-in-law by Mrs. Olsen; and a photograph album. Emily was a student at Carleton College.

Includes 

• Biographies, Histories, Sermon.
  • "Biographical Sketch of Sigurd Olsen," 1941
    • Mentions St. Ansgar, Iowa, J.H. Bleen, Capital University, towns of Argyle, Stephen, and Cooperstown, North Dakota.
• "Memoirs of Mrs. Sigurd Olsen," 1940
  • Mentions the "Indian [Native American] Uprising of 1862", President Lincoln shot, early days at Carleton College, Blooming Prairie, 1885-1941
• "Salmer og Leilighedssange," by Pastor J. Olsen, 1906

Digital Collections:

• Unidentified young clergyman wearing full clerical vestments and ruff collar, circa 1880
• Formal portrait of Emily Veblen, 1908

0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box)

History