Einar Josephsen papers, 1907-1962

Einar Josephsen papers, 1907-1962

P0682

1907-1962

Papers of a Norwegian-born journalist and publicity director: correspondence, articles, and scrapbooks dealing with a variety of subjects such as war, politics, religion, immigration, and Norwegian-American literature. Among his correspondents are Fred Biermann, H. Sundby Hanson, Sverre Mortensen, and Felix B. Wold. There are World War I letters and letters by Theodore C. Blegen, Knut Gjerset, Birger Osland, Kristian Prestgard, and O. E. Rolvaag. Josephsen was on the"Skandinaven" staff, circulation manager of "Decorah-Posten," with the book department of Augsburg Publishing House, publicity manager and later public relations manager of the New York Central Railroad Company, and finally the public relations director of City National Bank, Chicago.

Includes: 

• Articles, Clippings, Diary. Includes: "Bjerke's Review of a New Catechism," translated by E. Josephsen (1910); "Has 20th Century Civilization Improved Mankind?" (1939), 1914-1942
• Scrapbook, 1918-1921
• Scrapbook, politics, 1961-1962
• Article, "History of Decorah Park System," by Fred Biermann, 1956
• "A Man in the Street" manuscript, 1932
• Correspondence, 1907-1961

0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box)

Correspondence

Clippings

Scrapbooks