Julius B. Baumann papers, circa 1916-1923
Title
Julius B. Baumann papers, circa 1916-1923
Identifier
P0029
Date
circa 1916-1923
Creator
Description
History/Biography:
Julius Berg Johannesen was born in 1869 to Johannes Johannesen Bauman and Barbro Susanna Pedersdatter in Kiby (Tyby), Nord-Varanger, Finnmark, Norway. His father, Johannes Baumann, was a fisherman and partner of Per Kristian Glein, a well-known skipper and merchant on the island of Dønna. He married Barbo Susanna in Dønna, foster daughter of Per Kristian Glein.
Julius became a fisherman and laborer in Norway after his father died when he was 10. His mother encouraged to find work elsewhere, knowing that he did not want to be a fisherman. He became a private tutor to children of a wealthy family, and was appointed assistant postmaster at Osen, north of Trondheim. When two young men came to visit from America, they became acquainted with Julius and offered to pay for his transportation to the United States. In 1891, at the age of 20, Baumann immigrated to the United States and eventually settled in Minnesota.
Baumann wrote songs and poems on the Norwegian-American immigrant experience, and his poems were frequently memorized, and sung to well-known melodies. Baumann published three volumes of poems: "Digte" (1909), "Fra Vidderne" (1915), and, posthumously, "Samlede Digte" (1924). He was well acquainted with Norwegian-American Authors Waldemar Ager and Ole E. Rølvaag.
See “Julius B. Baumann: A Biographical Sketch" by John Heitmann( Norwegian-American Studies, Vol. 15) for more information.
Scope and Content:
Papers of a Norwegian-born poet and register of deeds in Carlton County, Minnesota: poems, letters, clippings, and three scrapbooks containing newspaper articles by Baumann, responses to his articles, and discussions on Norwegian-American literature by a variety of authors. Baumann published three volumes of poems: "Digte" (1909), "Fra Vidderne" (1915), and, posthumously, "Samlede Digte" (1924).
Julius Berg Johannesen was born in 1869 to Johannes Johannesen Bauman and Barbro Susanna Pedersdatter in Kiby (Tyby), Nord-Varanger, Finnmark, Norway. His father, Johannes Baumann, was a fisherman and partner of Per Kristian Glein, a well-known skipper and merchant on the island of Dønna. He married Barbo Susanna in Dønna, foster daughter of Per Kristian Glein.
Julius became a fisherman and laborer in Norway after his father died when he was 10. His mother encouraged to find work elsewhere, knowing that he did not want to be a fisherman. He became a private tutor to children of a wealthy family, and was appointed assistant postmaster at Osen, north of Trondheim. When two young men came to visit from America, they became acquainted with Julius and offered to pay for his transportation to the United States. In 1891, at the age of 20, Baumann immigrated to the United States and eventually settled in Minnesota.
Baumann wrote songs and poems on the Norwegian-American immigrant experience, and his poems were frequently memorized, and sung to well-known melodies. Baumann published three volumes of poems: "Digte" (1909), "Fra Vidderne" (1915), and, posthumously, "Samlede Digte" (1924). He was well acquainted with Norwegian-American Authors Waldemar Ager and Ole E. Rølvaag.
See “Julius B. Baumann: A Biographical Sketch" by John Heitmann( Norwegian-American Studies, Vol. 15) for more information.
Scope and Content:
Papers of a Norwegian-born poet and register of deeds in Carlton County, Minnesota: poems, letters, clippings, and three scrapbooks containing newspaper articles by Baumann, responses to his articles, and discussions on Norwegian-American literature by a variety of authors. Baumann published three volumes of poems: "Digte" (1909), "Fra Vidderne" (1915), and, posthumously, "Samlede Digte" (1924).
Contents
- Correspondence, undated
- Letters to and from Carl Sund, editor and importer, and Ole Olsen, poet, both living in Norway.
- Clippings, undated
- Typescript of tributes at Baumann's funeral by Henry P. Petersen, Waldemar Ager, Olav Redal and others. "Soenner af Norge" (Nov. 1923). Four page transcript "Soenner af Norge," (Sept. 1924): about monument to Baumann; speech of A.J. Myrland at its dedication; John Heitmann's and Ager's remarks; letter of thanks from family. Bibliography note: issue of "Nord-Norge" was mostly devoted to Baumann (Autumn 1923).
- Poems and manuscript, undated
- Three Scrapbooks titled "Stottegalskab I Reform," undated
- Each filled with clippings
Extent
7 folders
Language
English
Norwegian
Subject
Type
Correspondence
Manuscripts
Poems
Access Rights
This collection is open to research.
Bibliographic Citation
[Indicate the cited item here]. Julius B. Baumann Papers. Norwegian-American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.
Citation
Baumann, Julius B., “Julius B. Baumann papers, circa 1916-1923,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed April 25, 2024, https://naha.omeka.net/items/show/73.