Anders L. Mordt papers, 1910-1977

Anders L. Mordt papers, 1910-1977

P0824

1910-1977

Copies of papers relating to the history of the Anders L. Mordt Land Company, Guymon, Oklahoma. Mordt was a promoter of Oslo, a Norwegian settlement in Hansford County, Texas (Texas Panhandle) in the early 1900s. He advertised extensively in the Norwegian-American newspapers, urging settlers to buy land from him, and hoped to build a city, Oslo, which would compare with the Norwegian capital. The city was never built, but the area was populated by Norwegian Farmers who came from the Midwest, and who organized the Oslo Lutheran Church at Gruver, Texas.

Includes:

• "Aabent brev til det Norske Lutherske Kirkefolk" (1913), an ad used by the Anders L. Mordt Land Company
• "Hvad jeg fandt i Oslo" (1912-1913), Thore Eggen's account in "Lutheraneren."
• Oslo Settlerne om Oslo" from "Lutheraneren" (29 January 1913).
• History book of Olso Lutheran Church, compiled by Ingeborg Sogn, Gruver, Texas (1977).
• Copy of Olso Lutheran Church record book (1910-1976).
• Clippings and dedication programs (1950-1981).
• "Oslo Posten" advertisement (n.d.).
• "Oslo, Det norske Settlement i Hansford County, Texas" (n.d.), copy of a pamphlet published by the Anders L. Mordt Land Company.

8 folders

Clippings

Pamphlets