Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing the success of "Giants in the Earth" and the publishing of "Pure Gold" before "Peder Victorious."
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing the titles for "Giants in the Earth" including "In those Days," "The Great Land-Taking," and "Founding the Kingdom."
Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Jennie Rølvaag discussing life, and asking her to write a letter to her father Andrew Berdahl. The Berdahl experience homesteading in South Dakota was the inspiration for "Giants in the Earth."
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Eugene Saxton discussing meeting Dr. Karl Hansen of the Minneapolis Tidende, translation of "Giants in the Earth," and meeting up with Ole Rølvaag for dinner.
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing Colcord friendship with Eugene Saxton, translation, and asking for copies of excerpts from Scandinavian reviews and the Minneapolis Journal.
Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Jennie Rølvaag discussing life, St. Olaf College, and asking her to write a letter to her father Andrew Berdahl. The Berdahl experience homesteading in South Dakota was the inspiration for "Giants in the Earth."
Letter from Andrew Berdahl to Ole Rølvaag about the Berdahl experience homesteading in South Dakota. The Berdahl experience was the inspiration for "Giants in the Earth."
Letter from Andrew Berdahl to Ole Rølvaag about the Berdahl experience homesteading in South Dakota. The Berdahl experience was the inspiration for "Giants in the Earth."
Letter from Andrew Berdahl to Ole Rølvaag about the Berdahl experience homesteading in South Dakota. The Berdahl experience was the inspiration for "Giants in the Earth."
Letter from Andrew Berdahl to Ole Rølvaag about the Berdahl experience homesteading in South Dakota. The Berdahl experience was the inspiration for "Giants in the Earth."
Letter from Andrew Berdahl to Ole Rølvaag about the Berdahl experience homesteading in South Dakota. The Berdahl experience was the inspiration for "Giants in the Earth."
Letter from Andrew Berdahl to Ole Rølvaag about the Berdahl experience homesteading in South Dakota. The Berdahl experience was the inspiration for "Giants in the Earth."
Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record, sent every soldier from Columbia Heights free copies of the local paper during World War II. Soldiers wrote to let him know where they were stationed, when their address changed, and sent him short letters. This is a letter from Corporal Joe P. Burmis to Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record updating Peter on his time in England and thanking him for continuing to send the newspaper.
Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record, sent every soldier from Columbia Heights free copies of the local paper during World War II. Soldiers wrote to let him know where they were stationed, when their address changed, and sent him short letters. This is a letter from Private Jack Podany to Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record wishing him a happy Thanksgiving and asking to be sent the local newspaper while in England.
Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record, sent every soldier from Columbia Heights free copies of the local paper during World War II. Soldiers wrote to let him know where they were stationed, when their address changed, and sent him short letters. This is a letter from Private Donald Tonder to Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record asking that the newspaper be sent to his new address in England.
Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record, sent every soldier from Columbia Heights free copies of the local paper during World War II. Soldiers wrote to let him know where they were stationed, when their address changed, and sent him short letters. This is a letter from Private First Class Arthur L. Bentzen asking to recieve a copy of the local newspaper while in England.
Evelope from the letter from Private First Class Arthur L. Bentzen to Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record, asking to recieve a copy of the local newspaper in England.
Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record, sent every soldier from Columbia Heights free copies of the local paper during World War II. Soldiers wrote to let him know where they were stationed, when their address changed, and sent him short letters. This is a letter from Corporal Joe P. Burmis to Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record telling Peter about his Christmas in England and thanking him for sending the newspaper.
Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record, sent every soldier from Columbia Heights free copies of the local paper during World War II. Soldiers wrote to let him know where they were stationed, when their address changed, and sent him short letters. This is a letter from Private First Class Joe P. Burmis to Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record updating Peter on his time in England and thanking him for continuing to send the newspaper.
Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record, sent every soldier from Columbia Heights free copies of the local paper during World War II. Soldiers wrote to let him know where they were stationed, when their address changed, and sent him short letters. This is a letter from Corporal Joe P. Burmis to Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record describing his Christmas in England and a visit to a Royal Air Force camp for training.
Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record, sent every soldier from Columbia Heights free copies of the local paper during World War II. Soldiers wrote to let him know where they were stationed, when their address changed, and sent him short letters. This is a letter from Willard Bolling to Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record expressing appreciating for being sent the newspaper and giving a short update about his time in England.
Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record, sent every soldier from Columbia Heights free copies of the local paper during World War II. Soldiers wrote to let him know where they were stationed, when their address changed, and sent him short letters. This is a letter from Corporal Steven Warhol to Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record asking that the newspaper be sent to his new address in England.
Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record, sent every soldier from Columbia Heights free copies of the local paper during World War II. Soldiers wrote to let him know where they were stationed, when their address changed, and sent him short letters. This is a letter from Private Kenneth B. Hall to Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Hiehgts Record thanking him for sending the newspaper to England.
Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record, sent every soldier from Columbia Heights free copies of the local paper during World War II. Soldiers wrote to let him know where they were stationed, when their address changed, and sent him short letters. This is a letter from Corporal Joe P. Burmis to Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record asking that he send copies of the local newspaper to England again since he hadn't received one in four months.
Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record, sent every soldier from Columbia Heights free copies of the local paper during World War II. Soldiers wrote to let him know where they were stationed, when their address changed, and sent him short letters. This is a letter from Corporal Joe P. Burmis to Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record telling Peter that Joe had seen another soldier from Columbia Hieghts in England and asking for the newspaper to continue to be sent.
Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record, sent every soldier from Columbia Heights free copies of the local paper during World War II. Soldiers wrote to let him know where they were stationed, when their address changed, and sent him short letters. This is letter from Private Donald Rozycki to Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record letting him know his new address in England and hoping the newspaper shows up soon.
Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record, sent every soldier from Columbia Heights free copies of the local paper during World War II. Soldiers wrote to let him know where they were stationed, when their address changed, and sent him short letters. This is a letter from Private First Class Joe P. Burmis to Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record updating Peter on his time in England and thanking him for sending back-issues of the newspaper.
Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record, sent every soldier from Columbia Heights free copies of the local paper during World War II. Soldiers wrote to let him know where they were stationed, when their address changed, and sent him short letters. This is a letter from Walter W. Smith to Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record asking that the newspaper be sent to his new address in England.
A letter, business cards from Attorney Levi Smoyer, a claimant form, and an information summary sheet regarding William W. Graham's Civil War pension claim.
Includes a letter from John Bolz to Solomon G. Comstock requesting assistance in receiving his Civil War Pension, a claimant form, and information sheet.
A letter from O. Barker to Solomon G. Comstock requesting assistance in receiving his Civil War pension and a summary of O. Barker's civil war pension claim.
Contains 3 letters from David R. Carr to Solomon G. Comstock requesting assistance in receiving his Civil War Pension. Also includes claimant forms and a summary sheet.
Includes letters and documents regarding Andrew J. Boss's Civil War pension claim. Also includes several congressional bills for the relief of Andrew Boss.
A letter, claimant forms, and an information summary sheet regarding John E. Dart's Civil War pension claim, filed by Eliza Dart, widow of John E. Dart.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: her health; happenings and staff/faculty at Purdue University; the train trip she and her husband made from there to Saint Paul, Minnesota; and their first impressions of Saint Paul. The final pages of the letter are missing.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: her mother's work situation; the work load of her husband; and their accommodations at Hamline University.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: Thanksgiving; her first piano lesson in Minnesota and her teacher's assessment of music in Minneapolis; her mother's situation; and playing cards on campus.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: her mother's work; her husband's prospects; Minnesota's climate; her husband's and her own health; a friend's love affair; and her piano lessons.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: a friend from Lafayette, Indiana, who had visited her; Minnesota's climate, including sun dogs, static electricity, and a blizzard; her husband's health; her piano lessons; and an upcoming concert at the Opera House.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: Minnesota's climate; her mother's health and her own, including a severe cold and a case of frost bite; her piano lessons; a friend's engagement and the effect on his family; and the Saint Paul Winter Carnival.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: her mother's health and her own; her assessment of life at Hamline and of the characters of two of the staff members; and, her piano lessons, dread of playing at the Opera House, and her teacher's success in Chicago.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: her mother's health and her own; her piano lessons and playing at a recital; the Saint Paul Winter Carnival, including descriptions of the ice palace, parades, costumes, and the Mardi Gras; other social activities; the weather; and the need to share her letters with her adopted sister.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: her mother's health and that of the wife of Hamline University's president; and a visit by a friend of her husband.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: preparing for and playing at a benefit concert and her piano lesson; her health and her sister's; the hiring of a dressmaker in New York and the timing of her departure from Hamline; and the work situations of her mother and a friend.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: the health of her mother and adopted sister and the need for her sister Julia to finish school in order to improve their living conditions; a particularly difficult piano lesson and being praised by the director of the music conservatory; her condition after falling on ice; and a visit by friends.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: a blizzard in the East and accounts of it in local newspapers; her detestation of the West and disdain for Hamline University; a student's serious injury after falling on ice; inviting students to concerts; and comparisons of Hamline's piano teacher and her teacher at the conservatory.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: a friend who has married a man setting up as a doctor in New York City; their mother's work situation; her husband's health; a trip they made to Minneapolis; a bequest made to Hamline University; their dissatisfaction with the university; and the death of a distant relative.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: deciding upon a place to live and purchasing furnishings; some of the Hamline staff; visiting Minneapolis and attending a dog show in Saint Paul; social visits; and her health.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: problems with mail and other deliveries; decorating the rooms at Hamline University; her husband's work and health; their homesickness; people at Hamline and the bad board there; and their mother's health. The last pages are missing.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: her health; their mother's work situation; a dress made for Julia; her delight in Tannhuser; her lack of dancing skill; how she and her husband spend their evenings; the death of a distant relative; and the weather.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: a blizzard, a trip to and from Minneapolis during it, and her winter clothing; a music class and praise of her recent performance; the situation at her mother's boarding house; hoped for visits by friends; and her mother's Christmas present.
Letter from Euphemia Miller (Effie) Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: the winter weather, including temperatures for the previous year; the impending visit of a friend; her health; food and prices; making a comforter; and problems with static electricity.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: the Josef Hofmann concert Julia attended in New York; a concert to be given by Walter Petzet; a harmony lesson; an impending visit by her husband's sister to his family; dealing with separation from family at Christmas; estrangement from a friend and the romantic troubles of another; and the lack of good company at Hamline.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: trips to Washington, D.C.; the visit of a friend and visiting the Methodist bishop; President Bridgman's ability to raise money; the treatment of staff and faculty at Hamline; the founding of a western science association and her husband's election to one of its vice presidencies; his work as editor of a journal; and the marriage of a friend.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: travel between Minneapolis and Saint Paul; the dreariness of Hamline and the difficulty walking there during the winter; the weather, including temperatures and the appearance of the Mississippi; her experience with frost bite; and seeing "The Merchant of Venice."
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: winter weather in the East and its coverage in Minnesota papers; her health; a concert commemorating Mozart's birthday; her piano lesson and upcoming concert; the Saint Paul Winter Carnival. The final pages of the letter are missing.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: problems at Julia's school; how dull Hamline is; her home life and how considerate her husband is; the Saint Paul Winter Carnival; the new Saint Paul Courthouse; Hamline's Science Hall and its biology space; temperature recordings for January 15 to 22.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: presents for friends and family; the health of a friend; her husband's sister meeting a family who knows his mother and Effie's piano teacher; and attending a concert in Minneapolis.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: mutual friends and family; the Saint Paul Winter Carnival and the sleigh trip to see the storming of the ice palace; a faculty party; her performance at a concert; and local newspaper accounts of weather in the East.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: her worry about Julia and her mother during the Great Blizzard of 1888; the serious condition of a student who slipped on ice; the dissatisfaction of students and the Osborns with Hamline University; her mother's health; and a photograph of her and her husband in their rooms on campus.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: a trip to Minneapolis to go to Saint Mark's Episcopal Church, dinner afterward, and stopping in Saint Anthony Park; housekeeping duties; music she has been practicing and being put on a concert program without her knowledge; the health of Julia and a sister-in-law; and attending a concert.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: going to the Saint Paul Cathedral and Saint Mark's Episcopal Church for Easter music; a bad experience at the Vienna Cafe in Minneapolis; the weather and trouble walking through spring melt; her health; combating homesickness with piano practice; and the difficulty making friends.
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag expressing interest in "Giants in the Earth." He goes on to say that if he didn't contact him, it would have been someone else.
Telegram from Eugene Saxton, vice-president of Harper & Brothers, discussing that "Giants In the Earth" was selected for the Book of the Month Club. The Book of the Month Club ordered 30,000 copies to start.