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1. Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church choir, Clinton, Minnesota

Creator:
Anderson, Henry A.
Date Created:
1885
Description:
Members of the Swedish Methodist Episcopal church choir are shown.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

2. Letter from Lars W. Boe to Henrik Shipstead, September 20, 1930, Northfield, Minnesota

Creator:
Boe, Lars Wilhelm, 1875-1942
Date Created:
1930-09-20
Description:
Letter from Lars Boe to Senator Henrik Shipstead suggesting he lend his influence to help nominating Ole Rølvaag for a Nobel Prize.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

3. Letter from Lars W. Boe to Lincoln Colcord, September 20, 1930, Northfield, Minnesota

Creator:
Boe, Lars Wilhelm, 1875-1942
Date Created:
1930-09-20
Description:
Letter from Lars Boe to Lincoln Colcord suggesting he lend his influence to help nominating Ole Rølvaag for a Nobel Prize.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

4. Petition from the Bohemian residents of the city to the Winona Public Library, Winona, Minnesota

Creator:
Bohemian citizens, Winona, Minnesota
Date Created:
1907-06-10
Description:
A hand-signed petition to the Board of Directors of the Winona Free Public Library from the Bohemian residents of the City of Winona requesting the purchase of books published in their native language. It is accompanied by a letter from Edward M. Lehnerts, State Normal School, Winona, Minnesota, stating his support for the petition.
Contributing Institution:
Winona Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Petitions

5. Family members standing in front of their house, Minnesota

Creator:
Boyun, L.
Date Created:
1912
Description:
Portrait of a small family standing outside their wooden frame home. The man and woman are pictured on the left with crossed arms.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

6. Norwegian-American Centennial Cantata

Creator:
Christiansen. F. Melius; Rothnem, B.J.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Cantata for soprano, baritone, chorus and orchestra created for the Norse-American Centennial with text by B.J. Rothnem and Music by F. Melius Christiansen.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Notated Music
Format:
Sheet music

7. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to James Creese, November 19, 1927, New Haven, Connecticut

Creator:
Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947
Date Created:
1927-11-19
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to James Creese of the American-Scandinavian Foundation. Lincoln Colcord discusses the Swedish translation of "Giants in the Earth" and suggests nomination for a Nobel Prize.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

8. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, December 7, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947
Date Created:
1926-12-07
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing corrections to the introduction to "Giants in the Earth."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

9. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, February 1, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947
Date Created:
1926-02-01
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag expressing interest in having "Giants in the Earth" translated from Norwegian to English.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

10. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, February 5, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947
Date Created:
1926-02-05
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing publishing, translation, and expressing interest in helping publish the book in English.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

11. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, January 1927, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947
Date Created:
1927-01?
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing the "Facing the Great Desolation."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

12. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, March 11, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947
Date Created:
1926-03-11
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

13. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, November 24, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947
Date Created:
1926-11-24
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag saying Eugene Saxton, vice-president of Harper & Brothers, is interested in publishing "Giants in the Earth."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

14. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, November 28, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947
Date Created:
1925-11-28
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag suggesting English translations for Norwegian words during the process of translating "Giants in the Earth."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

15. Address of President Coolidge before the Norwegian Centennial celebration, at Minnesota State Fairgrounds June 8, 1925

Creator:
Coolidge, Calvin
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Copy of Calvin Coolidge's speech at the Norse-American Centennial, printed as part of House Resolution 48.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Booklets

16. The President's Tribute to Norwegians, Decorah, Iowa

Creator:
Coolidge, Calvin
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Address of President Coolidge and his historical sketch of Norwegians in the United States.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Booklets

17. St. Paul Swedish Male Chorus, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Erickson, Carl Otto
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Studio portrait of members of St. Paul Swedish Male Chorus.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

18. Albert Johnson and Knute Nelson statues at the Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Fenney, K.L.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Snapshots of the statues of Albert Johnson and Knute Nelson statues at the Minnesota State Capital during the Norse-American Centennial celebration.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

19. Group portrait at the Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Fenney, K.L.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Formal portrait of an unidentified group during the Norse-American Centennial celebration.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

20. Group portrait of Bygdelagenes Faellesraad, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Fenney, K.L.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Group portrait of the Bygdelagenes Faellesraad (Counsel of the Bygdelags), St. Paul, Minnesota. Included in the portrait is Pastor L. M. Gimmestad (President), T.A. Walby (Vice-President), and Eilev O. Bakke (Secretary).
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

21. Knute Nelson statue at the Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Fenney, K.L.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Snapshot of the Knute Nelson statue at the Minnesota State Capital during the Norse-American Centennial celebration.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

22. Men shaking hands during the Norse-American Centennial, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Fenney, K.L.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Two men shaking hands during the Norse-American Centennial celebration.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

23. Mother and child in traditional Norwegian bunad, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Fenney, K.L.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Mother and daughter posing for a picture in their traditional Norwegian bunad during the Norse-American Centennial celebration.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

24. Portrait of a woman during the Norse-American Centennial, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Fenney, K.L.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Formal portrait of an unidentified woman dressed up during the Norse-American Centennial celebration.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

25. Portrait of couple during the Norse-American Centennial, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Fenney, K.L.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Portrait of a formally dressed couple during the Norse-American Centennial celebration, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

26. Portrait of male during the Norse-American Centennial, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Fenney, K.L.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Formal portrait of an unidentified man dressed up during the Norse-American Centennial celebration.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

27. Portrait of male during the Norse-American Centennial, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Fenney, K.L.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Formal portrait of an unidentified man sitting in a chair during the Norse-American Centennial celebration.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

28. Portrait of man during the Norse-American Centennial, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Fenney, K.L.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Formal portrait of an unidentified man during the Norse-American Centennial celebration.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

29. Portrait of man during the Norse-American Centennial, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Fenney, K.L.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Formal portrait of an unidentified man during the Norse-American Centennial celebration.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

30. John Lunde, Zumbrota, Minnesota

Creator:
Frelstad, A. J.
Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Formal studio portrait of John Lunde.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

31. Banquet in honor of the Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Martha of Norway at Hotel Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Gallagher, Louis Perry, Sr., 1875-1945
Date Created:
1939-06-17
Description:
Duluth hosted royalty of Norway for the dedication of Norwegian businessman Bert Enger's gift to the city of Enger Tower.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

32. Clan Stewart, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:
Johnson, Frederick B., 1870-?
Date Created:
1898?
Description:
Duluth's large Scottish Clan Stewart gathered often for celebrations.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

33. Julia Gullerud, Zumbrota, Minnesota

Creator:
Larson, M. E.
Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Formal portrait of Julia Gullerud. Julia is related to Parelius Rognlie's wife, Marie.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

34. Selma, Hannah, and Lena Lunde, Zumbrota, Minnesota

Creator:
Larson, M. E.
Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Formal studio portrait of Hans Lunde's children: Selma, Hannah, and Lena Lunde.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

35. Minnesota Year Book for 1851

Creator:
Le Duc, W.G.
Date Created:
1851
Description:
Travel guide and miscellanea useful to recent immigrants to Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University
Type:
Text
Format:
Books

36. Minnesota Year Book for 1852

Creator:
Le Duc, W.G.
Date Created:
1852
Description:
Travel guide and miscellanea useful to recent immigrants to Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University
Type:
Text
Format:
Books

37. Norse-American Centennial souvenir booklet

Creator:
Norse-American Centennial Executive Committee
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Commemoration of the first arrival in New York of Norwegian immigrants in 1825 and program of the Norse-American Centennial held on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in June 1925.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Booklets

38. Brides of the Pageant of the Northman, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Norstrom, J. E.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Agnes Suudheim (left) and Alfrida Hoff (right) appeared as two of the brides to be carried away by the young immigrants in the Pageant of the Northman.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

39. Petition from the Polish residents of the city to the Winona Public Library, Winona, Minnesota

Creator:
Polish citizens, Winona, Minnesota
Date Created:
1906
Description:
A hand-signed petition to the Board of Directors of the Winona Free Public Library from the Polish residents of the City of Winona requesting the purchase of books published in the Polish language.
Contributing Institution:
Winona Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Petitions

40. Postcard to Karen Berdahl with Jennie and Ole holding baby Olaf, Northfield, Minnesota

Creator:
Rølvaag, Ole
Date Created:
1901-08-21
Description:
Ole Rølvaag sent a postcard to his mother-in-law Karen Berdahl in Garretson, South Dakota shortly after the birth of their first child, Olaf Arnljot Rølvaag.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

41. Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Lincoln Colcord, January 1927, Northfield, Minnesota

Creator:
Rølvaag, Ole Edvart, 1876-1931
Date Created:
1927-01?
Description:
Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Lincoln Colcord discussing the references to the Bible in "Giants in the Earth."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

42. Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Ruth Lima McMahon, May 6, 1926, Northfield, Minnesota

Creator:
Rølvaag, Ole Edvart, 1876-1931
Date Created:
1926-05-06
Description:
Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Ruth Lima McMahon discussing his house in Northfield, Minnesota and the translation of "Giants in the Earth."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

43. Telegram from Eugene Saxton to Ole Rølvaag, April 20, 1927, New York, New York

Creator:
Saxton, Eugene F. (Eugene Francis), 1884-1943
Date Created:
1927-04-20
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

44. Norden Society members Falk and Lind, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Wolf, Roman W.
Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Norden Society members Falk and Lind pose in costume.
Contributing Institution:
American Swedish Institute
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

45. Alfred and Clayton standing in a field, Minnesota

Date Created:
1925
Description:
Alfred and Clayton standing in field, posing for a picture.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

46. Dr. Grandall reading a book, Fairfax, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Dr. Grandall reading a book outside of an office.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

47. Fairfax High School faculty, Fairfax, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923-1924
Description:
Group portrait of the Fairfax High School faculty, Fairfax, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

48. Fairfax High School faculty, Fairfax, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923-1924
Description:
Fairfax High School faculty group portrait.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

49. Family sitting picnicking outside their house, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
An unidentified family enjoying a picnic outside of their house.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

50. Farewell party for Nils P. Xavier, Franklin, Minnesota

Date Created:
1891
Description:
Farewell party for Pastor Nils P. Xavier at the Ft. Ridgely and Dale parsonage, Franklin, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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