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1. Memorandum and Manual of Information: Some Facts About the Liquor Situation in Minnesota

Creator:
Scandinavian Grand Lodge, I.O.G.T.
Date Created:
1918?
Description:
Pamphlet on facts about the liquor situation in Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Pamphlets

2. 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)

3. Ole E. Rølvaag's 1896 Immigration Diary from Donna, Norway to United States

Creator:
Rølvaag, Ole Edvart, 1876-1931
Date Created:
1896
Description:
Diary kept by Ole E. Rølvaag as he left Donna, Norway for America in July of 1896.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Diaries

4. 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)

5. 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)

6. Engebret E. Lobeck Prohibition Candidate for Governor, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Prohibition State Committee
Date Created:
1912
Description:
Pamphlet for Honorable Engebret E. Lobeck, a prohibition candidate for governor of Minnesota. Lobeck ran on the Prohibition Party ticket in the 1912 election.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Pamphlets

7. Goodtemplarordenens Konstitution, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Nygens Bogtrykkeri
Date Created:
1916
Description:
Pamphlet about the constitution of the International Order of Good Templars.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Pamphlets

8. 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

9. Sangbog for Afholds-og Ungdomsmøter, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Minnesota Total Abstinence Association
Date Created:
1918?
Description:
Songbook for the Minnesota Total Abstinence Association.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Songbooks

10. Minnesota Avholdsselskap i kamp for "A Dry State," Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Minnesota Total Abstinence Association
Date Created:
1918
Description:
Pamphlet on Minnesota being a dry state with the prohibition amendment and opinions from prominent Norwegian-Americans in Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Pamphlets

11. The Minnesota Dry Federation: Its Plans and Why It Was Organized, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Minnesota Dry Federation
Date Created:
1918?
Description:
Pamphlet covering why the Minnesota Dry Federation was organized and its plans.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Pamphlets

12. The Truth and Some Statements of the Liquor Interests Side by Side, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Minnesota Anti-Saloon League
Date Created:
1908
Description:
Pamphlet by the Minnesota Anti-Saloon League comparing truths and statements of the liquor interests.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Pamphlets

13. The Key to the Liquor Problem in Questions and Answers, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Minnesota Anti-Saloon League
Date Created:
1911
Description:
Pamphlet showing answers to the liquor problem and reminding voters to not forget the primaries and general election.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Pamphlets

14. Statement of County Option by Hon. Seaborn Wright, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Minnesota Anti-Saloon League
Date Created:
1909
Description:
Pamphlet on the statement of Hon. Seaborn Wright. Wright was a politician from Georgia a strident prohibitionist.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Pamphlets

15. "A Birthright Restored" or County Opinion - What It Is and How It Will Work, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Minnesota Anti-Saloon League
Date Created:
1911?
Description:
Pamphlet of an address given by P. J. Youngdahl. Youngdahl was the state superintendent for the Minnesota Anti-Saloon League.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Pamphlets

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. 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

18. 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)

19. 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)

20. 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)

21. 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)

22. 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)

23. 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)

24. 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)

25. 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)

26. Do You Want This In Your Town? Willmar Six Years Dry, Willmar, Minnesota

Creator:
Calderwood, W.G.
Date Created:
1910?
Description:
Pamphlet showing the benefits to the town of Willmar, Minnesota after six years of being dry. The results include decreased taxes and an increase in post office receipts, bank deposits, and population.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Pamphlets

27. 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)

28. 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)

29. Think After Ten Years Test One Town Had, The Other Had, Minnesota

Date Created:
1911?
Description:
Pamphlet comparing Fargo, North Dakota to Moorhead, Minnesota and the differences between the cities in terms of the number of saloons, city debt, city tax rate, and miles of pavement, water mains, and sewers. Includes the phrase, "The towns are not a mile apart."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Pamphlets

30. Stop! Read! Think! pamphlet, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910?
Description:
Pamphlet covering the business standpoint of why a no-license town is a great success.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Pamphlets

31. Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Ruth Lima McMahon, November 28, 1925, Chicago, Illinois

Date Created:
11/28/1925
Description:
Letter from Ruth Lima McMahon to Ole Rølvaag discussing her experience as a Norwegian-American.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

32. Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Nora Solum, 1930, Biloxi, Mississippi

Date Created:
1930
Description:
Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Nora Solum discussing his health and the three publications "Giants in the Earth," "Peder Victorious," and "Peder Seier."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

33. Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Jennie Rølvaag, September 14, 1923, Northfield, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923-09-14
Description:
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."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

34. Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Jennie Rølvaag, September 5, 1923, Northfield, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923-09-05
Description:
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."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

35. Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Jennie Rølvaag, February 9, 1929, Chicago, Illinois

Date Created:
1929-02-09
Description:
Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Jennie Rølvaag discussing the praise for "Peder Victorious" and having to go to New York City.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

36. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, September 16, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1926-09-16
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing the translator not finishing the job and discussing where to find a translator.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

37. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, November 29, 1927, New Haven, Connecticut

Date Created:
1927-11-29
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing the success of "Giants in the Earth" and the publishing of "Pure Gold" before "Peder Victorious."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

38. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, May 5, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1926-05-05
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing publishing the two volumes of "I de Dage" as one, known as "Giants in the Earth."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

39. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, March 17, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1926-03-17
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing publication and the war in Europe.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

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

Date Created:
1927-01?
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing passages of "Giants in the Earth" along with the manuscripts from the novel.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

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

Date Created:
1926-02-19
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

42. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, February 19, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1926-02-19
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing translation and planning for a visit in Minneapolis or Northfield.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

43. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, December 19, 1928, New York City, New York

Date Created:
1928-12-19
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing the translation of "Peder Victorious."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

44. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, December 4, 1927, New Haven, Connecticut

Date Created:
1927-12-04
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing teaching at St. Olaf College and travels to New York City.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

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

Date Created:
1926-12-08
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing the "great title controversy."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

46. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, December 6, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1926-12-06
Description:
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."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

47. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, April 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1926-04
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing the translation of "Giants in the Earth."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

48. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, April 14, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1926-04-14
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing the poor quality of translation.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

49. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Nora Solum, November 3, 1937, Searsport, Maine

Date Created:
11/3/1937
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Nora Solum discussing writing to Professor Theodore Jorgenson and the potential biography about Ole Rølvaag.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

50. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Eugene Saxton, March 6, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1926-03-06
Description:
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.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)
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