Guide to the ARCHIVES of The Norwegian-American Historical ...

An autobiography of and letters to the wife of Einar Lund, an editor of Decorah-
Posten, a newspaper for which Ms. Lund also worked as proofreader. Included are
photos of notable events in Decorah, Iowa, such as the royal visit in 1939. The 116page
autobiography, “Minner fra mitt liv,” is an edited transcription by her
daughter, Eva Lund Haugen, based on tape recordings made in 1965 and 1966.
753. LUNDE, JOHAN P. PAPERS, 1873-1901. 9 folders. P 1209.
Copies of documents and letters, together with diaries of an immigrant who came
to Chicago in 1880. Some items are translated by Karl Johan Berner Schultz.
The diaries reveal the introspective nature of a devout Quaker struggling with
problems related to education, military service, and employment, first in Norway
and later in the United States. The later diaries indicate that he found work in
Marshalltown, Iowa.
754. LUNDE, THEODORE H. (1863-1938). PAPERS, 1916-1939. 11 items. P 1080.
Documents of a Norwegian emigrant from Hamar, Norway, to Chicago in 1882. In
1901 Lunde established the American Industrial Company for the manufacture of
piano hardware. Because of his refusal to make war materials during World War I,
he lost his factory.
A son, Erling Lunde, was court-martialed in 1918 for being a conscientious objector.
A pamphlet covering his defense is among the papers, as is a letter from Senator
Robert La Follette.
755. LUNDEBERG, KNUT OLAFSON (1859-1942). PAPERS. 5 boxes. P 1371.
Papers of a prominent Norwegian-Lutheran minister, who emigrated from
Kviteseid, Telemark, in 1878 to Chickasaw County, Iowa. After study at Luther
College, Decorah, Iowa (1881-1882), he attended the seminary and then taught at St.
Olaf College. He was ordained in 1889 and had a varied career as minister, teacher,
and administrator. He was the founder of a small Lutheran group called
“Brodersamfundet” and edited its publication Broderbaandet. Later he returned to
the United Lutheran Church and wrote an apologia for his action.
756. LUNDLØKKEN, ERIK JENSEN. FAMILY PAPERS, 1727-1794. 1 folder. P 1264.
Copies of a collection of 18th-century documents from Gudbrandsdal which
involve farm sales and a 1727 petition to the king of Denmark.
757. LUNDY, GABRIEL (b. 1886). BIOGRAPHY, 1963-1968. 2 items, 6 and 8 typescript
pages. P 230.
Two biographical sketches of a professor of agricultural economics at South Dakota
State College, Brookings.
758. LUTHER ACADEMY. PAPERS, 1888-1926. 34 items. P 501.
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