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

of Hedemarksmuseet og Domkirkeodden.
952. NORWEGIAN EMIGRANT SONGS AND BALLADS (1936). NOTES, 1836-1936. 3
folders. P 27.
Manuscripts and notes used by Theodore C. Blegen, Martin B. Ruud, and Gunnar J.
Malmin in their preparation of Norwegian Emigrant Songs and Ballads.
953. NORWEGIAN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA. PAMPHLETS, 1966. 2 items. P 1020.
Programs of a Bergen, Norway, orchestra known as Musikselskabet Harmonien,
covering “A Special 200th Anniversary Tour of the United States, February and
March, 1966.”
954. NORWEGIAN HOSPITAL SOCIETY. PAPERS, 1914-1928. 15 items. P 625.
Brochures and reports of a St. Paul, Minnesota, institution, founded 1901.
955. NORWEGIAN HUMOR. BOOKLETS. 5 items. P 1039.
A collection of ethnic jokes, both tedious and entertaining, by various authors and
compilers, having titles like Scandinavian Smørgåsbord of Jokes.
956. NORWEGIAN IMMIGRATION. PAMPHLETS, 1874-1889. 5 items. P 1039.
Promotional booklets written in Norwegian designed to give favorable and
practical information for immigrants to Wisconsin, Minnesota, and to the areas
bounded by Northern Pacific Railway.
957. NORWEGIAN IMMIGRATION. STUDENT PAPERS, 1926-1929. 31 items in 31
folders. P 287.
General statements, genealogies, family histories, and histories of pioneer
settlements by students who studied under O. E. Rølvaag. Includes a chart of
emigration statistics by region, 1860-1925.
958. NORWEGIAN LADY STATUE, VIRGINIA. PAPERS. 4 items. P 1392.
Clippings and articles about a statue, erected on the ocean front at Virginia Beach,
Virginia, in 1962. The statue is identical to one standing in Moss, Norway, by
Ørnulf Bast, commemorating the shipwreck of the bark Dictator off the coast of
Virginia Beach in 1891. At the unveiling of the statue in Moss, the city of Virginia
pledged to place a wreath at the statue in Virginia Beach every year in March.
Included is a copy of The Norwegian Lady and the Wreck of the Dictator, by William O.
Foss, 1977, 100 pages.
959. NORWEGIAN LANGUAGE. ARTICLES. 15 items in 1 folder. P 273.
Assorted clippings and pamphlets that address Norwegian dialects, the status of
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