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

1015. OLSON, GABRIEL. MEMENTOS, 1965. 15 items. P 1021.
Memorabilia from a trip to Norway made by an elderly Chicago couple, the
highlight of which was the unveiling of the Cleng Peerson Monument in Tysvær.
1016. OLSON, GILBERT (b. 1841). REMINISCENCES, 1932. 1 item, 12 pages. P 295.
Recollections of a Norwegian-born pioneer at Sawyer, Wisconsin, dealing with his
life in Norway before emigration and with such topics as church, roads, and Lake
Michigan traffic.
1017. OLSON (LANGRUD), HANS (1820-1896). DIARY, 1870. 2 items. P 300.
An account of the journey Olson took in 1870 from Dodgeville, Wisconsin, to Coal
Creek, Kansas. Towns on the route of travel and the supply of grass and water for
his cattle are the chief topics. An 8-page typewritten translation is included.
1018. OLSON, HARALD (1854- ). BIOGRAPHY. 1 item. P 1114.
Reminiscences concerning the life of an emigrant from South Aurdal, who came to
Litchfield, Minnesota, in 1876, and later settled on a homestead in Swift County,
near Benson, Minnesota.
1019. OLSON, IRVING (b.1887). REPORT, 1983. 2 items. P 1304.
A letter and the transcript of an interview conducted by Janet Rasmussen with a
resident of the Norse Home in Seattle, Washington. Olson had emigrated from
Laksevåg to Boston in 1907, and there had been a member of the Norwegian Society
and of Norumbega.
1020. OLSON, JACOB (1854-1937). PAPERS, 1933-1935. 8 items. P 301.
Papers of a Norwegian-born farmer in Bosque County, Texas: articles, pictures, a
letter, and a poem by Franklin Petersen. The articles by Olson give information on
Texas pioneers: names, dates of arrival, house construction, farm operations, Cleng
Peerson, and the Civil War. Other articles concern Gustaf W. Belfrage, a Swedish
entomologist of Bosque County.
1021. OLSON, JENS MARTINIUS (1858-1946). MEMOIRS, 1938 [?]. 1 item. P 1404.
The story of his early life as told to a grandchild by an emigrant from Porsgrunn,
who came to the United States in 1888. He sailed on the Great Lakes for a time.
1022. OLSON, JULIUS E. (1858-1944). PAPERS, 1902-1930. 27 items. P 302.
Clippings and pamphlets that contain speeches made by Olson at Norwegian-
American festivals, and also an Olson family history. Olson was professor of
Scandinavian languages at the University of Wisconsin (1884-1935).
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