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Norwegian-born, American-educated, Minneapolis resident, world traveler and
lecturer, journalist and linguist, farmer and sailor.
Saervold was a sailor on the Great Lakes (1886-1889); a student at Luther College
(1889-1895); a correspondent for Inter-Ocean (Chicago) (1895-1898); a lecturer and
newspaper correspondent who described his travels in Norway (1899-1910); a
farmer on the ancestral farm in Strandvik, Midthordland, Norway, which he
equipped and operated according to American standards (1910-1918); a traveler
and correspondent for Skandinaven (1921-1925). He was the author of four books:
Erling (1898), Det store stævne i Camrose, Canada (1926), Reisebreve, 3 volumes (1926),
and The Discovery of America (1931).
His papers contain transcripts of legal documents dealing with the history of the
Saervold farm; his Luther College report cards; a recipe book (manuscript) from the
Lutheran Ladies’ Seminary (Red Wing, Minnesota); a domestic science course
(1908-1909); and manuscripts titled “Prestehjemmenes plads i vort folkeliv,”
“Kirken og det norske sprog i Amerika,” and “What Is the Matter with Minnesota
and Why” (a study of taxation). Correspondents include B. E. Bergeson, L. W. Boe,
Juul Dieserud, Einar Hoidale, Peter Norbeck, and Henrik Shipstead.
1177. SAGEN, ERIK (b. 1826). REPORT, 1950. 1 item. P 1467.
Erik Sagens Annaler, 1826-1910, a pamphlet compiled by Sagen, who lived in Hevne
Parish, Sor Trøndelag. The annals cover mainly births and deaths; after 1860 they
include crops and weather, with some incidental information about major events in
the area. The emigration of a brother, Morten, in 1971, and of a son, Lars, in 1881 are
noted.
1178. SAGENG, HALVOR O. (1873-1949). BROCHURES, ca. 1910-1912. 5 items. P 343.
Brochures and clippings concerning the Sageng combination gasoline engine
thresher, invented by Sageng in 1908.
1179. ST. ANSGAR SEMINARY. PAPERS, 1918. 5 items. P 524.
Letter, reports, and catalogs concerning a Lutheran secondary school in St. Ansgar,
Iowa (1878-1910).
1180. ST. OLAF COLLEGE. PAPERS, 1874-1966. 22 boxes. P 647.
Brochures, bulletins, clippings, pamphlets, photographs, minutes, and record
books of an educational institution founded by Norwegian immigrants at
Northfield, Minnesota, in 1874. The papers deal mostly with non-curricular
activities such as festivals, anniversaries, musical and Norwegian-American
programs.
1181. SANDAKER, ARVID. SPEECH, 1971. 8 typescript pages. P 899.
“The America Fever,” delivered by a native of Slemmestad, Norway, at the annual
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