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1241. SKILLE, EDVARD (b. 1868). 1 volume and 3 items, 1918. P 354.<br />

Den Metriske Kalender, by a <strong>Norwegian</strong>-born lumberman, with astronomy,<br />

ma<strong>the</strong>matics, and local his<strong>to</strong>ry as avocations, and three clippings.<br />

1242. SKØRDALSVOLD NIGHT SCHOOL. REPORT, n.d. 1 item. P 525.<br />

Report <strong>of</strong> a school operated in Minneapolis (1902-1914) by Johannes J.<br />

Skørdalsvold.<br />

1243. SKOIEN, CLARENCE E. (1897-1947). CLIPPINGS, 1947. 6 items. P 1181.<br />

Biographical information about a minister who at <strong>the</strong> time <strong>of</strong> his death was serving<br />

Trinity Lu<strong>the</strong>ran Church, Madison, Wisconsin. Skoien served in both World Wars,<br />

receiving many decorations.<br />

1244. SKOIEN, HOWARD. PAPERS, 1853-1923. 14 items. P 1066.<br />

Copies <strong>of</strong> family records from Norway consisting <strong>of</strong> vaccination, apprenticeship,<br />

conscription, and contract papers for Hans Chistian Schøyen. Included are some<br />

John Miller papers. His daughter became Dagny Miller Skoien. <strong>The</strong> translations are<br />

by Helen Fletre.<br />

1245. SKOUGAARD, LORENTZ SEVERIN (1837-1885). LETTER AND CLIPPINGS. 11<br />

items. P 355.<br />

An undated letter by Kristen Kvamme, Lu<strong>the</strong>ran clergyman at Ossian, Iowa, <strong>to</strong> Ole<br />

E. Rølvaag, containing a sketch <strong>of</strong> Skougaard <strong>of</strong> New York City, concert soloist,<br />

voice teacher, and friend <strong>of</strong> Alfred Corning Clark, who published a Skougaard<br />

biography in 1885. <strong>The</strong> clippings (1910-1930) treat Skougaard, his mo<strong>the</strong>r, Sara, and<br />

a bro<strong>the</strong>r, Jens.<br />

1246. SKUGGEVIK, DORDI GLAERUM. MANUSCRIPT. 1 item. P 1381.<br />

A 1,000-page typescript manuscript for <strong>the</strong> book Utvandringshis<strong>to</strong>rie fra Nordmøre:<br />

Stangvik og Surnadal Prestegjeld, which was published in Surnadal, Norway, 1886.<br />

<strong>The</strong> book is an exhaustive account <strong>of</strong> emigration from <strong>the</strong> above-named parish,<br />

giving details <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> individuals. <strong>The</strong> publication is in <strong>the</strong> NAHA books collection:<br />

JV6734.S56.<br />

1247. SLOOPER SOCIETY OF AMERICA. PAPERS, 1840-1961. 1 box. P 657.<br />

Articles, correspondence, clippings, pictures, programs, and reports <strong>of</strong> a society<br />

formed in 1925, whose members are descendants <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Norwegian</strong>s who emigrated<br />

in 1825 on <strong>the</strong> sloop Restaurationen. Includes a 23-page <strong>the</strong>sis by Dorrit Weill,<br />

Wagner College, 1955, titled “<strong>The</strong> Descendants <strong>of</strong> Lars Larson, ‘Slooper,’ in <strong>the</strong><br />

New World.”<br />

1248. SMEDSRUD, HALVOR. LETTERS, 1924-1933. 200 items in 4 folders. P 1157.<br />

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