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

teacher. Later he and his family moved to Clay County, Minnesota, and in 1887
went to the state of Washington. An epilogue by Gertrude Solwold Wells tells the
story of the last years of his life in Tacoma, Washington.
Also, Borghild, by Borghild Solwold Melbye, 176 pages; “Memoirs of Hans
Solvold,” 4 pages; “Hammarsmark Family Tree,” 15 pages; and “Trond Solvold,” 5
pages.
1274. SONGE, KIOSTEL TORJESEN. PAPERS, 1852-1853. 2 items. P 359.
A letter written to his brother Elef in Chicago, describing his farm buildings and
produce at Wautoma, Wisconsin, in 1853; and a birth certificate.
1275. SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF NORWAY BUILDING ASSOCIATION OF
MINNEAPOLIS INC. PAPERS, 1920-1958. 3 boxes. P 721.
Correspondence, minutes, and financial reports of a group composed of several
Sons of Norway and Daughters of Norway lodges organized to provide a place for
lodge meetings. The Association was dissolved in 1958.
1276. SONS OF NORWAY (founded 1895). PAPERS, 1907-1958. 8 boxes. P 591.
Correspondence, clippings, pamphlets, constitutions, reports, newsletters, souvenir
programs, and historical sketches of a variety of Sons of Norway lodges in the
United States, including the Supreme Lodge in Minneapolis.
1277. SONSTEBY, JOHN J. (1879-1941). PAPERS, 1871-1937. 75 items in 1 folder and 1
volume. P 360.
Correspondence, copies of official records, military correspondence, city of Chicago
official correspondence, minutes of meetings of Chicago Common Council,
excerpts from the Journal of the Illinois Legislature, and notes from various
publications concerning the Chicago fire (October 8-9, 1871), and the part played by
the Norwegian National Guard of Chicago organized September 30, 1870. The
papers, which include a list of names of the members, deal largely with the
problem of compensation for services rendered during the 13 days following the
fire. Sonsteby, the chief justice of the Chicago Municipal Court, gathered this
material for a projected monograph on the Norwegian Guard.
Several articles in the file concern Sonsteby and his legal career.
1278. SORKNESS, EBERT (1839-1940). PAPERS, 1975. 4 items. P 983.
Copies of two “America Letters” from Colfax, Wisconsin, 1910-1912: family
information and an obituary notice for Sorkness, who was a Civil War veteran.
1279. SOUTH DAKOTA HOSPITALS. PAPERS, 1919-1925. 6 items. P 626.
Sioux Falls Lutheran and Watertown Luther hospitals.
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