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

Stageberg’s parents from a family on the Sagaard farm in Rogaland, 1867-1888.
1286. STANGELAND, CHARLES E. (1881-1942). PAPERS. 1 folder. P 197.
“Scandinavian and American Culture,” originally a lecture given before Det Norske
Selskab in Washington, D.C., on January 26, 1910 and later published in Idun, 1910,
Chicago, and 17 clippings (1905-1928).
Stangeland was a professor of political economy at the State College in Pullman,
Washington, and a professor at the University of Berlin.
1287. STATUE OF LIBERTY. CLIPPINGS. 1 item. P 1318.
New York Times article, December 30, 1985, about the discovery and origin of the
copper skin of the statue. The copper came from a defunct mine which was located
at Visnes, a small village on the Island of Karmøy; “Scandinavian of the Month:
Kay Lande Selmer,” from Scandinavian-American Bulletin, September, 1986. Selmer
authenticated the truth about the copper. Celebrating the Immigrant, an
administrative history of the Statue of Liberty National Monument, 1952-1982.
1288. STAVANGER BOARDING SCHOOL. JOURNALS, 1903-1905. 15 items. P 526.
Issues of the Stavanger Mirror published by a boarding school near Le Grand, Iowa,
founded in 1890 by the Society of Friends.
1289. STAVANGEREN, CHICAGO (1922- ). PAPERS, 1922- . 10 folders. P 1344.
Records of a local Bygdelag organized by immigrants from Stavanger in Chicago,
whose stated purpose was to sustain Stavanger traditions and ties. For a time the
group published a newsletter, Mortepumpen.
1290. STAVIG, ARTHUR. PAPERS. 3 items. P 970.
A clipping, letter, and a pamphlet, Trolls, the Whipping Boy of Norwegian folk lore. The
latter is a story written by Stavig. The story is illustrated by Inger Svendsen.
1291. STAVSETH, REIDAR. CLIPPINGS, 1975. 12 items. P 812.
A series, “I Midt-Vesten,” which appeared in Addresseavisen, Trondheim, Norway,
featuring Norwegian Americans and their institutions in the Middle West. Stavseth
travelled in this area in 1975.
1292. STEEN, ADOLF. BIOGRAPHY, 1951. 2 items. P 362.
“Nils Paul Xavier, 1839-1918, the Kautokeino-Lapp Who Became Minister in
Amerika,” 3 typescript pages, by Adolph Steen and translated by Magdalene
Xavier Visovatti, a granddaughter of Xavier. The file includes an obituary
(clipping) of Xavier.
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