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

131. BOE, VIGLEIK E. (1872-1953). LOCAL AND FAMILY HISTORY, 1933. 2 items, 5
typescript pages. P 43.
A 5-page typescript history of Østervold Congregation (1883-1933), Finley, North
Dakota, by a Norwegian-born Lutheran clergyman, containing information on
pastors, church construction, congregational policies and societies. Boe was
minister in Finley for 30 years. Also, “Mrs. V. E. Boe; Biographical Summary,” by
Esther Boe, a daughter.
132. BOECKMANN, CARL L. (1868-1923). PAPERS. 29 items. P 856.
Clippings, photos, and exhibition descriptions of a Norwegian-born artist who
came to the United States in 1887. He painted portraits, landscapes, and religious
subjects. The papers were collected in connection with an exhibition of Boeckmann
paintings at the Hennepin County Government Center (October 4-6, 1976) under the
sponsorship of the Richfield, Minnesota, Bicentennial Commission. His painting
“The Battle of Killdeer Mountain” hangs in the Minnesota Capitol Senate hearing
room.
133. BOEDKER, NANNA T. PAMPHLETS. 4 items. P 438.
Catalogues from “The Norwegian Shop,” which operated at 203 Michigan Avenue,
Chicago, in 1915, and which featured items of Norwegian handicraft, especially
those of Norwegian needlework.
134. BOEN, HALDOR E. (1850-1912). BIOGRAPHY, 1940. 3 items. P 1396.
“Sidelights on the Life of Haldor E. Boen,” by his son, Harold. Transcript of an
article in a 1940 Fergus Falls newspaper, several newspaper articles, a photograph
and a 2-page chronology. Born at Reinli, Sør-Aurdal, Valdres, Boen emigrated to
Minnesota in 1868. He bought land in Ottertail County in 1870, became active in
local politics, and was elected to the U. S. House of Representatives (1892-94) as a
member of the Populist Party. After leaving Congress he published and edited the
Fergus Globe and, according to his son, was connected with Rodhuggeren, also
published in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
The David Haugen Family History (P 1399) gives information on the Boen Family.
Lowell J. Soike treats Boen’s political career in Norwegians and the Politics of Dissent
(NAHA 1991).
135. BØRRESEN, HERMINE HAUGAN ( -1926). LETTER, 1913. 3 items. P 1013.
A letter from a La Crosse, Wisconsin, woman who emigrated from Norway in the
1860s, to a niece who apparently was a Chicago school teacher. An English
translation of the letter and information about the writer and her family are
included.
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