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

Boys). It contains a verbatim translation of the Dokken letters, which Ager had “cut
a good deal.” Included also are copies of the original Civil War letters of Lars and
Knudt Olson Dokken, 1862-1863, with transcriptions. There are copies of “The
Scandinavian Regiment and Its Colonel,” from Annals of the Army of the Cumberland,
1863, and “The Battle of Stone’s River,” from the official report by Col. W. P. Carlin
in The War of the Rebellion, volume 20, 1887, pages 279-283.
“Life of Dordei, Mrs. Dora Kittelson,” (1 page) is the story of Della Catuna’s
mother. Della Catuna is a grandniece of the Dokken brothers.
195. CEMETERY TRANSCRIPTS. RECORDS, 1850s. 1 box. P 1230.
Many are lists prepared by Gerhard Naeseth now in the Vesterheim Genealogical
Center in Madison, Wisconsin, but lists from many other sources are included. The
Rice County listings by John Dalby (microfiche), for example, records burials
through 1996 in 69 Minnesota places.
196. CENTRAL WISCONSIN COLLEGE. PAPERS, 1893-1962. 1 box. P 649.
Financial records, minutes of the board of trustees, student year books and
journals, pictures, programs, and catalogs of a Lutheran academy founded at
Scandinavia in Waupaca County, Wisconsin in 1893, which became a junior college
in 1921. The file includes a historical sketch of the community. The Rise and Demise of
Scandinavia Academy & Central Wisconsin College, 1893-1932, by Art Lee, is in the
NAHA books collection.
197. CERTIFICATES, 1829-1927. 16 items. P 56.
Emigration papers, a Norwegian-American Steamship Line passenger contract,
marriage and confirmation certificates, and a bounty land deed.
198. CHARNEY, SETH D. BIOGRAPHY, n.d. 3 typescript pages. P 606.
Biographical sketch of Minnesota-born Vilhelm Magnus (1871-1929) and his
discoveries in the field of medicine.
199. CHICAGO HISTORY COMMITTEE (NAHA). PAPERS, 1982. 8 folders. P 1243.
Information about, and papers given at a Chicago conference entitled “Norwegians
in Chicago: Their History,” designed to provide an overview of the “colony” once
regarded as the Norwegian capital of America. Rolf Erickson coordinated the event,
with NAHA being one of the several sponsoring organizations.
The papers cover topics like artists, authors and poets, feminists, medical care, and
general history.
200. CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL SEAMEN’S CENTER (1968- ). PAPERS, 1968-1971.
6 folders. P 1068.
Reports and miscellaneous papers of an organization serving seamen from all
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