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

249. EAU CLAIRE (WI) LEADER-TELEGRAM. HISTORY, 1976. 1 volume (200 pages).
P 1499.
“Our Story: The Chippewa Valley and Beyond.” Edited by Arnie Hoffman. Brief
(usually 1-2 pages ), heavily illustrated articles on many aspects of history and
current situation of the Chippewa Valley region. Of particular interest are: “Editor
Ager a Norwegian Advocate,” by Clarence Kilde, page 152, and “Norwegian Folk
Culture Being Kept Alive,” by Donald Gilbertson, page 160.
250. ECKHOLTH, TORGEIR T. ARTICLE, ca. 1906. 13 pages. P 72.
“Lidt Wisconsin politik,” written for Fremtiden, Drammen, Norway, by a resident of
Wheeler, Wisconsin. The article deals with Wisconsin politics during the time of
LaFollette and James O. Davidson.
251. EGEBERG, HANS O. (1875-1933). PAPERS, 1933-1952. 4 items. P 73.
A biography, tributes, and a letter concerning a Norwegian-born engineer and Gary
Steel Works employment manager. A clipping from Nordisk Tidende, January 24,
1945, tells of Roger O. Egeberg, a son who was an associate of General Douglas
MacArthur.
252. EIDE, ARTHUR H. (b. 1886). PAPERS, 1915-1972. 207 items in 8 folders. P 743.
Articles, correspondence, clippings, and a 2-page biography of Eide by C. G. O.
Hansen. Eide was a Norwegian-born teacher, missionary, author, and lecturer. He
taught among the Eskimos on Little Diomede Island; was a missionary at Point
Barrow, Alaska; promoted the establishment of industrial schools for Eskimos;
donated his collection of Alaskan artifacts to the museum at Anchorage; and wrote
three books on Alaska: New Stories from Eskimo Land, Blandt byttekone folket, and
Drums of Diomede.
253. EIDE, LARS BASTIANSEN. LETTER, n.d. P 75.
Letter written in Norway by Lars Eide to his children, Lars, Britha, and Margrethe
in America. Britha, married to Ole Berhow, immigrated first to Illinois and then to
Iowa in 1858.
254. EIDE, RANDOLPH (b. 1888). PAPERS, 1944. 3 items. P 76.
Biographical sketch (3 typescript pages) of the president of the Ohio Bell
Telephone Company (1930-1953) and two issues of The Ohio Bell.
255. EIELSEN, ELLING (1804-1883). PAPERS, 1804-1943. 1 box. P 74.
Papers concerning a Norwegian-born Lutheran clergyman: copies of of his baptism
and confirmation records; Eielsen’s certificate of ordination and of letters by him
(1836-1862); transcripts of a 15-page typescript article titled “Haugianarfolket paa
Sundve Fraasegnuppskrifter” (1931) by Knut Bjørgaas; a thesis (208 pages, 1932)
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