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from 1906 to 1946. Two articles (by Enger and by Erik Krag) about the Gjøa. The
other documents in the file also concern the activities of the club.
273. ENOCHSON, MARIE JOHNSON (1864-1953). REMINISCENCES. 15 typescript
pages. P 840.
“The Story of Marie Johnson Enochson” recounts the author’s memories of Norway,
her journey to America, and her life in the Wild Rice Community in North Dakota,
located in the Red River Valley.
274. EPHPHATHA MISSIONS. PAPERS, 1925-1962. 10 items. P 630.
An article, letter by Erling N. Rolfsruf, and photographs (1925, 1957) relating to the
Lutheran church for the deaf and the blind at Faribault, Minnesota.The article titled
“The Scandinavian Influence in Minnesota” by Wesley Lauritsen, a teacher for for
forty years at the Minnesota School for the Deaf, stresses the contributions of the
Norwegians.
275. ERICKSON, ELMER (1888-1971). AUTOBIOGRAPHY, 1971. 19-page typescript. P
1033.
An account by a Norwegian-American farmer who lived in Shawano, County,
Wisconsin. He writes about the pioneer lives of his parents and grandparents, his
own education at St. Ansgar Seminary in Iowa, his experiences as a teacher, and
finally his life on a farm, beginning in 1917, together with details about family and
family events. His account goes up to 1945. His son Luther Erickson added a
postscript which covers details up to his father’s death in 1971.
276. ERICKSON, JOHN T. PAPERS, 1975-1976. 4 folders. P 830.
Papers collected and compiled by John Erickson: an account book (1882) of
Sorenson and Storaasli, merchants, Glyndon, Minnesota (Clay County); fliers from
American Line, Chicago, and letters (some in German) dated 1869 and into 1870s;
“Heritage, Peterson, Mn.” compiled and edited by Erickson (1976); some Anton C.
Tommeraasen papers, including correspondence and Norwegian military
documents; a bibliography covering about 1200 items in his private library.
277. ERICKSON, ROLF H. (1940-1992). PAPERS, 1977-1992. 3 boxes. P 1395.
Articles, correspondence and other papers concerning the Circulation Services
Librarian at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. A graduate of St. Olaf
College and of the University of Wisconsin, Erickson has been involved the major
Scandinavian activities in the Chicago area. He served as chairman of the Chicago
History Committee, was a vice-president of NAHA, was a member of the board of
the Swedish Historical Society and the Vesterheim Museum.
In connection with the Norwegian-American Commission of the Sesquicentennial,
1975, he served as co-chairman of the photographic exhibit entitled “With Our
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