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

Haaven Hanson (1844-1936); to a sister, Elise; and to himself and his children, such
as diaries kept by Mrs. Østen Hanson (1900-1911) and by Ernest Hansen, a journal
by Henry Fremont Hanson, sermons and biographical notes by Thomas, and
official papers related to emigration, citizenship, and real estate.
463. HANSSEN, OLAF JORGEN (1865-1935). AUTOBIOGRAPHY. 1 item. P 1367.
“Memories,” the story of an emigrant from Mosjøen, who came to Woonsocket,
Dakota Territory in 1887, but left for San Francisco in 1888. He tells of growing up
in northern Norway, of the Dakota blizzard in 1888, and of his successes and
disappointments in California. An appendix by Norma Enid Hansen continues the
story with “Memories of the Olaf Jorgen Hanssen Family,” and includes a family
tree.
464. HARDANGER FIDDLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA. CONTINUING FILE. P
1284.
Material related to the Hardanger fiddle, a traditional Norwegian folk instrument
with eight strings, and to the association founded in 1983 in order to stimulate
interest in the instrument and in Scandinavian folk music and dance.
Includes Association membership lists; annotated lists of fiddlers; bibliographies;
an M. A. thesis, “The Norwegian Hardanger Violin in America” by Kevin
Hoeschen; “A History of the Hardanger Fiddle Association of America, 1883-1993,”
by Carl T. Narvestad (64 pages); and clippings from newspapers and journals.
465. HARKEY, S. W. (1811-1889). REMINISCENCES AND ARTICLE, 1888. 2 items. P
1512.
“Lutheranism in the West” by a professor of theology at Illinois State University,
Springfield, and president of the General Synod, dealing with the separation of
Scandinavian Lutherans from the Synod of Northern Illinois, with an introduction
by Fritiof Ander; and “Personal Reminiscences...Appearing in the Lutheran Observer,
January 20-March 30, 1888,” 33 typescript pages.
466. HARMONY, MINNESOTA. LOCAL HISTORY, 1928-1946. 4 items. P 136.
Histories of a small community with a predominantly Norwegian population.
“Some Early History of This Vicinity,” by L. O. Larson, a local farmer, in Harmony
News, December 6 and 13, 1928, containing data about persons, farming operations,
and social life. “Memories of Early Years of Harmony,” by Anna Aaberg Jacobson,
deals mainly with the village itself, streets, buildings, persons, and major events.
467. HARSTAD, BJUG (1848-1933). PAPERS, 1898-1899. 10 items and 1 volume, 70
typescript pages. P 668.
Letters and articles written by Harstad, a Lutheran clergyman, to the Pacific Herald, a
Norwegian newspaper in Parkland, Washington, of which he was editor for several
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