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1. Letter from Lars W. Boe to Henrik Shipstead, September 20, 1930, Northfield, Minnesota

Creator:
Boe, Lars Wilhelm, 1875-1942
Date Created:
1930-09-20
Description:
Letter from Lars Boe to Senator Henrik Shipstead suggesting he lend his influence to help nominating Ole Rølvaag for a Nobel Prize.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

2. Letter from Lars W. Boe to Lincoln Colcord, September 20, 1930, Northfield, Minnesota

Creator:
Boe, Lars Wilhelm, 1875-1942
Date Created:
1930-09-20
Description:
Letter from Lars Boe to Lincoln Colcord suggesting he lend his influence to help nominating Ole Rølvaag for a Nobel Prize.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

3. Family members standing in front of their house, Minnesota

Creator:
Boyun, L.
Date Created:
1912
Description:
Portrait of a small family standing outside their wooden frame home. The man and woman are pictured on the left with crossed arms.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

4. Norwegian-American Centennial Cantata

Creator:
Christiansen. F. Melius; Rothnem, B.J.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Cantata for soprano, baritone, chorus and orchestra created for the Norse-American Centennial with text by B.J. Rothnem and Music by F. Melius Christiansen.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Notated Music
Format:
Sheet music

5. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to James Creese, November 19, 1927, New Haven, Connecticut

Creator:
Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947
Date Created:
1927-11-19
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to James Creese of the American-Scandinavian Foundation. Lincoln Colcord discusses the Swedish translation of "Giants in the Earth" and suggests nomination for a Nobel Prize.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

6. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, December 7, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947
Date Created:
1926-12-07
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing corrections to the introduction to "Giants in the Earth."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

7. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, February 1, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947
Date Created:
1926-02-01
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag expressing interest in having "Giants in the Earth" translated from Norwegian to English.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

8. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, February 5, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947
Date Created:
1926-02-05
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing publishing, translation, and expressing interest in helping publish the book in English.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

9. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, January 1927, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947
Date Created:
1927-01?
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing the "Facing the Great Desolation."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

10. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, March 11, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947
Date Created:
1926-03-11
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag expressing interest in "Giants in the Earth." He goes on to say that if he didn't contact him, it would have been someone else.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

11. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, November 24, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947
Date Created:
1926-11-24
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag saying Eugene Saxton, vice-president of Harper & Brothers, is interested in publishing "Giants in the Earth."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

12. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, November 28, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947
Date Created:
1925-11-28
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag suggesting English translations for Norwegian words during the process of translating "Giants in the Earth."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

13. Address of President Coolidge before the Norwegian Centennial celebration, at Minnesota State Fairgrounds June 8, 1925

Creator:
Coolidge, Calvin
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Copy of Calvin Coolidge's speech at the Norse-American Centennial, printed as part of House Resolution 48.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Booklets

14. The President's Tribute to Norwegians, Decorah, Iowa

Creator:
Coolidge, Calvin
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Address of President Coolidge and his historical sketch of Norwegians in the United States.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Booklets

15. Albert Johnson and Knute Nelson statues at the Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Fenney, K.L.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Snapshots of the statues of Albert Johnson and Knute Nelson statues at the Minnesota State Capital during the Norse-American Centennial celebration.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

16. Group portrait at the Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Fenney, K.L.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Formal portrait of an unidentified group during the Norse-American Centennial celebration.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

17. Group portrait of Bygdelagenes Faellesraad, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Fenney, K.L.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Group portrait of the Bygdelagenes Faellesraad (Counsel of the Bygdelags), St. Paul, Minnesota. Included in the portrait is Pastor L. M. Gimmestad (President), T.A. Walby (Vice-President), and Eilev O. Bakke (Secretary).
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

18. Knute Nelson statue at the Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Fenney, K.L.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Snapshot of the Knute Nelson statue at the Minnesota State Capital during the Norse-American Centennial celebration.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

19. Men shaking hands during the Norse-American Centennial, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Fenney, K.L.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Two men shaking hands during the Norse-American Centennial celebration.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

20. Mother and child in traditional Norwegian bunad, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Fenney, K.L.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Mother and daughter posing for a picture in their traditional Norwegian bunad during the Norse-American Centennial celebration.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

21. Portrait of a woman during the Norse-American Centennial, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Fenney, K.L.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Formal portrait of an unidentified woman dressed up during the Norse-American Centennial celebration.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

22. Portrait of couple during the Norse-American Centennial, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Fenney, K.L.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Portrait of a formally dressed couple during the Norse-American Centennial celebration, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

23. Portrait of male during the Norse-American Centennial, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Fenney, K.L.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Formal portrait of an unidentified man dressed up during the Norse-American Centennial celebration.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

24. Portrait of male during the Norse-American Centennial, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Fenney, K.L.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Formal portrait of an unidentified man sitting in a chair during the Norse-American Centennial celebration.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

25. Portrait of man during the Norse-American Centennial, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Fenney, K.L.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Formal portrait of an unidentified man during the Norse-American Centennial celebration.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

26. Portrait of man during the Norse-American Centennial, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Fenney, K.L.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Formal portrait of an unidentified man during the Norse-American Centennial celebration.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

27. John Lunde, Zumbrota, Minnesota

Creator:
Frelstad, A. J.
Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Formal studio portrait of John Lunde.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

28. Julia Gullerud, Zumbrota, Minnesota

Creator:
Larson, M. E.
Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Formal portrait of Julia Gullerud. Julia is related to Parelius Rognlie's wife, Marie.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Studio portraits

29. Selma, Hannah, and Lena Lunde, Zumbrota, Minnesota

Creator:
Larson, M. E.
Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Formal studio portrait of Hans Lunde's children: Selma, Hannah, and Lena Lunde.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

30. Norse-American Centennial souvenir booklet

Creator:
Norse-American Centennial Executive Committee
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Commemoration of the first arrival in New York of Norwegian immigrants in 1825 and program of the Norse-American Centennial held on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in June 1925.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Booklets

31. Brides of the Pageant of the Northman, St. Paul, Minnesota

Creator:
Norstrom, J. E.
Date Created:
1925
Description:
Agnes Suudheim (left) and Alfrida Hoff (right) appeared as two of the brides to be carried away by the young immigrants in the Pageant of the Northman.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

32. Postcard to Karen Berdahl with Jennie and Ole holding baby Olaf, Northfield, Minnesota

Creator:
Rølvaag, Ole
Date Created:
1901-08-21
Description:
Ole Rølvaag sent a postcard to his mother-in-law Karen Berdahl in Garretson, South Dakota shortly after the birth of their first child, Olaf Arnljot Rølvaag.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

33. Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Lincoln Colcord, January 1927, Northfield, Minnesota

Creator:
Rølvaag, Ole Edvart, 1876-1931
Date Created:
1927-01?
Description:
Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Lincoln Colcord discussing the references to the Bible in "Giants in the Earth."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

34. Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Ruth Lima McMahon, May 6, 1926, Northfield, Minnesota

Creator:
Rølvaag, Ole Edvart, 1876-1931
Date Created:
1926-05-06
Description:
Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Ruth Lima McMahon discussing his house in Northfield, Minnesota and the translation of "Giants in the Earth."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

35. Telegram from Eugene Saxton to Ole Rølvaag, April 20, 1927, New York, New York

Creator:
Saxton, Eugene F. (Eugene Francis), 1884-1943
Date Created:
1927-04-20
Description:
Telegram from Eugene Saxton, vice-president of Harper & Brothers, discussing that "Giants In the Earth" was selected for the Book of the Month Club. The Book of the Month Club ordered 30,000 copies to start.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

36. Alfred and Clayton standing in a field, Minnesota

Date Created:
1925
Description:
Alfred and Clayton standing in field, posing for a picture.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

37. Dr. Grandall reading a book, Fairfax, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Dr. Grandall reading a book outside of an office.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

38. Fairfax High School faculty, Fairfax, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923-1924
Description:
Group portrait of the Fairfax High School faculty, Fairfax, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

39. Fairfax High School faculty, Fairfax, Minnesota

Date Created:
1923-1924
Description:
Fairfax High School faculty group portrait.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

40. Family sitting picnicking outside their house, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
An unidentified family enjoying a picnic outside of their house.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

41. Farewell party for Nils P. Xavier, Franklin, Minnesota

Date Created:
1891
Description:
Farewell party for Pastor Nils P. Xavier at the Ft. Ridgely and Dale parsonage, Franklin, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

42. Formal family group portrait, Mount Horeb, Wisconsin

Date Created:
1890?
Description:
Pictured in the front row, left to right: Theodore Gilman, Hans O., James Ludvig, Mathea, John Olaus. Back row: George Edward, Benjamin Henry, Albert Martin, Carl Otto.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

43. Formal wedding portrait, Fairfax, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Formal wedding portrait of an unidentified couple.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

44. Formal wedding portrait, Sleepy Eye, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Formal wedding portrait of an unidentified couple.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

45. Four women outside the Rognlie parsonage, Franklin, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Four unidentified women standing outside the Rognlie parsonage. The woman second from the left is possibly Marie Rognlie.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Cabinet photographs

46. Ft. Ridgely and Dale Lutheran Church, Franklin, Minnesota

Date Created:
1891-07-22
Description:
Exterior of the Ft. Ridgely and Dale Lutheran Church in Franklin, Minnesota for the ordination of Pastor P.H. Rognlie.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

47. Giants in the Earth preface draft

Date Created:
1926?
Description:
Preface to "Giants in the Earth" published by Harper & Brothers.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Documents (other)

48. Grandma Gullerud with her family, Zumbrota, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Grandma Gullerud is pictured outside of the family house in Zumbrota, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

49. Group enjoying a sunny day, Franklin, Minnesota

Date Created:
1924
Description:
Margie Rognlie (second from the right) with a group sitting outside on a sunny day.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

50. Hannah Lunde, Zumbrota, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Formal portrait of Hannah Lunde in a hat.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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