John J. Boe and Harald Nielsen papers, 1886-1900.

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John J. Boe and Harald Nielsen papers, 1886-1900.

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Letters and papers of John J. Boe and Harald Nielsen, whose relationship is not clear but who both were Norwegian-Americans living in Wisconsin. Primarily letters in Norwegian both from Norway and from other Norwegians in the United States, the collection concerns family life in Norway and immigrant life in Wisconsin.

0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) and20 photographs.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6925643

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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