Uhrenholdt family papers, 1870-2001 (bulk 1880-1950).

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Uhrenholdt family papers, 1870-2001 (bulk 1880-1950).

Papers of the Uhrenholdt family, a pioneer farming family from Sawyer County, Wisconsin. These papers document over a century of family activity between 1877 and 2001 (bulk 1880-1950), principally the family's successful farm and forest management in Sawyer County in Northern Wisconsin, student life at Northland College, nursing, and public health education in the United States. Primarily documented are Soren J. Uhrenholdt, an immigrant farmer; his daughter Johanna Johnson, an educator and nurse; and his son Andrew Uhrenholdt, a student and soldier during World War I. The collection also contains materials related to other members of the Uhrenholdt family and their friends.

7.0 c.f. (18 archives boxes),2.8 c.f. of visual materials (5 archives boxes, 1 flat box, and 2 oversize folders), and1 videorecording.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7284974

Wisconsin Historical Society Archives

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Uhrenholdt, Soren.

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Uhrenholdt family.

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Olson, Sigurd F., 1899-1982

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Olson is past president of the National Parks Association and the Wilderness Society and author of many books on wilderness areas and the environment. From the description of Oral history interview with Sigurd F. Olson, 1976 May 27. (Minnesota Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 45441498 1899 Born April 4 in Chicago, Illinois, the second son of Lawrence J. Olson, a Baptist minister, and Ida ...