May 17th celebration records, 1914 Jan.-June.

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May 17th celebration records, 1914 Jan.-June.

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Correspondence of this group organized to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of Norway's independence, describing arrangements for speakers, transportation, choirs, and advertising. Includes correspondence with several congressmen of Norwegian ancestry, and commemorative songs.

1.25 cu. ft. (3 boxes).

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7315116

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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Nelson, Knute, 1843-1923

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Knute Nelson was born in Vosse Elven, Norway, on February 2, 1843. In 1849 he and his widowed mother emigrated to the United States, settling first in Chicago (1849-1850), then in Dane County, Wisconsin, where he enlisted in the Fourth Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment (1861-1864) during the Civil War. Following the war he was graduated from the Albion Academy and studied law in a Madison, Wisconsin, law office, being admitted to the bar in 1867 and then serving as a representative in the ...