Gisle Bothne papers, 1896-1934.

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Gisle Bothne papers, 1896-1934.

Correspondence, articles, and speeches of the head of the Scandinavian department of the University of Minnesota (1907-1929). The materials deal with the Norse-American Centennial (1925), Norwegian history and literature, his participation in other Norwegian-American cultural celebrations, and his teaching career at Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) and the University of Minnesota.

1.0 cu. ft. (2 boxes, incl. 2 v., and 8 oversize items).

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SNAC Resource ID: 8341115

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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University of Minnesota

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The West Bank Union at the University of Minnesota was established in 1967 to offer services to students. It took until 1980 for the union to have its own space in Willey Hall, including an auditorium and lounge spaces for students. Student services and facilities were established in the newly constructed West Bank Union skyway, which connected Willey and Blegen Halls. From the guide to the West Bank Union papers, circa 1970s-1980s, (University of Minnesota Libraries. University Arch...

Kildal, Arne, 1885-

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Larsen, Peter Laurentius, 1833-1915.

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Shipstead, Henrik, 1881-1960

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U. S. Senator from Minnesota. From the description of Speech and article of Henrik Shipstead [manuscript], 1932. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647959046 ...

Kvale, O. J. (Ole Juulson), 1869-1929.

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Norwegian National League of Minneapolis.

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Moen, Nels T.

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Heg, Hans Christian, 1829-1863

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Norwegian-American historical association

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Holvik, J. A. (Johan Andreas), 1879 or 1880-1960

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Hong Kierkegaard Library

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Breidvik, Mons, 1881-1950

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Munch, P.A. (Peter Andreas), 1810-1863

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Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933

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Epithet: president of the United States British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x00001d Calvin Coolidge's son John married John Trumbull's daughter Florence. From the description of Letter, 1931 March 16, Northampton, Mass., to John H. Trumbull, Plainville, Conn. (Hartford Public Library). WorldCat record id: 25622017 For information on Pres. Coolidge, see an encyclopedia. No information is...

Leiv Eiriksson, d. ca. 1020

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Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne, 1832-1910‏

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Bjørnson was a Norwegian writer, journalist, and political leader. He received the Nobel Prize for literature in 1903. From the description of Letters to various correspondents, 1869-1907. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 80262094 From the guide to the Letters to various correspondents, 1869-1907., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) ...

Bothne, Gisle, 1860-1934

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Gisle Christian Johnson Bothne was born on September 7, 1860 in Frederickshald, Norway, the son of Thrond Johnson and Johanne Okland Bothne. He received his early education in Norway. The family emigrated to the United States in 1876 when Bothne's father accepted a professorial position at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Bothne enrolled in Luther College and received his bachelor of arts degree in 1878. He then pursued graduate work at Northwestern University in Watertown, Wisconsi...

Turner, Frederick Jackson, 1861-1932

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Frederick Jackson Turner, professor and historian, became a leading scholar after he published, in 1893, "The Significance of the Frontier in American History," his revolutionary thesis that American society owed its distincitve characteristics to experience with an undeveloped frontier. He was born on November 14, 1861 in Portage, Wisconsin, the son of Andrew Jackson Turner, a journalist and politician. His scholary work was first carried on at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where he t...

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Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906

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Ulen, George C.

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Dillman, Willard, 1872 or 1873-1949

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Borah, William Edgar, 1865-1940

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Guarta, H.,

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Nansen, Fridtjof, 1861-1930

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Epithet: Norwegian explorer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x000249 Fridtjof Nansen, a Norwegian explorer, oceanographer, and statesman, was noted for his Arctic expedition of 1893-1896, travelling closer to the North Pole than anyone had reached and using his specially-built vessel "Fram" to demonstrate the revolutionary concept of pack-ice drift. Frederick Sydney Parry was the grandson of Arctic explo...

Norse-American Centennial (1925 : Saint Paul, Minn.).

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Kongelige Frederiks universitet

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