ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL
COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ
LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF
NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH
DAKOTA 58202
COLLECTION:
OGL #594
DATES:
1922-1968
SIZE:
85 linear
feet
INTRODUCTION
ACQUISITION: The
Records of the Royal Norwegian Consulate General were deposited in the Orin G.
Libby Manuscript Collection by Olaf Solli, Consul General of Norway in August
1980 (Acc.#80-682).
ACCESS:
Available for
inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special
Collections.
HISTORICAL SKETCH
In 1870, the countries of Norway and
Sweden established a Consulate in St. Paul, Minnesota. At that time the cities
of Minneapolis and St. Paul had a combined population of 40,000 inhabitants of
which 2,000 were of Scandinavian descent. Hagbarth Sahlgaard, a native of
Kongsberg, Norway, was appointed Consul. In 1892, he was succeeded by Engebreth
Hagbart Hobe of Risor, Norway who served as Consul for forty-eight years.
Upon Norway's independence from Sweden in
1905, the Norwegian Government established a separate Consulate in St. Paul. In
1946 the organization was raised to the standing of a Consulate General with
control over a large district including the states of Minnesota, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Montana, Nebraska and Iowa. Also at this time, the office of the
Consulate General was moved to the Foshay Tower in Minneapolis.
The primary responsibility of the
Consulate General is to assist Norwegian heirs in the disposition of personal
estates belonging to Norwegian born decedents in the consular district. In
addition, the Consulate General represents individuals in the United States who
have become heirs to personal estates in Norway. Strengthening cultural ties between
Norway and the United States is another duty of the Consulate. Other
responsibilities include promoting Norwegian exports, issuing passports for
Norwegian citizens and handling applications for social security and health
insurance for citizens of Norway living in the United States.
SCOPE AND CONENT
NOTE
The Records of the Norwegian Consulate
consist primarily of personal estate cases dating from 1922 to 1968. The cases
are arranged alphabetically by decedent under the state in which he or she
resided. The amount of information in a given estate case file ranges from a
few pieces of correspondence to a wealth of information including a personal
data sheet on the decedent, a description of the actual contents of the estate,
a list of heirs, and a discussion of the problems involved in the settlement of
the estate. An Inquiry File, which consists of correspondence from individuals
seeking information on the status of a particular estate case, is also found in
the collection. Correspondence concerning whether or not a case was handled by
the Consulate General is also included. In addition, the Consulate records
include general correspondence relating to the various activities of the
consular district for the period 1940-1944.
The collection has been divided into nine series as follows:
SERIES I: GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1940-1944
This series contains the general correspondence
files of the Norwegian Consulate from 1940-1944. The files are arranged
alphabetically by correspondent.
Box 1, Folder 1 – Box 1, Folder
68
SERIES II: GENERAL INQUIRY FILE - MINNESOTA, 1940-1960
The second series contains correspondence
relating to the settlement of personal estate cases in Minnesota, from
1940-1960. The files are arranged first by year, followed by alphabetically.
Box 1, Folder 69 – Box 8,
Folder 76
SERIES III: GENERAL INQUIRY FILE – MONTANA
This small series contains correspondence
relating to the settlement of personal estate cases in Montana. The files are arranged alphabetically. Also included in the series are passport
applications (1950-1953), and one folder of mortgage satisfaction cases.
Box 8, Folder 77 – Box 8,
Folder 124
SERIES IV: GENERAL ESTATE CASES -MINNESOTA, 1929-1968
The fourth series contains personal
estate cases for residents of Minnesota.
The files are arranged alphabetically and date from 1929-1968.
Box 9, Folder 1 – Box 36,
Folder 38
SERIES V: GENERAL ESTATE CASES -DULUTH BRANCH OFFICE,
1950-1960
This series contains personal estate
cases handled by the Duluth Branch Office.
The files are arranged alphabetically and date from 1950-1960.
Box 37, Folder 1 – Box 38,
Folder 56
SERIES VI: GENERAL ESTATE CASES -NORTH DAKOTA, 1935-1960
The sixth series contains personal estate
cases for residents of North Dakota. The
files are arranged alphabetically and date from 1935-1960.
Box 39, Folder 1 – Box 48,
Folder 53
SERIES VII: GENERAL ESTATE CASES -SOUTH DAKOTA, 1922-1960
This series contains personal estate
cases for residents of South Dakota. The
files are arranged alphabetically and date from 1922-1960.
Box 49, Folder 1 – Box 53,
Folder 53
SERIES VIII: GENERAL ESTATE CASES -MONTANA, 1936-1960
This series contains personal estate
cases for residents of Montana. The
files are arranged alphabetically and date from 1936-1960.
Box 54, Folder 1 – Box 58,
Folder 31
SERIES IX: GENERAL ESTATE CASES -NORWAY, 1928-1958
The final series contains personal estate
cases for residents of Norway who had either heirs or personal estates in
Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Montana. The files are arranged alphabetically and
date from 1928-1958.
Box 58, Folder 32 – Box 68,
Folder 100
BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY
Box 1
Folder
SERIES I: GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
1. Correspondence:
1940 A.
2. Correspondence:
1940 B.
3. Correspondence:
1940 C.
4. Correspondence:
1940 D.
5. Correspondence:
1940 E and F.
6. Correspondence:
1940 G.
7. Correspondence:
1940 H.
8. Correspondence:
1940 I and J.
9. Correspondence:
1940 K and L.
10. Correspondence:
1940 M.
11. Correspondence:
1940 N.
12. Correspondence:
1940 O.
13. Correspondence:
1940 P and Q.
14. Correspondence:
1940 R.
15. Correspondence:
1940 S.
16. Correspondence:
1940 T, U, and V.
17. Correspondence:
1940 W.
18. Correspondence:
1941 A.
19. Correspondence:
1941 B.
20. Correspondence:
1941 C.
21. Correspondence:
1941 D.
22. Correspondence:
1941 E and F.
23. Correspondence:
1941 G.
24. Correspondence:
1941 H.
25. Correspondence:
1941 J.
26. Correspondence:
1941 K and L.
27. Correspondence:
1941 M.
28. Correspondence:
1941 N.
29. Correspondence:
1941 O.
30. Correspondence:
1941 P and Q.
31. Correspondence:
1941 R.
32. Correspondence:
1941 S.
33. Correspondence:
1941 T, U, and V.
34. Correspondence:
1941 W.
35. Correspondence:
1942 A.
26. Correspondence:
1942 B.
37. Correspondence:
1942 C.
38. Correspondence:
1942 E.
39. Correspondence:
1942 F.
40. Correspondence:
1942 G.
41. Correspondence:
1942 H.
42. Correspondence:
1942 J.
43. Correspondence:
1942 K.
44. Correspondence:
1942 L.
45. Correspondence:
1942 M.
46. Correspondence:
1942 N.
47. Correspondence:
1942 O.
48. Correspondence:
1942 P and Q.
49. Correspondence:
1942 R.
50. Correspondence:
1942 S.
51. Correspondence:
1942 T, U, and V.
52. Correspondence:
1942 W.
53. Correspondence:
1943 A.
54. Correspondence:
1943 B.
55. Correspondence:
1943 D.
56. Correspondence:
1943 E and F.
57. Correspondence:
1943 G.
58. Correspondence:
1943 H, I, and J.
59. Correspondence:
1943 K, L, and M.
60. Correspondence:
1943 N.
61. Correspondence:
1943 O.
62. Correspondence:
1943 P and R.
63. Correspondence:
1943 S, T, U, V and W.
64. Correspondence:
1944 A and B.
65. Correspondence:
1944 C, D, E, and F.
66. Correspondence:
1944 H, M, N, O, P, and Q.
67. Correspondence:
1944 S, T, and W.
68. Correspondence:
1944 Miscellaneous.
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SERIES
II: GENERAL INQUIRY FILE - MINNESOTA,
1940-1960 This
series contains correspondence relating to the settlement of personal estate
cases in Minnesota, from 1940-1960. The files are arranged first by year,
followed by alphabetically. |
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Box-Folder |
Folder
Title |
Year |
Type |
State |
|
|
1-69 |
Aaroe, Louise |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-70 |
Abrahamsen, Anna |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-71 |
Akeson, Julia |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-72 |
Amundson, Ole C. |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-73 |
Anderson, Christiana |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-74 |
Anderson, Ole Turman |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-75 |
Anderson, Trygve
Marinius |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-76 |
Arnold, Sarah |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-77 |
Bang, Ole |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-78 |
Beaverson, Anna |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-79 |
Bennyhoff, Anna C. |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-80 |
Berger, Oscar |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-81 |
Bjerke, Anne
Haroldson |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-82 |
Bredesen, Anna |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-83 |
Breding, Olef |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-84 |
Brohaugh, Martina |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-85 |
Christellsen, Anna M. |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-86 |
Christian, Hannah H. |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-87 |
Chrisianson, Martin |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-88 |
Christoffersen,
Christian |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-89 |
Cornelius, Casper |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-90 |
Egilsrud, K. R. |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-91 |
Evanson, Anton |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-92 |
Flaata, Gerhard C. |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-93 |
Grave, Aasmund |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-94 |
Gunderson, Ole |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-95 |
Gunner, Fred |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-96 |
Halvorsen, Hansine |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-97 |
Hansen, Andrew |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-98 |
Hansen, Martin |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-99 |
Havei, Ole Nelson |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
1-100 |
Hellum, Emma |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
|
|
2-1 |
Hjeldbo, Hans |
1940 |
Inquiry |
Minnesota |
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