Thortvedt Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC 332
Scope and Contents
This collection contains items relating to family history as well as news clippings on the family history in Cass County/Red River Valley.
Dates
- 1941-1955
Creator
- Thortvedt, Olav, 1829-1908. (Person)
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection is held by the NDSU Archives
Biography
Olav Thortvedt came from Norway to Minnesota in the mid-1800s. From Houston county Minnesota in 1870, Olav and his family traveled to the area and settled the Buffalo river settlement. His homestead is approximately five miles northeast of Glyndon, Minnesota. The family included several children as well his wife Thone Saangdal Thortvedt. The family farmed the land in the area and even a granddaughter became well-known local artist.
Extent
1 Folders (ca. 20 items.)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Small Collection pertaining to Red River Valley pioneer, Olav Thortvedt and his family.
Provenance
Donated by Unknown in 1955 (Acc. 332).
Property Rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Bonanza farms -- Minnesota.
- Bonanza farms -- North Dakota.
- Clay County (Minn.) -- Migration to.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Minnesota.
- Glyndon (Minn.)
- Histories.
- Houston County (Minn.) -- Migration from.
- Migration, Internal -- Minnesota.
- Minnesota -- Agriculture -- Farms and farming.
- Minnesota -- Description and travel.
- Minnesota -- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Minnesota -- History, Local.
- Minnesota -- Population elements -- Scandinavians.
- North Dakota -- Agriculture -- Farms and farming.
- Pioneers -- Minnesota.
- Red River Valley (Minn. and N.D.-Man.) -- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Red River Valley (Minn. and N.D.-Man.) -- History.
- Scandinavian Americans -- Minnesota.
- Thortvedt, Olav, 1829-1908.
- Thortvedt, Orabel. -- : Correspondence.
- Voyages and travels -- 19th century.
Creator
- Thortvedt, Olav, 1829-1908. (Person)
- Thortvedt, Levi, 1860-1936. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Thortvedt Family Collection
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu