Gustav Oftedal Family Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: Photo Folio 14
Scope and Content
The Gustav Oftedal Family Photograph Collection contains two photographic prints on cardboard mounts. The one photograph is a family group photo taken by Eggan Studio in Minneapolis in 1909. Back row left to right: Axel, Hans, Olga, Arne, Gustav, Sverre. Middle row left to right: Trygve, Gunhild, Octavia, Rev. Gustav. Seated in front: Laura. The second photograph shows Gustav and his wife Octavia standing on a porch, likely near the end of his life.
Dates
- 1909-ca. 1918
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection are in public domain.
Biography
Rev. Gustav Marcelius Oftedal was born in Stavanger, Norway on Feb. 22, 1846. He attended the Stavanger Latin School and Christiania University, before coming to the United States in 1877 with his wife Octavia and children Hans and Gunhild. He attended Augsburg Seminary, and was a pastor in Minneapolis, Minn. from 1877-1881; Alexandria, Minn. from 1881-1884; Christine, N.D. from 1884-1889; Buxton, N.D. from 1889-1902; and Minneapolis, Minn. from 1902-1914. He died in Minneapolis on Dec. 5, 1918. Besides the two children born in Norway, he and Octavia had the following children born in the United States; Arne, Gustav, Sverre, Axel, Trygve, Laura and Olga.
Extent
2 Photographic Prints (2 photographic prints)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Norwegian-American Lutheran pastor who served parishes in Minneapolis and Alexandria in Minnesota, and Christine and Buxton in North Dakota.
Provenance
Donated by Mrs. Edgar Davis, 1957 (Acc. 847).
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Title
- Gustav Oftedal Family Photograph Collection
- 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