Blegen, Theodore Christian 1891-1969
Overview
Works: | 253 works in 588 publications in 2 languages and 14,146 library holdings |
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Genres: | History Periodicals Bibliography Personal narratives Outlines and syllabi Records and correspondence Conference papers and proceedings Songs and music Music‡vTexts Genealogy |
Roles: | Author, Editor, Translator, Other, Composer, Author of introduction, Honoree |
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Most widely held works about
Theodore Christian Blegen
- Immigration and American history : essays in honor of Theodore C. Blegen by University of Minnesota( Book )
- Immigration and American history : essays in honor of Theodore C. Blegen, based on a conference at the University of Minnesota, January 29-30, 1960 by Henry Steele Commager( )
- Theodore C. Blegen, a memoir by John T Flanagan( Book )
- Kensington Runestone : a defense of Olof Ohman, the accused forger by Barry J Hanson( Book )
- List of writings by Theodore C. Blegen by Zephyra E Shepherd( )
- Introductory speech for Theodore C. Blegen by August C Krey( )
- Northwest Ordinance celebration papers by Northwest Territory Celebration Commission of Minnesota( )
- Kensington Runestone : a defense of Olof Ohman - the accused forger by Barry J Hanson( Book )
- Papers of the University of Minnesota Department of Surgery by University of Minnesota( )
- The contributions of Theodore Christian Blegen : a bibliography by John R Kehr( )
- Theodore Christian Blegen papers by Theodore Christian Blegen( )
- by Association of American Universities( )
- Theodore C. Blegen, 1891-1969( )
- Albert O. Barton papers by Albert O Barton( )
- Theodore C. Blegen and the Minnesota Historical Society by Arthur J Larsen( )
- Blegen, Theodore C. : Superintendent, Minnesota Historical Society( )
- Norwegian immigration collection( )
- T.C. Blegen papers by Theodore Christian Blegen( )
- Records by Minnesota Committee on Conservation of Cultural Resources( )
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Most widely held works by
Theodore Christian Blegen
Minnesota : a history of the state by
Theodore Christian Blegen(
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41 editions published between 1963 and 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,509 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The preparation of this book was sponsored by the Minnesota Historical Society
41 editions published between 1963 and 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,509 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The preparation of this book was sponsored by the Minnesota Historical Society
Land of their choice : the immigrants write home by
Theodore Christian Blegen(
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17 editions published between 1954 and 1955 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,237 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This collection of?American letters? that immigrants wrote to friends and relatives in the lands they had left tells a little-known human story that is part of the larger saga of America. It constitutes a kind of composite diary of everyday people at the
17 editions published between 1954 and 1955 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,237 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This collection of?American letters? that immigrants wrote to friends and relatives in the lands they had left tells a little-known human story that is part of the larger saga of America. It constitutes a kind of composite diary of everyday people at the
Minnesota history(
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in English and held by 962 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Vols. 2-6 include the 19th-23d Biennial reports of the Society, 1915/16-1923/24 (in v. 2-3 as supplements, in v. 4-6 as extra numbers)
in English and held by 962 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Vols. 2-6 include the 19th-23d Biennial reports of the Society, 1915/16-1923/24 (in v. 2-3 as supplements, in v. 4-6 as extra numbers)
Grass roots history by
Theodore Christian Blegen(
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17 editions published between 1947 and 1969 in English and held by 946 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Grass Roots History was first published in 1947. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. The pivot of history is not the uncommon, but the usual, and the true makers of history are "the people, yes."Theodore C. Blegen, writing with discernment and vigor, explores in his book the simple essence of grass roots history, the colors and forms and the processes of our daily life and civilization. He uses diaries and letters, songs and ballads of the immigrants and pioneers, everyday speech, and newspaper advertisements to show clearly and sharply the exciting sources of "the literature of the unlettered," to reveal the spirit of the day, and to reconstruct for the reader a segment of the American past."We have need to dig into the folk story of America if we are to bring out the pattern of American development and American culture in all its color and richness of texture and design. Grass roots history is an avenue to that 'social awareness' which the natural scientists, more boldly than the social scientists, have declared to be the most urgent and compelling need of our day."This is the author's own statement of the significance of grass roots history
17 editions published between 1947 and 1969 in English and held by 946 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Grass Roots History was first published in 1947. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. The pivot of history is not the uncommon, but the usual, and the true makers of history are "the people, yes."Theodore C. Blegen, writing with discernment and vigor, explores in his book the simple essence of grass roots history, the colors and forms and the processes of our daily life and civilization. He uses diaries and letters, songs and ballads of the immigrants and pioneers, everyday speech, and newspaper advertisements to show clearly and sharply the exciting sources of "the literature of the unlettered," to reveal the spirit of the day, and to reconstruct for the reader a segment of the American past."We have need to dig into the folk story of America if we are to bring out the pattern of American development and American culture in all its color and richness of texture and design. Grass roots history is an avenue to that 'social awareness' which the natural scientists, more boldly than the social scientists, have declared to be the most urgent and compelling need of our day."This is the author's own statement of the significance of grass roots history
Minnesota history bulletin(
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in English and held by 808 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Vols. 2-5 include the 19th-22d Biennial reports of the Society, 1915/16-1922/23 (in v. 2-3 as supplements, in v. 4-5 as extra numbers.)
in English and held by 808 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Vols. 2-5 include the 19th-22d Biennial reports of the Society, 1915/16-1922/23 (in v. 2-3 as supplements, in v. 4-5 as extra numbers.)
Norwegian migration to America by
Theodore Christian Blegen(
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10 editions published between 1940 and 1970 in English and held by 573 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
10 editions published between 1940 and 1970 in English and held by 573 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Norwegian migration to America, 1825-1860 by
Theodore Christian Blegen(
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25 editions published between 1931 and 2013 in English and held by 534 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
25 editions published between 1931 and 2013 in English and held by 534 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Kensington rune stone; new light on an old riddle by
Theodore Christian Blegen(
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5 editions published between 1968 and 2008 in English and held by 512 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Kensington Runestone is a 200-pound slab of greywacke covered in runes on its face and side which, if genuine, would suggest that Scandinavian explorers reached the middle of North America in the 14th century. It was found in 1898 in the largely rural township of Solem, Douglas County, Minnesota, and named after the nearest settlement, Kensington. Almost all Runologists and experts in Scandinavian linguistics consider the runestone to be a hoax. The runestone has been analyzed and dismissed repeatedly without local effect. The community of Kensington is solidly behind the runestone, which has transcended its original cultural purposes and has "taken on a life of its own".--Wikipedia, Nov. 2011
5 editions published between 1968 and 2008 in English and held by 512 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Kensington Runestone is a 200-pound slab of greywacke covered in runes on its face and side which, if genuine, would suggest that Scandinavian explorers reached the middle of North America in the 14th century. It was found in 1898 in the largely rural township of Solem, Douglas County, Minnesota, and named after the nearest settlement, Kensington. Almost all Runologists and experts in Scandinavian linguistics consider the runestone to be a hoax. The runestone has been analyzed and dismissed repeatedly without local effect. The community of Kensington is solidly behind the runestone, which has transcended its original cultural purposes and has "taken on a life of its own".--Wikipedia, Nov. 2011
The land lies open by
Theodore Christian Blegen(
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15 editions published between 1949 and 1975 in English and held by 447 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
15 editions published between 1949 and 1975 in English and held by 447 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Minnesota history; a guide to reading and study by
Theodore Christian Blegen(
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9 editions published in 1960 in English and held by 441 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
9 editions published in 1960 in English and held by 441 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Norwegian emigrant songs and ballads by
Theodore Christian Blegen(
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15 editions published between 1936 and 1980 in English and held by 319 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Norwegian Emigrant Songs and Ballads was first published in 1936. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.This book, presenting the English and Norwegian texts of more than fifty emigrant songs and ballads, forms a unique contribution to folk literature and social history. Here is collected for the first time a group of songs born of the European folk movement to America during the nineteenth century.Many of the ballads are human stories of gripp
15 editions published between 1936 and 1980 in English and held by 319 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Norwegian Emigrant Songs and Ballads was first published in 1936. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.This book, presenting the English and Norwegian texts of more than fifty emigrant songs and ballads, forms a unique contribution to folk literature and social history. Here is collected for the first time a group of songs born of the European folk movement to America during the nineteenth century.Many of the ballads are human stories of gripp
Book collecting and scholarship : essays by
Theodore Christian Blegen(
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9 editions published in 1954 in English and Undetermined and held by 305 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
9 editions published in 1954 in English and Undetermined and held by 305 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Civil War letters of Colonel Hans Christian Heg by
Hans Christian Heg(
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14 editions published between 1936 and 2014 in English and held by 292 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
14 editions published between 1936 and 2014 in English and held by 292 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ole Rynning's True account of America by
Ole Rynning(
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9 editions published between 1917 and 2001 in English and held by 291 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
9 editions published between 1917 and 2001 in English and held by 291 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Norwegian emigrant songs and ballads by
Theodore Christian Blegen(
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6 editions published between 1936 and 1979 in English and held by 285 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published between 1936 and 1979 in English and held by 285 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lincoln's imagery, a study in word power by
Theodore Christian Blegen(
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4 editions published in 1954 in English and held by 226 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 1954 in English and held by 226 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Frontier parsonage : the letters of Olaus Fredrik Duus, Norwegian pastor in Wisconsin, 1855-1858 by
Olaus Fredrik Duus(
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7 editions published between 1947 and 1979 in English and Undetermined and held by 217 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This book unwraps a bundle of old 'America letters' written in the 1850's by a Norwegian minister in Wisconsin, the frontier to which immigrants were streaming in search of the Promised Land. In letters to his home in Norway the author, Olaus Fredrik Duus, chronicled the everyday and Sunday doings of a frontier pastor who was also farmer, teacher, land speculator, and even amateur practitioner of medicine."--Book jacket
7 editions published between 1947 and 1979 in English and Undetermined and held by 217 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This book unwraps a bundle of old 'America letters' written in the 1850's by a Norwegian minister in Wisconsin, the frontier to which immigrants were streaming in search of the Promised Land. In letters to his home in Norway the author, Olaus Fredrik Duus, chronicled the everyday and Sunday doings of a frontier pastor who was also farmer, teacher, land speculator, and even amateur practitioner of medicine."--Book jacket
The preparation of college teachers : report of a conference held at Chicago, Illinois, December 8-10,1949, sponsored by the
American Council on Education and the U.S. Office of Education by
Theodore Christian Blegen(
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6 editions published in 1950 in English and held by 186 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published in 1950 in English and held by 186 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
With various voices : recordings of North Star life by
Theodore Christian Blegen(
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7 editions published between 1949 and 2016 in English and held by 174 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published between 1949 and 2016 in English and held by 174 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lincoln's secretary goes West : two reports by John G. Nicolay on frontier Indian troubles, 1862 by
John G Nicolay(
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4 editions published between 1965 and 1973 in English and held by 169 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published between 1965 and 1973 in English and held by 169 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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- Minnesota Historical Society Other
- Commager, Henry Steele 1902-1998 Other Author Editor
- University of Minnesota Editor
- Norwegian-American Historical Association
- Heilbron, Bertha L. (Bertha Lion) 1895-1972 Editor
- Buck, Solon J. (Solon Justus) 1884-1962
- Ruud, Martin B. (Martin Bronn) 1885-1941 Translator
- Malmin, Gunnar J. (Gunnar Johannes) 1908- Other
- Nydahl, Theodore L. (Theodore Ludwig) 1902- Author
- Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State University. Libraries)
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American Civil War (1861-1865) Ballads, Norwegian Blaine, John J.--(John James), Blegen, Theodore Christian, Book collecting Civilization College teachers Dakota Indians Duus, Olaus Fredrik, Emigration and immigration Folk songs, Norwegian Fridley, Russell W Frontier and pioneer life Hamline University Heg, Hans Christian, Historians History--Study and teaching Hole-in-the-Day,--Chief, Immigrants Immigrants in literature Indian Wars (Dakota : 1862-1865) Kensington Rune Stone Lincoln, Abraham, Lutheran Church--Clergy Manners and customs Middle West Military campaigns Minnesota Minnesota Historical Society Norway Norwegian Americans Norwegian literature Norwegian poetry Norwegians Ohman, Olof, Pioneers Public opinion Rare books Regimental histories Soldiers Songs, Norwegian Teachers--Training of Travel United States United States.--Army.--Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 15th (1862-1865) Universities and colleges--Faculty Universities and colleges--Societies, etc Wisconsin Wisconsin--Waupaca World War (1939-1945)
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Blegen, Ted 1891-1969
Blegen, Theodore
Blegen, Theodore C.
Blegen, Theodore C. 1891-1969
Blegen, Theodore C. (Theodore Christian), 1891-1969
Blegen, Theodore Christian
Theodore C. Blegen American historian
Theodore C. Blegen Amerikaans historicus (1891-1969)
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