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Box 1

 Container

Contains 8 Results:

Edward Lian

 Series — Box: 1
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents

The first series consists of two autobiographies written by Edward Lian.

Dates: created: 1969-1995; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1972

Autobiography: From Fjord to Prairie, 1972

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: Folder 1
Scope and Contents

An autobiography recounting his life from birth near Ringerike, Norway, to his later years in Fairdale, North Dakota

Dates: created: 1972

Letter: 90 Years of History, January 20, 1975

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: Folder 3
Scope and Contents

Lian wrote this letter on his 90th birthday. In it, he looks back on many of the changes he has seen in the world during his life. Some of the subjects include farming, medicine, science, outer space, and socialism.

Dates: created: January 20, 1975

Prisoner of War: Germany - WWII, 1969

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: Folder 2
Scope and Contents

Preliminary Draft. The true story of Elmer T. Lian as a POW in Germany during WWII

Dates: created: 1969

Mentally Retarded: Outcasts of Society Volume I, 1973

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: Folder 4
Scope and Contents From the Series: The second series is the largest in the collection and consists of material written by and/or related to Elmer T. Lian. This includes several publications related to Lian's experiences as a POW (Prisoner of War) in the Second World War, several autobiographical publications, an oral history interview and newspaper clippings. This series also includes scanned copies of two underground newspapers from Stalag Luft I. "POW-WOW" was the official underground newspaper and contained news articles...
Dates: created: 1973

Mentally Retarded: Outcasts of Society Volume II, 1973

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: Folder 5
Scope and Contents From the Series: The second series is the largest in the collection and consists of material written by and/or related to Elmer T. Lian. This includes several publications related to Lian's experiences as a POW (Prisoner of War) in the Second World War, several autobiographical publications, an oral history interview and newspaper clippings. This series also includes scanned copies of two underground newspapers from Stalag Luft I. "POW-WOW" was the official underground newspaper and contained news articles...
Dates: created: 1973

Mentally Retarded: Outcasts of Society Volume III, 1973

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: Folder 6
Scope and Contents From the Series: The second series is the largest in the collection and consists of material written by and/or related to Elmer T. Lian. This includes several publications related to Lian's experiences as a POW (Prisoner of War) in the Second World War, several autobiographical publications, an oral history interview and newspaper clippings. This series also includes scanned copies of two underground newspapers from Stalag Luft I. "POW-WOW" was the official underground newspaper and contained news articles...
Dates: created: 1973

Mentally Retarded: Outcasts of Society Volume IV, 1973

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: Folder 7
Scope and Contents From the Series: The second series is the largest in the collection and consists of material written by and/or related to Elmer T. Lian. This includes several publications related to Lian's experiences as a POW (Prisoner of War) in the Second World War, several autobiographical publications, an oral history interview and newspaper clippings. This series also includes scanned copies of two underground newspapers from Stalag Luft I. "POW-WOW" was the official underground newspaper and contained news articles...
Dates: created: 1973