Title: The Papers of Torkjel Landsverk, 1944

ID: LCA/RG15/Landsverk, T

Primary Creator: Landsverk, Tarkjil Halvorson (1859-1945)

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Landsverk was born in Seljord, Norway in 1859, the youngest of eight.  In 1883, he immigrated to the United States and settled in Highland Prairie in Fillmore County, Minnesota.  He taught parochial school for a few years as well as worked as a carpenter and stonemason.  Landsverk married Helga Oian in 1898 and they had four children together.  He was also a talented poet, having many of his pieces printed in the Decorah Posten.

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Tarkjel Landsverk ble født i Seljord i 1859 som den yngste av åtte søsken. I 1883 immigrerte han til USA og bosatte seg i Highland Prairie i Fillmore County, Minnesota. Han underviste i skolen i noen få år i tillegg til å jobbe som snekker og steinhogger. Landsverk giftet seg med Helga Oian i 1898 og de fikk fire barn. Han var også en talentfull poet og fikk mange av diktene sine trykt i Decorah-Posten. Tarkjel Landsverk laga pioner-monumentet på Luther College.

Repository: Luther College Archives

Alternate Extent Statement: 1 folder

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Preferred Citation: Cite unpublished materials: Torkjel Landsverk Papers, RG15 Manuscripts, Luther College Archives, Decorah, Iowa

Finding Aid Revision History: 11/20/19: EC updated the preferred citation.