Summary Information

Title: Sigurd F. and Elizabeth Olson Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1916-2003

Creators:

• Olson, Sigurd F., 1899-1982
• Olson, Elizabeth, 1897-1994

Call Number: Northland Mss 19; PH Northland Mss 19; PH 6614; AD 577; VHA 920-VHA 925; Audio 1468A; Northland Micro 2104; M2010-105

Quantity: 9.0 cubic feet (23 archives boxes and 1 flat box), 3.8 cubic feet of photographs (9 archives boxes, 1 flat box, and 1 tube), 6 videorecordings, 17 tape recordings, 1 film, and 1 reel of microfilm (35 mm)

Repository:

Housed at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections and the Area Research Center, History Center and Archives, Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections.

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center / Ashland Area Research Ctr. (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Papers, 1916-2003, of Sigurd Ferdinand Olson, a nationally-known conservation advocate, outdoorsman, and writer who was raised in Ashland, Wisconsin, but lived in Ely, Minnesota during most of his adult life. The collection consists primarily of personal and family correspondence. Olson's literary career is also represented, including editorial correspondence, notes for public speaking and teaching, and book manuscripts for Listening Point (1958) and Of Time and Place (1982). Personal papers of his wife, Elizabeth Uhrenholdt Olson, are also included. Photographs document canoe trips in Minnesota and Canada, family life in Ely and Ashland, professional activities, and post-World War II conditions in Europe.

Note:

Electronic reproductions of some images are available through the Wisconsin Historical Images page on the Wisconsin Historical Society website.

Portions of this collection are available only on microfilm.

There is a restriction on access to this material; see the Administrative/Restriction Information portion of this finding aid for details.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-nort0019