Presented by Rasmus B. Anderson and his heirs in 1931 and 1936. Box 54 was presented by Donald McGill in 1949. Additions to the collection were made by Susanna E. Wieland and the Mrs. Henry Hulst Estate in 1957. The microfilm reel was presented by Mrs. Hjalmer Anderson, Seattle, Washington, through Einar Haugen of the University of Wisconsin, June 29, 1955. The Appendix was prepared and presented by Robert Bjerke, University of Wisconsin Department of Scandinavian Studies, August 1965.
