Collections : [University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library]

Danes Worldwide Archives located in Aalborg, Denmark. Collection of materials, largely in Danish, concerning the immigration of Danes to the United States as reflected in letters home, journals, and family histories; also include letters of Danish pastors concerning the work of the church in Ashland, Gowen, and Manistee, Michigan.

This microfilm is a selection of letters written from individuals who had immigrated from Denmark to the United States. The letters selected were from individuals who had settled in Michigan communities, notably Ashland, Gowen, and Manistee. Other materials in the collection include journals and family histories.

Detroit area Scandinavian-American civic organization; organizational records; files relating to Scandinavian-American history, organizations, and personages.

The Norse Civic Association records consist of organizational records and files relating to Scandinavian-American history, organizations, and personages. The records have been divided into the following series: Organizational materials; Correspondence and other papers; Minutes; Other records; Collected historical materials; and Research files of Christian Feddersen on Scandinavians in Michigan.