O. E. Larson: Finding Aids : MNHS.ORG


	Creator:	Larson, O. E. (Oscar Erik), 1860-1926, creator.
	Title:	O.E. Larson and family papers.
	Dates:	1863-2014.
	Language:	Materials in English, Swedish, and Norwegian.
	Abstract:	Correspondence, photographs, genealogical data, and other papers of Minneapolis mortuary owner, city alderman, and Baptist layman O.E. Larson, his wife Anna, and their daughters Edith, Myrtle, and Lillie. Includes papers relating to the family of Peter Daniel and Carolina Anderson, who farmed in Carver County, Minnesota, and to their children, one of whom, Anna, married Larson. Includes Peter Daniel Anderson's letters to his wife while serving with the 4th Minnesota Infantry Regiment during the Civil War.
	Quantity:	4.6 cubic feet (4 boxes, 36 folders in 1 partial box, 7 folders in 1 partial box).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Oscar Erik Larson was born August 27, 1860 in Sweden. He immigrated to Minnesota in 1881, arriving in Minneapolis on October 19. He first worked as a cabinet maker but moved into the mortuary business as a funeral director and eventually established and operated the O.E. Larson Funeral Home. Larson also served as a Minneapolis alderman, and was active in his Swedish Baptist church. His mortuary eventually became a part of Methven-Taylor Funeral Homes.

Larson married Louise Anderson in 1887 after several years of courtship. The couple had three daughters: Edith, Lillie, and Myrtle. Louise was the daughter of P.D. (Peter Daniel) and Carolina Anderson, Swedish immigrants who farmed in Carver County, Minnesota. Peter Daniel Anderson was a veteran of the Civil War, and his letters home formed the basis of the book Marching barefoot: a collection of Civil War letters.

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These documents are organized into the following sections:



		Larson Family Papers
		Anderson Family Papers

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. O.E. Larson and family papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 14,659; 17,195

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017229740104294

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Location

Box

141.K.7.1B

1

O.E. (Oscar Erik) Larson:

O.E. was previously known as Olmats Erik Larsson.

Miscellaneous research and recollections, 1992-1998. 2 folders.

Address and employment chronology taken from Minneapolis City directories.

Virginia Anderson's memories.

Virginia was the niece of O.E. Larson.

Larson/Englund/Smith families. 3 folders.

Swedish relatives.

Mora Church records.

Photocopies of pages in parish registers.

Family reunions, 1996, 2002.

Includes R. Peterson monologue - OOPE Reunion 1996; 2002 OOPE Family Reunion - Minneapolis tour. OOPE stands for Osborne, Olsen, Peterson and Erickson, the surnames of the four married grandchildren of O.E. and Louise Larson.

Immigration papers, circa 1879-1913, 2010. 4 folders.

Includes travel diary with Swedish to English typescript translation, map of Sweden marked with Larson's 1881 route, and related immigration and citizenship documentation.

Early years in America.

Early business ventures.

Larson and Nelander record book.

Politics: alderman races. 2 folders.

Includes campaign flyers and cards.

C.W. Lunquist.

Co-owned mortuary with Larson prior to the opening of the O.E. Larson Mortuary Company.

Family record in Bible.

Swedish church and organizational activities, undated, 1918-1922.

Trip to Europe letters and ephemera, 1913.

Swedish to English translations included with letters.

Family photographs, undated, 1885-1947, circa 2014. 4 folders.

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Box

112.C.3.6

4

Family photograph; cabinet shop employees, undated, 1900.

O.E. is located in the center of the front row in the photograph of his cabinet shop employees.

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Box

141.K.7.5B

6

Marriage certificate of O.E. and Louise Anderson Larson, 1887. 1 rolled document.

Photograph albums. 2 volumes.

[0.3 cubic feet empty, legal size]

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Box

141.K.7.1B

1

Poems by J.A. Hagberg.

Newspaper clippings.

O.E. and Louise Larson autograph books.

Memberships and related miscellany, circa 1917-1923.

O.E. obituaries, 1926.

Family birth and death certificates and related estate papers, 1889-1930.

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Box

141.K.7.2F

2

Correspondence, 1881-1927, circa 1998-2012. 34 folders.

Most letters in Swedish include translations to English.

Louise Anderson Larson:

Letter to O.E. Larson before their marriage.

Church-related papers.

Death certificate, will, and obituary, Elim Baptist Church.

Photographs.

Edith Larson (1889-1970):

Personal recollections, letters, and ephemera.

Birth certificate, funeral service obituaries, and ephemera.

Diary with transcription, undated, 1901-1956.

Diary documenting trip to New York, 1939.

Postcards to Edith, undated, 1905-1929. 5 folders.

A small number of these postcards are to other family members.

Business stationery.

Photographs. 2 folders.

Sunday School class photograph, undated.

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Box

141.K.7.3B

3

Photograph albums. 2 volumes.

Myrtle R. Larson (1892-1972):

Obituary and death certificate.

Will.

Photographs.

Lillie Larson Osborne (1890-1982):

Correspondence, birth certificate, and ephemera.

Postcards to Lillie, undated, circa 1905-1920. 3 folders.

Personal papers.

Interviews with Lillie, 1978.

Photographs. 2 folders.

Albert Eric Pearson.

Pearson was Lillie's fiancé who died in 1920 of influenza before they could marry.

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Box

112.C.3.6

4

St. Cloud Teachers College class photograph, circa 1916.

Lillie Larson is in the second row, 4th from the right.

I.A. (Albert Instanes) and Lillie Osborne family:

A.I. Osborne (1888-1956) was previously known as Asbjorne Anderson Instanes before legally changing his name in 1917.

Naturalization certificates; A.I. and Lillie Osborne marriage certificate; A.I. Osborne name change decree; 1917-1923.

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Box

141.K.7.3B

3

A.I. and Lillie Osborne correspondence, wedding announcement, and birth certificate.

Photographs. 2 folders.

A.I. Osborne correspondence, membership cards, photographs, clippings, and related miscellany.

A.I. Osborne biography by R. Peterson.

A.I. Osborne's Norwegian relatives.

A.I. Osborne photographs and correspondence.

Includes translations from Norwegian to English.

Lawrence Osborne (1922- ) papers and photographs.

Robert Erickson (1924-2001) and Grace Osborne Erickson (1925-1970) papers and photographs.

Marvel (1930-2008) and Edith Osborne Olsen (1924-2004) papers and photographs.

Ralph Charles Edward and Margaret Louis Osborne Peterson (1924-2004) papers and photographs.

Elim Baptist Church (Minneapolis, Minn.):

Miscellaneous photographs.

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Box

112.C.3.6

4

Choir photograph, 1913.

Young people's group photograph; photograph of congregation at 25th anniversary observance, 1913.

Ladies group photograph; Young ladies group photograph, 1913.

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Box

141.K.7.3B

3

Descendants.

Swedish ancestor chart.

Carolina Johnson genealogy.

P.D. and Carolina Anderson daguerreotypes.

Marching barefoot book 1992 Waconia celebration.

Army pension.

Probate papers.

Correspondence, 1863-1927. 12 folders.

Includes letters of P.D. Anderson with translations. Also includes typescript translation of letters by O.E. Larson.

Peter Daniel Anderson letters, September 7, 1864-May 25, 1865.

Civil war letters, in Swedish, recounting Anderson's experiences serving with the 4th Minnesota Infantry Regiment, Company A. The letters were written by Anderson to his wife Carolina, and describe his regiment's participation in Sherman's Georgia campaign and March to the Sea. Topics include the defense of Allatoona, Georgia (Sept.-Oct. 1864); the fall of Savannah (Dec. 1864); the march through the Carolinas; and the regiment's participation in the grand review of Sherman's veterans at Washington, D.C. (May 1865). The letters also reflect Anderson's religious conviction and matters related to his family, friends, and farm. The letter formed the basis of the book Marching barefoot: a collection of Civil War letters from Peter Daniel Anderson to Carolina Anderson, his wife, expressing his feelings of war, of home, and of God, compiled by Ralph C.E. Peterson.

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Box

141.K.7.4F

5

Anderson family photographs. 2 folders.

Photograph album. 1 volume.

P.D. and Carolina Anderson obituaries.

John Anderson (1831-1887).

Brother of P.D. Anderson.

Waconia and Scandia photographs.

Charlotte "Lottie" August Anderson (1861-1923):

Autograph book.

Photograph album. 1 volume.

Estate-related documents.

Postcards, circa 1907-1918. 3 folders.

May include postcards to other family members.

Charles (1862-1921) and Alice Florence Peterson (1863-1922) Norman family.

Alice was the third daughter of P.D. and Carolina Anderson. Charles was a son of Anna Charlotta Norman, P.D.'s sister.

G. (Gustav) Arvid (1867-1953) and Caroline (Carolina) Wilhelmina Anderson Hagstrom (1865-1933).

Caroline was the fourth daughter of P.D. and Caroline Anderson. G. Arvid and Caroline were married in 1892. G. Arvid was President of Bethel College from 1914-1941.

Isabelle Anderson Swanson 1867-1919).

Fifth daughter of P.D. and Caroline Anderson.

Abbie May Susan Anderson Peterson (1869-1904).

Sixth daughter of P.D. and Caroline Anderson.

Charles B. (1871-1941) and Hilda C. Schock Anderson (1886-1932).

Son of P.D. and Caroline Anderson.

Andrew O. (1873-1948) and Beda Peterson Anderson (1876-1923):

Correspondence and miscellany. 5 folders.

Correspondence and family papers, 4 folders.

Hilma Johnson Anderson (1870-1969).

Andrew Anderson's second wife.

Virginia Marie Anderson (1906-2002): Memories.

Virginia was the daughter of Andrew O. and Beda Anderson.

Fritchof (1876-1966) and Amy Berdina Johnson Anderson (1888-1970) papers.

Janice Anderson interview, 2003.

Robert “Bud” Anderson papers.

Andrew Peterson Society.

Scandia Baptist Church ephemera.

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:: Sherman's March through the Carolinas.; Sherman's March to the Sea.; Swedish Americans -- Minnesota -- Carver County.; Swedish Americans -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.

Persons:: Anderson, Carolina, 1835-1913.; Anderson, Peter Daniel, 1828-1906, author.; Larson, Anna Louise, 1859-1939.; Peterson, Ralph C. E., author.

Organizations:: Elim Baptist Church (Minneapolis, Minn.); United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 4th (1861-1865). Company A.

Places:: Savannah (Ga.); Scandia (Carver County, Minn.); United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

Document Types:: Diaries.; Photographs.

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O. E. LARSON:

OVERVIEW

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

ARRANGEMENT

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

LARSON FAMILY PAPERS

ANDERSON FAMILY PAPERS

CATALOG HEADINGS