Norway 1814 to the Present

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A selection of documentary sources by and about Gjest Baardsen, a famous criminal and escape artist in early 19th century Norway.
(1791-1849; facsimiles and transcriptions)
Excerpts from this important peace treaty between Great Britain and Sweden on one side and Denmark and Norway on the other.
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(1814; Swedish)
The Constitution of 1814 (Grunnlov or Grundlov) as originally drawn up at Eidsvoll.
Also contains numerous amendments and related legal texts.
(17 May 1814; Norwegian transcriptions)
(1814; Norwegian transcriptions)
The 1814 Constitution as updated through 1995;
Provided by Lovdata website's Gjeldende Lover (Laws in Force).
(17 May 1814; transcriptions)
Provided by Stortinget, the national parliament.
(17 May 1814; English translation available in PDF link)
Diary entries from the time the constitutional convention was held in Eidsvoll (Akershus).
(January-December 1814; facsimile)
An extensive website on Norwegian emigration to America and on Norwegian-American history.
with photographs and prints,
audio & video clips,
full-text articles and books,
bibliographies,
over 500 letters,
maps,
timelines
and further links,
assembled by the National Library.
(1825 to the present; Norwegian & English facsimiles and commentary)

See also Norwegian Emigration to USA -- 1825-2000
sponsored by the Digital Archive at the University of Bergen. This is an archived link, the URL was sold off, but this link is still functional; however, some links within the website may be unfunctional.
(Facsimiles, images, commentary)
A "pictorial atlas" by the Frenchman Paul Gaimard, illustrating his journies to Scandinavia.
(1838-1840; facsimile images)
(Click on "Norge" and "Spitsbergen" from the left frame)
(1845-1914; Norwegian facsimiles)
Treaty between France and the union of Sweden and Norway.
(December 17, 1855; English)
National anthem of Norway. Adopted in 1864.
(Norwegian with English translation; 1864)
A major source for census information.
(1865, 1875, 1900; searchable databases)
Note: By agreement, material in the Digital Archive is available at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre and vice versa.
List of many different digitized newspapers.
(1870-1908; facsimile images)
Agreement between European powers on the partition of West Africa.
(February 26, 1885; English)
Posters, newspaper banners, documents, streaming video, etc. from the time of political crisis when the union with Sweden fell apart.
(June 1905; facsimiles in parallel Norwegian and Swedish interfaces)
Photos of Gustaf Hallström (1880-1962) from early 20th century research trips.
Cultural history vignettes from northern Sweden and Norway.
Posted by the university library of Umeå (Sweden).
(1907-1926; Photo facsimiles and diary transcriptions).
Accounts include:
The First Two Years of the War to the Battle of the Skagerrak
From the Battle of the Skagerrak to the Unrestricted U-boat Warfare
The U-boat Campaign (including the Capture of Helsingfors and advance to the Norwegian coast)
From The War Times Journal
(1914-1918; English translation)
Collection of footage documenting the royal family, including funerals, foreign visits, and weddings
Compiled by British Pathe
(1929-1969; English interface; videos)
A collection of primary documents from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
(1939-1945; transcriptions and translations)
A collection of documents related to WWII from the Avalon Project.
Official (mainly U.S.) government histories, source documents, and other primary references.
(1939-1945; English transcriptions and translations)
Swedish newspaper describes the Nazi plans for the Norwegian Jews who had been been arrested
From the archives of JTA
(6 November 1942; English transcription)
  • Foreign relations between Norway and the US
Documents from US State Department and University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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US Antarctic policy and other countries' claims, 1946
US security interest in Greenland, Iceland, and Spitsbergen (Svalbard), 17 January 1947
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US policy towards Scandinavia, 1955-1957
US policy towards Scandinavia, 1959-1960
(1945-1960; English transcriptions)
INFORMATION ON AND PRIMARY DOCUMENTS FROM ANTI-REVISIONIST MOVEMENTS, ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTIES
From the Encyclopedia of anti-Revisionism On-Line
(post-WWII to present; English)
Norway official data files and documents, including country files, parents' occupation, and sample data.
Files available for download
(2002-20016; English interface with Norwegian files)
Treaty between Norway and the Russian Federation concerning Maritime Delimination and Cooperation
(2010; English translation)

Other Collections

(Gradually the Land Became Our Own)
An interactive connection of images, documents and commentary.
(10,000 BC to the present; images, video clips, facsimiles and commentary)
The major vital data source for Norway. Sorted and searchable by type of record, county at the time of historical interest, county at present, etc. Includes:
Censuses
Mortgage books and records
Emigrant records
Geneological records
(Norwegian web interface)
(Facsimiles)
Database of over 80,000 photographic images from Norwegian history.
Billedsamlingen
The National Library's online image collection. Search here.
Strong search tools for current and historical archives.
Official online repository for parliamentary debates, announcements, speeches, etc.
(Norwegian transcriptions)
Virtual exhibit of Jewish life in Norway.
A major digitization project of the holdings of the Norwegian Folk Museum.
Reproductions of over 200,000 artifacts and photographs from the collection.
(Facsimiles and photographs in a searchable database)
A project for documenting Norwegian history through various types of documents & databases.
It is particularly strong in documenting court proceedings & protocols
but is equally impressive in medieval materials and Norwegian place names.
(Norwegian transcriptions and photo facsimiles, some English interfaces.)
Statistical figures and social indicators ranging from eating contests to education to the economy.
Also available in Norwegian, naturligvis.
(Transcriptions)
Bergen's central role in discovery of the leprosy bacillus and treatment of "Hansen's disease" is documented.
(Facsimiles, images and databases)

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