AHJ_ah400012 Inventory of the Agnes Mathilde Wergeland Papers, 1882-1916 Wergeland (Agnes Mathilde) Papers Processed by Susan Horan University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2008

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Rory Telander January 2008 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Wergeland, Agnes Mathilde, 1857-1914 Agnes Mathilde Wergeland papers 1882-1916 400012 2.00 cubic ft. (4 document boxes + oversize folder) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Dr. Agnes Mathilde Wergeland, the first Norwegian woman to receive a doctorate degree, was a professor at the University of Wyoming in the early 1900s. The collection consists of her lecture notebooks, writings, memorials from students and friends, and her photograph. Biography of Agnes Mathilde Wergeland

Dr. Agnes Mathilde Wergeland, University of Wyoming professor of history, was born May 8 or 9, 1857, in Christiana, Norway. Her early life was spent studying in Norwegian schools where she was, briefly, the student of composer Edward Grieg. From 1884 to 1886 she was a pupil of G. Konrad von Maurer in Munich, Germany. She received a Ph.D. from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, in 1890, becoming the first Norwegian woman to receive a doctor's degree. After coming to the United States in 1890, Wergeland held several teaching jobs, including positions at Bryn Mawr, the University of Illinois, and the University of Chicago. In 1902 Wergeland came to the University of Wyoming, where she taught courses in history, French, Spanish, and political economy. Wergeland's talents included writing poetry, sketching, and playing the piano. For eight years she lived with her close friend and colleague Dr. Grace Raymond Hebard, in a home known to students and faculty as "The Doctors' Inn." She died 6 March 1914 in Laramie at the age of 56.

Scope and Content

The Agnes Mathilde Wergeland papers, 1882-1916, contain notebooks in which Dr. Wergeland kept notes, citations, and maps for classroom use. In addition, the collection contains some of her published articles and poetry. The memorial scrapbook includes newspaper clippings and tributes to Wergeland from students and friends. Also included is her certificate of citizenship and a photograph which was enlarged as part of tribute to Dr. Wergeland by her students after her death.

 Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

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 Acquisition Information

The Agnes Mathilde Wergeland lecture books were donated to the University of Wyoming Library by Grace Raymond Hebard shortly after Wergeland's death in 1914. The writings of Dr. Wergeland and memorial and biographical materials were formerly a part of the Grace Raymond Hebard Papers.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Susan Horan, June 1998. The finding aid was updated by D. Claudia Thompson in October 2015.

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms Hebard, Grace Raymond, 1861-1936 University of Wyoming--History University of Wyoming--Faculty Norwegian Americans College teaching--Wyoming--Laramie Women educators Wyoming--History--To 1889 Wyoming--History--1890-1918 Scrapbooks College teachers <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Education Colleges and Universities Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Social Life and Customs People, Ethnicity, and Culture Women Wyoming Container List Series I. Lecture Notebooks

1 American History (1) 1905 1 American History (2) 1905 1 American History (3) - Revolution and After 1905 1 American History (4) - From After Revolution to Secession 1906-1907 1 American History (5) 1905 1 American History (6) 1904 1 American History (7) - Secession and Civil War, 1860-65 1905 1 American History (8) - Period of Reconstruction, 1865-81 1910 2 American History - Discovery/Government of Colonies, Spanish, French 1903 2 American History Revised I 1900 2 American History Revised II 1905 2 Architecture History - Romanesque (1) undated 2 Architecture History - Romanesque (2) undated 2 Architecture History - Romanesque (3) undated 2 Civilization (General History) - Greece to French Revolution undated 2 Civilization (General History) - XIX Century undated 2 Civilization (General History) - Undergraduate Course undated 2 English Constitutional History undated 3 Europe in 19th Century Civilization 1904 3 Medieval History (1) 1899 3 Medieval History (2) 1899 3 Medieval History (3) 1899 3 Medieval History (4) 1899 3 Slave Laws - Germanic undated 3 Zurich Notes/Reformation/Middle Ages 1888 Series II. Writings

4 1 Articles 1899-1916 4 2 Articles in Norwegian and German 1890-1913 4 3 Book Reviews 1901-1914 4 4 "Experiences, Descriptions, and Meditations from Rothenburg" undated 4 5 Notebooks, Notes 1886-1893, undated 4 Poems, includes correspondence, translations 1904-1915, undated 4 "A Syllabus of Early Christian Romanesque and Gothic Architecture", bound reprints from American Architect and Building News 1895-1896 4 Scrapbook 1882-1911 Series III. Memorials

4 Memorials and Tributes 1914 4 Scrapbook 1902-1916 Series IV. Certificate and Photograph

5 Certificate of U.S. Citizenship 1909 5 Photograph of Agnes Mathilde Wergeland undated