Buekorps outside Bergen: Historical Dataset (doi:10.18710/FLLXAQ)
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Document Description

Citation

Title:

Buekorps outside Bergen: Historical Dataset

Identification Number:

doi:10.18710/FLLXAQ

Distributor:

DataverseNO

Date of Distribution:

2026-08-18

Version:

1

Bibliographic Citation:

Magnussen, Chris Hagen, 2026, "Buekorps outside Bergen: Historical Dataset", https://doi.org/10.18710/FLLXAQ, DataverseNO, V1

Study Description

Citation

Title:

Buekorps outside Bergen: Historical Dataset

Alternative Title:

Buekorps utenfor Bergen: Historisk datasett

Identification Number:

doi:10.18710/FLLXAQ

Authoring Entity:

Magnussen, Chris Hagen (University of Bergen)

Other identifications and acknowledgements:

Chris Hagen Magnussen

Producer:

University of Bergen

Distributor:

DataverseNO

Distributor:

University of Bergen

Access Authority:

Chris Hagen Magnussen

Depositor:

Magnussen, Chris Hagen

Date of Deposit:

2025-11-26

Holdings Information:

https://doi.org/10.18710/FLLXAQ

Study Scope

Keywords:

Social Sciences, Buekorps, Lokalhistorie, Barndomshistorie, Ungdomshistorie, Local history, History of childhood, Youth history

Abstract:

A structured dataset listing all verifiable Buekorps outside Bergen, including location, activity years, evidence types, and source references.

Time Period:

1848-1962

Date of Collection:

2024-11-11-2025-12-17

Country:

Norway, Norway, Norway, Norway, Norway

Geographic Coverage:

Eastern Norway, Southern Norway, Western Norway, Trøndelag, Northern Norway

Geographic Unit(s):

Region

Geographic Bounding Box:

  • West Bounding Longitude: 6.1549
  • East Bounding Longitude: 11.38754
  • South Bounding Latitude: 8.7725
  • North Bounding Latitude: 31.11066

Unit of Analysis:

Institutions and organizations.

Universe:

The dataset covers all historically documented buekorps established outside the city of Bergen, Norway, from the mid‑19th century to the mid‑20th century. It includes every identifiable buekorps mentioned in local histories, archival newspapers, photographs, municipal records, and other published or digitized sources. The population of interest is therefore all known organized buekorps, typically composed of boys aged approximately 8–20, formed in Norwegian towns and cities beyond Bergen, regardless of duration, organizational structure, or level of documentation. The universe reflects the full geographical spread of these groups across Eastern, Western, Southern, Central (Trøndelag), and Northern Norway, insofar as they have left traceable historical records.

Kind of Data:

Historical data

Kind of Data:

Tabular data

Methodology and Processing

Time Method:

Mostly cross-sectional, but some cases include multiple temporal observations (e.g., establishment year, dissolution year, or repeated mentions across different sources).

Data Collector:

Magnussen, Chris Hagen

Sources Statement

Data Sources:

Sources consist primarily of text-based historical documentation (newspaper articles, books, journals), supplemented by visual sources (photographs and banners). Most textual sources are collected through the National Library of Norway’s digitised collections, photographs mainly through digitalmuseum.no, a joint digital portal for many Norwegian and Swedish museums. The physical archives of the Buekorps Museum in Bergenhave also to some extent been used as a resource in this work.

Origins of Sources:

Historical information extracted from published local histories, digitised newspapers, journals, dated photographs, museum collections, and documented buekorps banners.

Characteristics of Source Notes:

Sources consist primarily of text-based historical documentation (newspaper articles, books, journals), supplemented by visual sources (photographs and banners). Source quality varies from detailed descriptions to brief single references.

Documentation and Access to Sources:

All source citations are included in the dataset’s source variable. Most textual sources are accessible through the National Library of Norway’s digitised collections; some photographs and banners are held in museum archives. The dataset includes sufficient references for independent retrieval.

Data Access

Notes:

<a href="http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0">CC0 1.0</a>

Other Study Description Materials

Related Publications

Citation

Title:

Magnussen, Chris Hagen (2026). Buekorps utenfor Bergen: En glemt nasjonal tradisjon. Heimen, forthcoming.

Bibliographic Citation:

Magnussen, Chris Hagen (2026). Buekorps utenfor Bergen: En glemt nasjonal tradisjon. Heimen, forthcoming.

Other Study-Related Materials

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00_ReadMe.txt

Text:

README file providing an overview of the dataset’s scope, methodology, file structure, and documentation principles.

Notes:

text/plain

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01_codebook.txt

Text:

Codebook describing all variables in the dataset, including definitions, coding rules, and usage notes.

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text/plain

Other Study-Related Materials

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02_data.csv

Text:

A structured dataset listing all verifiable Buekorps outside Bergen, including location, activity years, evidence types, and source references.

Notes:

text/comma-separated-values