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Biography/History: Ole Edvart Rølvaag was born in a fishing village on Dønna, Norway, on April 22, 1876. He immigrated to the United States in 1896 and worked as a farmhand in South Dakota from 1896–98. After graduating from Augustana Academy in…

Correspondence of a Norwegian-American author regarding his books. Among his books is "Nordmaendene I Amerika deres historie og rekord," 1907,1913, 2 volumes. Includes volume, "Selvhjelp I Englesk," by Martin Ulvestad (Minneapolis, MN, 1892),…

Correspondence, reports, clippings, and photographs of a Norwegian-born Lutheran clergyman, theological professor, author, editor, and lecturer. Bruce immigrated to Yankton County, Dakota Territory, in 1884; attended Fremont College, Red Wing…

Papers of Olaf Halvorson regarding his business with the Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA). Halvorson was President of NAHA from the late 1930s to mid-1940s. Includes investment records, correspondence with Theodore Blegen, Birger…