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In this series of interviews by Odd Lovoll for his books “The Promise of America: History of the Norwegian-American People” and “The Promise Fulfilled: A Portrait of Norwegian Americans Today,” Bjorn Borgen and Odd Lovoll discuss Bjorn’s childhood in…

Marcus Thrane I Amerika and "The Kensington Rune Stone" by a Norwegian-born teacher in the Minneapolis Schools, and clippings concerning Norwegian-American Writers. Includes: documents concerning Bernt Støylen, "A Personal Historical Record of the…

History/Biography:  Ski for Light, a nonprofit volunteer organization that provides opportunities for visually impaired and mobility-impaired people to experience skiing, was founded in 1975. They provide cross-country skiing programs, and pairs each…

Descriptive information about a skiing program for the blind based on the work done at the Beitastølen Health Sports Center in Norway. Added. 1 sheet notice that Olav Pedersen, "father" of what is now called "Ski for Light," was inducted into the…

"Olaus Jeldness and the Birth of Skiing in the Canadian West, " by Rolf Lund, an article that appeared in "Nordic World," March, 1978. (photocopy)

Memorabilia and a biographical sketch of an immigrant from Raufoss, Toten, who became a famous American skier. He was captain of the U. S. Olympic Team in 1936 and was inducted into the Skiing Hall of Fame in 1963. He was later recipient of the…

Pamphlets and handwritten transcriptions of Norwegian verse which were family mementos from Norway. Also pictures and a letter regarding skiing for Asbjorn Knappen, 1924.

The Influence of Norway in Promoting Skiing in America and "Norwegian National Sports and Their Influence in the U.S. and Canada: Written for the Norse American Centennial Celebration 1925 by A. H. Holter." Holter was a Norwegian-born merchant from…