Richard A. Rodning biography, 1938-1993

Richard A. Rodning biography, 1938-1993

P1519

1938-1993

S. S. Rodning was born in Hol, Hallingdal, in 1869 and emigrated in 1894. He taught in various Red River Valley congregations, studied at Augsburg Seminary, and began farming in Benson County, North Dakota, in 1901. He was a prolific writer. Many of his narratives and poems were published in Hallingen, which he edited for several years. "Reminiscences of Norway and America: A Story of Childhood, Adolescence and Immigration," 1993, 46 typescript pages; and "Remembrances of Norway," 16 typescript pages. Both appeared as articles in Skandinaven in 1938 and 1939, and both are translated by Richard Rodning.

"To the Land I Will Show You: A Sketch on the Life of Syver Swenson Rodning," by his son, 1987, 42 typescript pages. The file also contains two copies of Nyhusfamilien: Norsk-Amerikansk skuespil i 3 akter, 1926, 32 pages and several clippings; a poem, "Den vilfarne søn," November, 1935; "Udvandrings-historie...," April 3, 1936; and "S. S. Rodning minde," by A. E. Tufte. All are from Skandinaven.

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