Camp Little Norway Association papers, 1941-1947

Title

Camp Little Norway Association papers, 1941-1947

Identifier

P0466

Date

1941-1947

Description

Correspondence, pamphlets, publications, pictures, reports, minutes, albums, ledgers, journals, publicity, lectures, and clippings of a nation-wide association organized in Minneapolis in September of 1940 to raise funds to aid Norway and Norwegian nationals in Canada and in the United States. Camp Little Norway, located in Toronto, Canada, was a training base for the Royal Norwegian Air Force. Beginning in 1944 the Association coordinated its activities with American Relief for Norway. Activities of the Association and related groups are described by A. N. Rygg in "American Relief for Norway" (1947). Lecturers on tour for the promotion of the association's program included A.D. Dahl, Axel Diderik C. Eitzen, Jorgen Juve, Harald Land, Axel McLeod, and Carl Stenerson.

Extent

3.6 cubic feet (9 archives boxes)

Language

English
Norwegian

Type

Photographs
Clippings
Correspondence

Files

Citation

“Camp Little Norway Association papers, 1941-1947,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed April 16, 2024, https://naha.omeka.net/items/show/15592.

Item Relations

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