Malcolm Rosholt papers, 1902-1990

Malcolm Rosholt papers, 1902-1990

P0443

1902-1990

Miscellaneous articles, clippings, photographs, correspondence, manuscripts, family history material of a former foreign correspondent (Asia) and freelance writer, in recent years best known as an expert on the local history of central Wisconsin, especially the Norwegian settlements described by Thor Helgesen as "Indianeres land," which encompass sites such as Stevens Point, Iola, and Scandinavia. A translation of J. W. C. Dietrichson's "Reise blandt de norske emigranter"; a history of St. Michael's Hospital, Stevens Point, Wisconsin; a serial in the "Iola Herald" (1965-1970) entitled "From the Indian Land" (based on Helgesen's "Fra Indianernes lande" (1915), on plat books, and town, school, and church records) that relates the history of Norwegian settlements in Waupaca County, Wisconsin; cassettes containing interviews, mainly about the late author O. A. Buslett; "A Photo Album of the Past"; and biographical information about Rosholt himself and about his earlier family members who gave Rosholt, Wisconsin, its name.

See: A letter from Mina Hellestad to Rosholt's wife, donated 1994, will be found in the Oscar 0. Hellestad papers, P 149.

Audio recordings include coversations with:

• Amelia Nottelson (Scandinavia, WI), circa 1950
• Sonia Nilsen (Scandinavia, WI), 1953
  
  • She is the daughter of Ole Nilsen.
• Oscar Hellestad, China missionary, circa 1965
• John Solem, concerning Buslett, 1976
• Rev. S.H. Njaa, undated
  • Roshol is his son-in-law. Interviews about Njaa's early life as a mission paster in Canada in the early 1900s.
• Alfred Erickson (Chicago, IL), undated
• Hallis Wilson (Amherst, WI), undated

Location for audio recordings:
17/C/3

0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box) and 6 audio recordings

Clippings

Correspondence

Photographic prints

Manuscripts