Oddvar Høidal papers, 1968-2012

Oddvar Høidal papers, 1968-2012

NAHA 2023/017

1968-2012

Biography/History: 
Oddvar Høidal is a Norwegian-American historian. Born in 1938 in Ålesund, Høidal moved to San Diego with his parents in 1947. He studied at the University of Southern California. He received his Ph.D. degree in 1970 with a thesis about Vidkun Quisling's activities from 1933 to 1937. 

Høidal is professor emeritus at San Diego State University. He has published several books, including “Quisling: A Study in Treason” and “Trotsky in Norway: Exile, 1935–1937.”

Scope and Content: 
The collection includes Høidal’s academic correspondence at San Diego State University, speech given on July 22, 2011 after a horrific shooting in Norway, and reminiscences on his travels to the United States in 1946.

0.6 cubic feet (1 archives box and 1 half archives box)

English

Norwegian

Correspondence

This collection is open to research.

[Indicate the cited item here]. Oddvar Høidal Papers. Norwegian-American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.