Einar Haugen papers, 1913-1926

Einar Haugen papers, 1913-1926

P0545

1913-1926

Einar Ingvald Haugen ( April 19, 1906 – June 20, 1994) was an American linguist, author, and professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison and Harvard University.

In 1931 Haugen joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he stayed until 1962. He was made Victor S. Thomas Professor of Scandinavian and Linguistics at Harvard University in 1964, and stayed here until his retirement in 1975. Haugen served as president of the Linguistic Society of America, the American Dialect Society, and the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study. Haugen was also a member of the Board of Editors of the Norwegian-American Historical Association.

The collection includes O. E. Rolvaag letters to Haugen, correspondence, clippings, and articles in typescript and print.

3.2 cubic feet (8 archives boxes)

Correspondence

Clippings