Olaf M. Norlie papers, 1899-1961

Olaf M. Norlie papers, 1899-1961

P0561

1899-1961

Articles, bibliographies, clippings, correspondence, essays, notes, programs, reports, scrapbooks, statistics, and verse of an author, editor, educator, and clergyman. The collection includes annotated bibliographies on Elling Eielsen and on the Beaver Creek, Illinois, settlement; biographical sketches of prominent Norwegian-Americans; statistics and data on Bible translations, church schools, and immigration; typescript copy of a report to the Norwegian government by Consul General Adam Løvenskjold after his visit to America in 1848; and an essay on the similarities between the Norwegian and Indian languages.


Digital Collections

• Select materials from the Olaf M. Norlie papers have been digitized regarding the Norse-American Centennial and are available online here.
• Other photographs are available online here.

7.6 cubic feet (15 archives boxes and 3 oversized boxes)

Clippings

Correspondence

Manuscripts

Reports