Theodore Jorgenson papers, circa 1911-circa 1950

Theodore Jorgenson papers, circa 1911-circa 1950

P0716

circa 1911-circa 1950

Correspondence, articles, clippings, diaries, family history, handbooks, lectures, lecture notes, minute book, notebooks, pamphlets, poems, reports, scrapbooks, speeches, and translations of a Norwegian-born professor of Norwegian at St. Olaf College. Jorgenson immigrated in 1911 and was a member of the St. Olaf College faculty (1925-1966). Among his many publications he was author of "History of Norwegian Literature," "Norway's Relation to Scandinavian Unionism, Ole Edvart Rolvaag: A Biography" (with Nora O. Solum), "Henrik Ibsen: A Study in Art and Personality," "Norwegian-English School Dictionary." He was the Democratic Farmer-Labor nominee for the United States Senate in 1946.

17.6 cubic feet (44 boxes archives boxes)

Correspondence

Clippings

Diaries

Minutes

Scrapbooks