Konrad Birkhaug volumes, 1946

Title

Konrad Birkhaug volumes, 1946

Identifier

P0742

Date

1646

Description

Birkhaug, born in Bergen, emigrated in 1912; graduate of Johns Hopkins University in medicine; joined the faculty of the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, to which he returned in 1945 after a period at Chr. Michelsens Institut in Bergen; Resident of Bergen, 1970.

Includes three volumes of typescript of Birkhaug's translation of his book entitled "Telavag [Televaag]: Fiskevaeret som tyskerne slettet ut i 1942" (Oslo, 1946). Title of translation is "Tela Bay: The Norwegian Fishing Village Destryed by the Germans." Tela Bay, located on an island near Bergen, was an important center of traffic with England during World War II.

Extent

3 volumes

Type

Manuscripts

Citation

Birkhaug, Konrad, 1892-, “Konrad Birkhaug volumes, 1946,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed May 18, 2024, https://naha.omeka.net/items/show/778.