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Three scrapbooks: 2 scrapbooks with cartoons about "Han Ola og Han Per" from the 1940s, in the Decorah-Posten, 1 scrapbook with political cards, mid-20th century and earlier. All compiled by Markin T. Annexstad Sr., Lake Park Farm, Norseland, Rte. 3, St. Peter, MN.
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.
Pastor Moen was born in Lysefjord, Strand Prestegjeld, Stavanger, Norway. He attended Strand Seminary for three years and then taught school for eight years. He attended Stavanger Mission School for five years and then took an examination to become a missionary to Zula. He emigrated to the United States in 1874. On November 8, 1874 he was ordained from Augsburg Seminary.
He and another pastor served 18 congregations in the Osakis, Minnesota area. In 1881, Rev. Moen and his family moved to a farm in Nidaros Township, and he served congregations in the Henning, Battle Lake, Clitherall, and Leaf Mountain areas. He retired in 1914.
Papers of Olaf Halvorson regarding his business with the Norwegian American Historical Association (NAHA). Halvorson was President of NAHA from the late 1930s to mid-1940s. Includes investment records, correspondence with Theodore Blegen, Birger Osland, J. Jorgen Thompson, and more.
Erik Halverson family history which mentions of tobacco fields of Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. Also includes "Recipes and Remembrances: Bruce Valley Church Restoration, Strum, Wisconsin."
Eight CD's of Douglas Warne's "Scandinavian Hour." The Scandinavian Hour has been on the air with host Doug Warne each weekend since 1959. Scandinavian Community guests contribute to the program each week — airing music and guest comments from all the Nordic countries.