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Jon Norstog papers, 1903-1951
- Title
- Jon Norstog papers, 1903-1951
- Identifier
- P0268
- Date
- 1903-1951
- Creator
- Norstog, Jon
- Description
- Clippings and articles about and by Norstog and five issues of "Dolen," a journal of poetry written and published by him. Norstog was a Norwegian-born author and farmer at Watford City, North Dakota. "Writing in the Sand, the Enigma of Jon Norstog," by Ronald Vossler, in "North Dakota Horizons," Summer 1979; and "Dakota-dikteren Jon Norstog," by Carl Soyland, "Nordisk Tidende," November 20, 1941. Erik Williamson's Master of Theology thesis, "Jon Norstog, Norwegian-American Author and Lay Theologian (1877-1942)," 1977, is on file at Luther Seminary, St. Paul.
Contents include:
- Books, 1903-1941
- Journal and clippings, 1908-1951
- "Telemark historie," nr. 2l, pp. 133-155, "Jon Norstog, 'spørgsmaalstegnet i norsk-amerikansk litteraur "' by Orm Øverland. Also, Øverland's "The Western Home" (NAHA, 1996), chapter 20. In "Telemark historie" 1987, pp. 61-70, "Jon Norstog: telemarking, norskdomsforkjempar, bladmann og diktar i det norske Amerika" by Arne Sunde (partial photocopy included here).; section on Norstog from Peter Hallaraaker, "The nynorsk language in the U.S.", pp. 108-112; Sunde, Arne. "Jon Norstog - telemarking, norskdomsforkjempar, bladmann og diktar i det norske Amerika" ("Telemark Historie" no. 8 (1987) pp. 61-70 (photocopy); See in library collection: "Telemark Historie," 1988, pp. 148-151, "Jon Norstog: præriediktaren fraa Byrtegrend i Mo," by Olav Skaalen. 1908 1951
- "Writing in the Sand…" by Ronald J. Vossler, 1979
- Location: 1/B/5
- Extent
- 0.8 cubic feet (2 archives boxes)
- Language
- English
- Norwegian
- Subject
- Erichsmoen, Brodre
- Olsness, Sveinong Aasmundson
- Lyngstad, John
- Hydle, Sjur
- Lesteberg, O.
- Monson, Ingvar
- Williston (N.D.)
- Hanson, Harald
- Skovholt, Hilmar
- Aaen, Morten
- Converse, Charles C.
- Norstog, Jon
- Type
- Clippings
Collection
Citation
Norstog, Jon, “Jon Norstog papers, 1903-1951,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10016.