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              <text>Jon Norstog papers, 1903-1951</text>
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              <text>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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Contents include: &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Books, 1903-1941&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Journal and clippings, 1908-1951
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&lt;li&gt;"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&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;"Writing in the Sand…" by Ronald J. Vossler, 1979 &lt;/li&gt;
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