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Austin K. Rollag papers, 1880-1956
- Title
- Austin K. Rollag papers, 1880-1956
- Identifier
- P0330
- Date
- 1880-1956
- Creator
- Rollag, Austin K.
- Description
- Papers of a Norwegian-born farmer at Garretson, South Dakota, including a letter to H. H. Einung containing family history; a golden anniversary booklet; and two articles: "Da Professor Koren kom til Beaver Creek menighet" (3 typescript pages) and "Da James brødrene drog gjennem Syd Dakota" (3 typescript pages); "Memoirs of Austin Knutsson Rollag," translated by Brynhild Rowberg; "A History from Old Times," Valley Springs, South Dakota, 1938, 5 pages; "Ancestry of Gro Knutsdatter Rollag and [of] Øystein (Austin) K. Rollag."
Includes:- Articles, Booklet, letter, 1933-1938
- Rollag - origin of the family name; Rollag Family History (1930); Biographical notes accompanying ancestral chart of Ole Knutsdatter Rollag and Austin Knutson Rollag; History of the Quisling family; Family tree of Rev. Abraham Jacobsen; Descendents of Ole Nils Bloch of Tylland, Denmark; Children of Jon Tovson and Anne Hansdatter of Middle Rollag Farm; The Quisling Ancestry by Aslak Grimstad; The Quisling Family by Clara Jacobson; Jacob Hanson Morland; Thomas Olsson Block; Lauritz Qvisling; Letter from A.K. Rollag to Mr. Einung of Rjukan, Norway; Notes Taken in Conversation with A.K. Rollag, June, 1932; The Summer of 1880, by A.K. Rollag; When Professor Koren Came to Beaver Creek Congregation; The Snowstorm [blizzard] of January 12, 1888, by A.K. Rollag; Notes from Conversation with Mrs. Ole Rollag, June, 1932; From Notes left by Mrs. Ole P. Rollag; Recollections from the Old Days, by Mrs. Ole Rollag; Excerpts from "Tinn Soga" and other sources; "Garretson News," August 7, 1941, Obituary of A.K. Rollag; "Garretson News," July 19, 1956 and "Rock County Star," Feb. 28, 1939; interview with A.K. Rollag; Two letters from Rollag relatives: Rev. Arthur H. Rholl and H.O. Rollag of Lethbridge, Alberta, 1880-1956
- Extent
- 2 folders
- Subject
- Beaver Creek (Minn.)
- Garretson (S.D.)
- Koren, Ulrik Vilhelm
- Rowberg, Brynhild
- Rollag, Gro Knutsdatter
- Rollag, Øystein
- Rollag, Ole P.
- Rollag, Grace
- Rollag, Austin K.
- Rights
- Rights undetermined
- Type
- Clippings
- Correspondence
Citation
Rollag, Austin K. , “Austin K. Rollag papers, 1880-1956,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed September 19, 2024, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10050.