Biography/History:
Olaf Morgan Norlie (January 11, 1876 – June 22, 1962), also referred to as O. M. Norlie, was a Lutheran minister, educator and scholar. He was additionally a Lutheran church historian, librarian, editor, and statistician. He was also a prolific author who is most remembered as the translator of the Simplified New Testament.

Scope and Content:
Articles, bibliographies, clippings, correspondence, essays, notes, programs, reports, scrapbooks, statistics, and verse of an author, editor, educator, and clergyman. The collection includes annotated bibliographies on Elling Eielsen and the Beaver Creek, Illinois, settlement; biographical sketches of prominent Norwegian-Americans; statistics and data on Bible translations, church schools, and immigration; typescript copy of a report to the Norwegian government by Consul General Adam Løvenskjold after he visited America in 1848; and an essay on the similarities between the Norwegian and Indian languages.

Digital Collections

Select materials from the Olaf M. Norlie papers have been digitized regarding the Norse-American Centennial and are available online here.
Other photographs are available online here.

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