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Theodore Jorgenson papers, circa 1911-circa 1950
- Title
- Theodore Jorgenson papers, circa 1911-circa 1950
- Identifier
- P0716
- Date
- circa 1911-circa 1950
- Creator
- Jorgenson, Theodore, 1894-1971
- Description
- Correspondence, articles, clippings, diaries, family history, handbooks, lectures, lecture notes, minute book, notebooks, pamphlets, poems, reports, scrapbooks, speeches, and translations of a Norwegian-born professor of Norwegian at St. Olaf College. Jorgenson immigrated in 1911 and was a member of the St. Olaf College faculty (1925-1966). Among his many publications he was author of "History of Norwegian Literature," "Norway's Relation to Scandinavian Unionism, Ole Edvart Rolvaag: A Biography" (with Nora O. Solum), "Henrik Ibsen: A Study in Art and Personality," "Norwegian-English School Dictionary." He was the Democratic Farmer-Labor nominee for the United States Senate in 1946.
- Extent
- 17.6 cubic feet (44 boxes archives boxes)
- Type
- Correspondence
- Clippings
- Diaries
- Minutes
- Scrapbooks
Files
Citation
Jorgenson, Theodore, 1894-1971, “Theodore Jorgenson papers, circa 1911-circa 1950,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed September 20, 2024, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10254.