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Carlton C. Qualey papers, 1930-1988

Title
Carlton C. Qualey papers, 1930-1988
Identifier
P0810
Date
1930-1988
Description
Dr. Qualey, a graduate of St. Olaf College, was prominent in the affairs of the NAHA as writer, board member, and editor. After his retirement as Professor of history at Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, he was associated with the Minnesota Historical Society, serving as editor of "The Immigration History Newsletter."

Includes:
  • Articles: "Pioneer Norwegian settlement in North Dakota" from "North Dakota Historical Quarterly" (1930); "Pioneer Norwegian settlement in Minnesota" from "Minnesota History Magazine" (1931); "The Fox River Norwegian Settlement" from "Illinois State Historical Society Quarterly Journal" (1934); "Pioneer Scandinavian settlement in Michigan" from "Michigan History Magazine" (1940); "Newer interpretations of American history to 1860" from "National Council for the Social Studies, Yearbook 17" (1946); "Territorial history: a bibliographical note" from "Minnesota History" (1947); "Recent scholarship and interpretations in American history" from "Social Education" (1951); "Immigration in American history" from "History Teachers' Club" (1963); "On being an ethnic historian" for Friends of the Library, Western Reserve Historical Society (1972); "Norwegians in the Upper Midwest: immigration and acculturation" for the Conference on Norwegian Influence in the Upper Midwest, University of Minnesota-Duluth, 22-24 May 1975; "Immigration to the United States since 1815" published in 1980, written for the Wuppertal Colloquium, West Germany, preparatory conference for the 1975 International Congress of Historical Sciences in San Francisco; "Racism, nativism and nationalism as factors in the passage of the Immigration Act of 1924" by Lillian Ray Bowman (1951) for a seminar in U.S. History taught by Qualey; "Ethnic studies and higher education" (1972). See also Qualey's article "A typical Norwegian settlement: Spring Grove, Minnesota" in "Norwegian American Studies and Records" volume 9, pages 54-66 (1936). NAHA published in 1938 his "Norwegian Settlement in the U.S.," for related material see P1000, Box 38.
  • "An Academic Autobiography" (1986); copies of articles from the "Carleton Voice" (1970); clippings (1932-1988); Correspondence with NAHA (1960-1986); photograph of Qualey.
Extent
2 folders
Type
Clippings
Correspondence
Photographs

Citation

Qualey, Carlton C. (Carlton Chester), 1904-1988, “Carlton C. Qualey papers, 1930-1988,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed September 20, 2024, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10492.