https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/files/original/7038d9f4a41a4d9f1380d6261fa15a86.pdf db1d12c88eb5cfacc019aa8918fb6131 PDF Text Text Collection Name: Kenneth O. Bjork papers, 1935-1997 Collection Number: P1343 Extent: 12.0 cubic feet (30 archive boxes) Biography/History: Kenneth O. Bjork (July 19, 1909–August 11, 1991) was an American historian, professor, and author best known for his scholarship on Norwegian-American history. Born in Enderlin, North Dakota, to parents who were children of Norwegian immigrants, Bjork grew up in a bilingual household where Bokmål was spoken. He earned his bachelor’s degree in history from St. Olaf College in 1930, pursued graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and completed study tours in Europe before receiving his PhD in 1935. His doctoral dissertation examined Anglo-German diplomatic relations during the Bismarck era, laying the foundation for a career in European and migration history. Bjork taught briefly at the University of Montana before joining the faculty of St. Olaf College in 1937, where he became a professor in 1944 and remained until his retirement in 1974, also chairing the history department for twenty-five years. A two-year sabbatical in Kenya (1965–67) saw him serve as senior representative of the Rockefeller Foundation, helping establish the Humanities Division at University College, Nairobi, and expanding his expertise into African history. From 1960 to 1980, he served as managing editor for publications of the Norwegian-American Historical Association. Bjork authored influential works, including Saga in Steel and Concrete (1947) and West of the Great Divide (1958), was appointed Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1962, received an honorary doctorate from the University of Oslo in 1976, and was later honored by the establishment of the Kenneth O. Bjork Distinguished Professor chair at St. Olaf College. Scope and Content: Correspondence, book reviews, speeches, offprints of articles, and personal financial papers of a professor of history at St. Olaf College and NAHA editor, 1960-1980. Access Rights: This collection is open to research. Bibliographic Citation: [Indicate the cited item here]. Kenneth O. Bjork Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota. Box Folder Description 1 1 Biographical data, photos 1 2 Funeral, obituaries, tributes 1 3 Bibliographic lists 1 4 Newspaper clippings about Bjork, 1941-1980 1 5 Appointment diary, 1948 1 6 Data,"Saga in Steel and Concrete," reviews 1 7 Correspondence, regarding: Social science research grant 1 8 Correspondence, regarding: "West of the Great Divide"; review 1 9 Correspondence, regarding: Fulbright Research Scholarship, 1959 1 10 St. Olav Orden, order of Olav congratulations, articles 1 11 Television Series, correspondence 1 12 Norwegian-American Historical Association 50th anniversary 1 13 Norwegian-American Sesquicentennial, correspondence, planning committee notes. 1 14 Honorary degree, University of Oslo, correspondence, programs 1 15 Notes on the Norwegian-American Association 1 16 Tributes written by Bjork 1 17 Retirement dinner -Festschrift 2 1 Manuscripts "Preliminary Survey with a View to Possible Changes in the Certificate of Incorporation and the By-Laws of the Norwegian-American Historical Association" "Bella Coola" "Cleng Peerson" "A Common Task" "Endel Trekk Fra Den Norsk-Amerikanske Emigrasjons-Historie" "An Endowed Chair of Immigration History" "Fedde, Sister Elizabeth (1850-1921)" "Industrial Revolution" for the American Peoples Encyclopedia (June 1970) "A 'Leatherbreeches Minister' in Portland, Oregon" "Migration in Microcosm" "Literature in its Relation to Norwegian-American History" 2 2 Manuscripts "Mormon Missionaries and Minnesota Scandinavians" "Mormons in Minnesota: A Proletarian View of the State in the 1870's and 1880's" "Nineteenth-Century Norwegian Migration to the American Far West" "Norwegian Argonauts in California" "Norwegian-American Historical Association - President's Report for the Triennium Ended December 31, 1941" "Norwegian Cultural Activities in America" Norwegian Engineers in the Twin Cities" 2 3 Manuscripts "A Plan for the Future" "The Problem of Permanent Settlement in Alaska" "Rear Admiral Peter Christian Asserson" "Saga in Steel and Concrete" "The Sloopers and Cleng Peerson" "The Church Sets Down Roots" "Confusion and Conflict in the Pacific Northwest" 2 4 Speeches "The Third Generation" "Norwegian Engineers in America" "Norwegian in the Golden West" "The Preservation of Sources" "A Common Task" "Comments on Father Colman J. Barry's Paper, 'The Americanization of The German Catholic Immigrants,' at the Upper Midwest History Conference, University of Minnesota, October 16, 1953" "The Americanization of The German Catholic Immigrants" "Land of Their Choice" "An Old-New View of Liberal Arts and Vocationalism" "Comments on Mr. Shepperson's Paper, 'British Backtrailers: Working-Class Immigrants Return' Mississippi Valley Historical Association, Omaha, May 4, 1963" "Kingsmen" "The Movement Was Westward" "Literature in its Relation to Norwegian-American History" "Some Geographical Aspects of Norwegian Migration to America" "Presentation of N.A.H.A. Books to Library of University College, Nairobi, May 30, 1966" "NAHA Banquet Chicago Norske Klub, June 7, 1969" "Some Aspects of Norwegian-American History" "Norwegian Emigration: Its Causes and Nature" "Utvandringen fra Norge: dets årsaker og karakter" "Norske Ingeniørers Innsats I Amerika" 2 5 Notes for Speeches "Convocation Talk, 1952" "The Immigrant and American, 1949" "To Symra, Nov. 21, 1947" "April 6, 1959" "Our Arvesölo, 1962" "Talk, Torske Klubbeu, Feb. 6, 1965" "National Unity in War and Revolution, May 17, 1970" "The Norwegian-American Historical Association (Talk at Torske Klubbeu, Mpls; Nov. 4, 1972" "Comments at Banquet, NAHA Triennial Meeting, Minneapolis, May 20, 1972" "A Pioneer Churchman, June 9, 1974" "The Norwegian-American Experience, Oct. 7+ 9, 1975" "Eemmie Adjustments" "A Projected Volume" An untitled and undated lecture. 2 6 Book reviews, A-M "The Cultural Heritage of the Swedish Immigrant: Selected References" by O. Fritiof Ander (1956) [In Michigan History, Sept. 1957]; "The Salt of the Earth: A History of Norwegian-Danish Methodism in America" by Arlow W. Andersen (1962) [In American Historical Review, Oct. 1963]; "Land of Their Choice" Theodore C. Belgen (1955) [In Minnesota History]; "Humanity and Happiness" by Georg Brochmann (1950) [Translated from the Norwegian by Frank G. Nelson]; "Immigration and American History: Essays in Honor of Theodore C. Blegen" edited by Henry Steele Commager (1961) [In Minnesota History, Sept. 1961]; "Karl X Gustav Och Reduktionen" by Stellan Dehlgren (1964) [In American Historical Review, Apr. 1965]; "The Immigration of Ideas: Studies in the North Atlantic Community. Essays Presented to O. Fritiof Ander." edited by J. Iverne Dowie and J. Thomas Tredway (1968) [In American Historical Review, Dec. 1968]; "The Swedish Immigrant Community in Transition: Essays in Honor of Dr. Conrad Bergendoff" edited by J. Iverne Dowie and Ernest M. Espelie (1963) [In American Historical Review, Apr. 1964]; "Population and Society in Norway 1735-1865" by Michael Drake (1969) [In American Historical Review, Feb.]; "The Uprooted: The Epic Story of the Great Migrations that Made the American People" by Oscar Handlin (1951) [In Minnesota History, Summer, 1952]; "Religious Freedom in Spain" by John David Hughey, Jr. [In Book News Letter of Augsburg Publishing House, Jan. 1957]; "The Cultural Life of Modern America" by Knut Hamsun [In The Minneapolis Tribune, Sun. Mar. 15, 1970]; "Flugten til Amerika: Eller drivkræfter i masseudvanringen fra Danmark, 1868-1914" by Kristian Hvidt (1975) [In American Historical Review]; "Denmark." by W. Glyn Jones (1970) [In The American Historical Review, Jun. 1976]; "West Over Sea: Reminders of Norse Ascendancy form Shetland to Dublin" by Jon Leirfall (1979) [In Scandinavian Review, no. 1, 1981]; "The Rise of the Soviet Empire" by Jan Librach (1965); "Smoky Valley People: A History of Lindsborg, Kansas" by Emory Kempton Lindquist (1953); "Bygda i den nye verde. Dei norsk-amerikanske bygdalaga." by Odd S. Lovoll (1977) [In Scandinavian Studies, Nov. 1978]; "The Oriental Americans" by H. Brett Melendy; "The Black Experience" by Norman Coombs; "Homeward to Zion; the Mormon Migration from Scandinavia." by William Mulder (1957) [In Pioneer Historical Quarterly, Jan. 1958]. 2 7 Book reviews, N-Z "Swedish Place Names in North America" by Otto Robert Landelius (1985); "The Strange American Way: Letters of Caja Munch from Wiota, Wisconsin, 1855-1859", with "An American Adventure" by Johan Storm Munch and an essay "Social Class and Acculturation" by Peter A. Munch. (1970) [In International Migration Review, v.5, Winter, 1971]; "Norwegian Influence on the Upper Midwest" edited by Harold S. Haess (1976) [In Minnesota History, Spring, 1977]; "The Lutheran Church Among Norwegian-American: A History of the Evangelical Lutheran Church" by E. Clifford Nelson and Eugene L. Fevold (1960) [In American Historical Review, Apr. 1961]; "An American Saga" by Carl G. O. Hansen (1969) [In Sons of Norway, Viking, Apr. 1970] ; "Swedish Passenger Arrivals in New York, 1820-1850" by Nils William Olsson (1967); "The Emperor's Talisman: The Life of the Duc de Morny" by Rosalynd Pflaum [In The Minneapolis Tribune, Sun. Jan. 5, 1969]; "Of German Ways" by Lavern Rippley [In The Minneapolis Tribune, Sun. Nov. 15, 1970]; "The Third Life of Per Smevik" by O. E. Rolvaag [1970]; "Baron Klinkowström's America, 1818-1820" by Franklin D. Scott (1952); "Norway to America: A History of the Migration" by Ingrid Semmingsen (1978); "Veien mot Vest. Vol. 1: Utvandringen fra Norge til Amerika, 1825-1865; Vol. 2: Utvandringen fra Norge, 1865-1915" by Ingrid Semmingsen (1941, 1950) [In Minnesota History, Autumn, 1951]; "British Emigration to North America: Projects and Opinions in the Early Victorian Period." by W.S. Shepperson (1957) [In Minnesota History, December, 1957] "The Collapse of the Third Republic: An Inquiry into the Fall of France in 1940" by William L. Shirer [In the Minneapolis Tribune, Sun. Jan. 11, 1970]; "Inside the Third Reich" by Albert Speer [1973]; "Norway's Internal Migration to New Farms since 1920" by Kirk H. Stone (1971) [In The International Migration Review, v.7, Summer, 1973]; "A Pioneer in Northwest America, 1841-1858: The Memoirs of Gustaf Unonius" translated by Jonas Oscar Backlund (1950) [In Minnesota History, Apr. 1951]; "Of Norwegian Ways" by Bent Vanberg [In The Minneapolis Tribune, Sun. Aug. 30, 1970]; "Louis XIV" by John B. Wolf (1968) [In The Minneapolis Tribune, Sun. March 24, 1968]; "Between You and V" by Bent Vanberg [In The Minneapolis Tribune and Star, Jan, 6, 1985]. Correspondence regarding: "Saga in Steel and Concrete" 3 1 P.G. Anderson 3 2 Emil Bie 3 3 J. Christian Barth 3 4 C.F. Berg 3 5 Ralph Evinrude 3 6 Anton Grönningsaeter 3 7 H.O. Hem 3 8 Mauritz Indahl and Waldemar Nielsen 3 9 Norwegian-American Technical Society 3 10 Norges Tenniske Høgskole 3 11 N.H.F. Olsen 3 12 Kris Ousted 3 13 Thomas G. Pihlfeldt 3 14 Frederic Schaefer 3 15 Ole Singstad 3 16 S.E. Sønnichesen 3 17 Correspondence, A-E 3 18 Correspondence, F-H 3 19 Correspondence, I-M 3 20 Correspondence, N-Q 3 21 Correspondence, R-S 3 22 Correspondence, T-Z Individual correspondence 4 1 Alaska Notes 4 2 American Jewish Historical Society 4 3 American Scandinavian Foundation 4 4 O.F. Ander 4 5 Arlow Andersen 4 6 Arthur Andersen 4 7 Avis Andersen 4 8 Marilyn Boeckmann Anderson 4 9 Jacob Anthonisen 4 10 John J. Appel 4 11 Sverre Arestad 4 12 H. Arnold Barton 4 13 Leola Bergmann 4 14 Dreng Bjornaraa 4 15 Magnus Bjornda 4 16-18 Theodore C. Blegen 5 1 Arnold N. Bodtker 5 2 O.N Bratrud 5 3 British Columbia Archives 5 4 David Brye 5 5 California State Library 5 6 Richard Canuteson 5 7 Gerhard Cartford 5 8 Selma Sather Casberg 5 9 John Christianson 5 10 O.M. Christopher 5 11 Clarence Clausen 5 12 Arthur Davidson 5 13 Eleanor Davis 5 14 Mario S. DePhillis 5 15 Nina Draxton 5 16 Maurice Dunlap 5 17 Evangelical Lutheran Church Archives 5 18 Nei lEckstein 5 19 Alf Eikaas Ethnic Studies 5 20 Archives Symposium 5 21 Conference - Nordic Studies 5 22 EMPAC 5 23 Minnesota Project 5 24 National Ethnic Studies Assembly 5 25-26 Upper Midwest Ethnic Studies Association 5 27 Miscellaneous Individual Correspondence 6 1 John T. Flanagan 6 2 Lars Fletre 6 3 Beulah Folkedahl 6 4 Erik J. Friis 6 5 John M. Gaus 6 6 R.W. Giere 6 7 Millard L. Gieske 6 8 Clarence Glasrud 6 9 Gunnar Gundersen 6 10 George T. Hagen 6 11 Frederick Hale 6 12 Einar O. Hammer 6 13 James Hamre 6 14 Carl G.O. Hansen 6 15 Jean Skogerboe Hansen 6 16 Oliver Harstad 6 17 Arne Hassing 6 18 Henry A. Hendriksen 6 19 Norman Hendriksen 6 20-21 Einar Haugen 6 22 Ralph Henry 7 1 Heritage Resource Center 7 2 O.I. Hertsgaard 7 3 Palmer Hersgaard 7 4 Nell Marie Hoyem 7 5 Hubert Humphrey 7 6 Lloyd Hustvedt 7 7 Agnes H .Hyde 7 8 O.L. Hydle 7 9 Immigration Historical Society 7 10 Karl T. Jacobsen 7 11 Cornelius J. Jaenen 7 12 Derwood Johnson 7 13 Joseph M. Johnson 7 14 Vilas Johnson 7 15 Simon Johnson 7 16 Walter Johnson 7 17 Einar Josephson 7 18 Harris Kaasa 7 19 Matt iKaups 7 20 Arne Kildahl 7 21-22 Clarence Kilde 7 23 Paul Knaplund 7 24 Laurits Krefting 7 25 Torben Krontoft 7 26 Linsie Hirsch Krook 7 27 Roald Kverndal Helen Katz 8 1 1944-1959 8 2 1961-1961 8 3 1962 8 4 1963-1965 8 5 1969-1971 8 6 1975-1981 Individual Correspondence 9 1 O.G. Landsverk 9 2 Leif Erikson Association 9 3 Terje Leirsen, 9 4 Barbara Levorsen 9 5 Marie Lien 9 6 Duane Lindberg 9 7 Oddmund Ljone 9 8 Odd Lovoll 9 9 Carl Lokke 9 10 Laura Wendt Lokke 9 11 A.W. Lund 9 12 Luther College 9 13 Luther Forlag 9 14 Ruth Lima McMahon 9 15 O.G. Malmin 9 16 Marion Marzolf 9 17 Bernt H. Midelfort 10 1 Minnesota Historical Society 10 2 A. Moltke-Hansen 10 3 Alexander E. Morstad 10 4 John M. Mulder, 10 5 Peter A. Munch, 10 6 Gerhard Naeseth 10 7 Harald Naess 10 8 Cecyle Neidle 10 9 Frank C. Nelsen 10 10 David T. Nelson 10 11 E. Clifford 11 1 Frank G. Nelson 11 2 Grace Nelson 11 3 Rodney Nelson 11 4 Theodore G. Nelson 11 5 Frida Nilsen 11 6 C. Sverre Norborg 11 7 Sverre Nord 11 8 Nordmanns-Forbundet 11 9 Inga Norstog 11 10 North Central Press 11 11 Norwegian-American Museum 11 12 Norwegian-American Sesquicentennial 11 13 Michael Novak 12 1 Norman Olson, 12 2 Birger Osland 12 3 Kristoffer Paulson 12 4 Kristian Prestgard 12 5 J.C.K. Preus 12 6 Carlton Qualey 12 7 Aagot Raaen 12 8 Helge Refsum 12 9 Robert Rie 12 10 Vern Rippley 12 11 Rockefeller Foundation 12 12 Karl Rolvaag 12 13 Ole E.Rølvaag 12 14 Malcolm Rosholt 12 15 Brynhild Rowberg 12 16 Kenneth E. Sale, includes manuscript "Promised Land" 12 17 Arvid Sandaker 12 18 Scandinavia Today Project (Includes Prospectus) 12 19 Scanpresence, 1973 12 20 Helge Seljaas 12 21 Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies 13 1 Car Schevenius 13 2 Franklin Scott 13 3 Ingrid Semmingsen 13 4 Thorgeir Siqueland 13 5 Sigmund Skard 13 6 Dorothy Burton Skardal 13 7 Nora Solum 13 8 Sons of Norway 13 9 Robert Sorenson 13 10 Sigvald Stoylen 13 11 Swedish American Historical Society 13 12 Nicholas Tavuchis 13 13 J. Jörgen Thompson 13 14 Roy N. Thorshov (see also Torske Klubben) 13 15 Lionel Thorsness (Torske Klubben) 13 16 Walter N. Trenerry (McKnight Foundation) 13 17 Twayne Publishers 14 1 U.S. Census Bureau 14 2 University of Minnesota Press 14 3 University of Nebraska 14 4 Rudolph J. Vecoli 14 5 John Vieg 14 6 Jon Wefald 14 7 Andrew Wigeland 14 8 Harry J. Williams 14 9 John R. Wrage (Gisholdt-Johnson Foundation) 14 10 Erna Oleson Xan 15 1-11 A-L 16A 1-9 M-Z 16B Photo albums Family and other personal Correspondence 17 1 Miscellaneous 17 2 Martha Bjork 17 3 Letters from Norway to Martha Bjork, 1959-1960 17 4 Harold Bjork 17 5-6 Margaret and John Vieg 17 7 Alton O. Bjork 17 8 Bjork cousins 17 9 Thora Bjork 17 10 Herum Bjork 17 11 Mark Bjork 17 12 Ellen Bjork 17 13 Jon Bjork 17 14 Arnold Bjork 17 15 Kent Bjork 17 16 Martin Ackerman 17 17 Laura Kemp 17 18 Marie Meyer 17 19 H.I. Reynolds Personal financial papers, bulk 1962-1973 18 1-2 Fred G. Oelke (Guardianship of Martha Bjork) 18 3 Oscar Arnold (tenant on Carpio, N.D. Farm) 18 4 Donavan Arnold (tenant on Carpio, N.D. Farm) 18 5 Earl McGovern (sale of Carpio, N.D. Farm) 18 6 Northfield National Bank (Correspondence, 1965-70) 18 7 Salary, 1966-1969 18 8 Income tax, 1960-1966 18 9 Travel, 1966-1967 18 10 Automobile, 1966-1967 18 11 Blue Cross-Blue Shield, 1967-1969 18 12 Furniture, Tannum A.S. Oslo, 1967-1968 18 13 Shipping, household goods 18 14 Insurance, correspondence, receipts 18 15 NAHA papers, bulk 1939-1945 Note cards 19 Miscellaneous and Norwegian Archives 20 American Immigration to Canada. Includes copies of articles from The Norwegian-American Press; Bjork article drafts. Bella Coola: Colonization. 21-24 West coast research 25 Alaska research 26 Canadian research 27 Immigration to West Coast Research, some biographical 28-29 General research notes Rokke Name Index Hovelsrud, Jens M. Sorenson, Carl W. W. Arndt, Karl J. R. Gimmestad, Herman Holand, Clifford B. Handler, Zirel Jorgensen, Gustaf B. Jerman, Grace Jacobson Lilleland, Olaf Bayer, Helen C. Langland, Harold S. Agersborg, Helmer P. 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New York Public Library Osness, Richard d. Sverdrup, Leif J. International Migration Review Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Finding aid to the Kenneth O. Bjork Papers Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archival Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context P1343 Title A name given to the resource Kenneth O. Bjork papers, 1935-1997 Description An account of the resource Biography/History: Kenneth O. Bjork (July 19, 1909–August 11, 1991) was an American historian, professor, and author best known for his scholarship on Norwegian-American history. Born in Enderlin, North Dakota, to parents who were children of Norwegian immigrants, Bjork grew up in a bilingual household where Bokmål was spoken. He earned his bachelor’s degree in history from St. Olaf College in 1930, pursued graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and completed study tours in Europe before receiving his PhD in 1935. His doctoral dissertation examined Anglo-German diplomatic relations during the Bismarck era, laying the foundation for a career in European and migration history. Bjork taught briefly at the University of Montana before joining the faculty of St. Olaf College in 1937, where he became a professor in 1944 and remained until his retirement in 1974, also chairing the history department for twenty-five years. A two-year sabbatical in Kenya (1965–67) saw him serve as senior representative of the Rockefeller Foundation, helping establish the Humanities Division at University College, Nairobi, and expanding his expertise into African history. From 1960 to 1980, he served as managing editor for publications of the Norwegian-American Historical Association. Bjork authored influential works, including Saga in Steel and Concrete (1947) and West of the Great Divide (1958), was appointed Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1962, received an honorary doctorate from the University of Oslo in 1976, and was later honored by the establishment of the Kenneth O. Bjork Distinguished Professor chair at St. Olaf College. Scope and Content: Correspondence, book reviews, speeches, offprints of articles, and personal financial papers of a professor of history at St. Olaf College and NAHA editor, 1960-1980. Location: 11/A/2-11/A/5 Subject The topic of the resource Norwegian-American Historical Association Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bjork, Kenneth O. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1935-1997 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Manuscripts Extent The size or duration of the resource. 12.0 cubic feet (30 archives boxes) Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. This collection is open for research. Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. [Indicate the cited item here]. Kenneth O. Bjork Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.