Winger, Bjorn, 1892-1945]]> World War, 1914-1918]]> St. Olaf College]]> Rølvaag, O. E. (Ole Edvart), 1876-1931]]> Biography/History:
Bjorn A. Winger (1892-1945) was a second-generation Norwegian-American who grew up in Minnesota. He graduated from St. Olaf College in 1914. Shortly after this, he enlisted in the Minnesota National Guard, serving during World War I; during his training or deployment at Camp Cody in New Mexico, he began writing and publishing poetry. He received his M.A. degree from Indiana University in 1930. He taught English in an Indianapolis high school from 1916 to 1941, except for military service in France during World War I.

Scope and Content:
Poems, stories, and an unpublished novel of a Norwegian-American teacher, folklorist, and writer. The papers include information about his father, Anders Winger (1861-1928), a Norwegian actor who emigrated in 1882 and lived in Minnesota the rest of his life.

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