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Oddvar Høidal papers, 1968-2012
- Title
- Oddvar Høidal papers, 1968-2012
- Identifier
- NAHA 2023/017
- Date
- 1968-2012
- Creator
- Hoidal, Oddvar
- Description
Biography/History:
Oddvar Høidal is a Norwegian-American historian. Born in 1938 in Ålesund, Høidal moved to San Diego with his parents in 1947. He studied at the University of Southern California. He received his Ph.D. degree in 1970 with a thesis about Vidkun Quisling's activities from 1933 to 1937.Høidal is professor emeritus at San Diego State University. He has published several books, including “Quisling: A Study in Treason” and “Trotsky in Norway: Exile, 1935–1937.”
Scope and Content:
The collection includes Høidal’s academic correspondence at San Diego State University, speech given on July 22, 2011 after a horrific shooting in Norway, and reminiscences on his travels to the United States in 1946.- Extent
- 1.0 cubic feet (2 archive boxes and 1 half archives box)
- Language
- English
- Norwegian
- Type
- Correspondence
- Access Rights
- This collection is open to research.
- Bibliographic Citation
- [Indicate the cited item here]. Oddvar Høidal Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.