He graduated from Luther College, Decorah, Iowa in 1896 and received his doctorate from Johns Hopkins University in 1900. In 1900, he became an instructor in English at the State University of Iowa, where he remained until 1905 when he joined Vanderbilt University. Dr. Hagen taught at Gettysburg College from 1916 to 1924 and then joined Franklin and Marshall College as an English professor. He retired in 1944. Hagen studied the Kensington rune stone found near Kensington, Minnesota. 

Scope and Content: 
The collection includes various articles, clippings, and correspondence.

Location: 
1/A/6