https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/files/original/43811f8be82a057c7ba52b545771deb8.pdf dd9d39ea34654c606a5caa1cccc12938 PDF Text Text Collection Name: Oscar I. Hertsgaard papers, 1909-1975 Collection Number: P0154 Extent: 1.6 cubic feet (4 archive boxes) Biography/History: Oscar I. Hertsgaard was a businessman active in church, civic, and Norwegian-American organizations. A 1908 graduate of St. Olaf College, he served as director of music at Concordia College in Moorhead (1909–1913) before beginning a long career with the Mutual Trust Insurance Company. He held multiple leadership roles, including board service for Fairview Hospital and St. Olaf College, and executive positions in numerous community groups. In 1939, he organized a major Folk Festival celebrating the visit of Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Märtha of Norway. Known popularly as “Hallingkongen” for his deep involvement with Hallinglaget and his frequent travels to Norway, he also served twelve years as president of Bygdelagenes Fællesraad, where he helped promote the publication of A Folk Epic: The Bygdelag in America (1975). His contributions were recognized with the St. Olav Medal in 1940 and the Knight’s Cross, First Class, of the Royal Order of St. Olav in 1947. Scope and Content: Papers contain correspondence, biographical information, materials about Concordia College, Odin Club, Bygdelagenes Fellesraad, as well as speeches and other various materials. Access Rights: This collection is open to research. Bibliographic Citation: [Indicate the cited item here]. Oscar I. Hertsgaard Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota. Box Folder Description 1 1-17 Biographical information; Concordia College, correspondence, 1923-1995 Eikaas Klubben, membership list, 1976; Membership and mailing lists (1968-1993); account books; and minutes (1981-1995); Fairview Hospital, notes, reports, brochures; Folk Festival, 1939 [in honor of Crown Prince Olav of Norway]; Lajla Skartvedt Hertsgaard, data; Minnesota State Centennial Dinner, May 8, 1959; Mutual Trust Life Insurance, correspondence and reports; Nordmanns Forbundet, correspondence, clippings, etc.; Norwegian-American Historical Association, reports; Norwegian-American Museum; Norwegian-American Sesquicentennial, 1975; Scholarships given by the Hertsgaards; St. Olaf College. correspondence, etc.[dinner program for Dean J.J. Thompson, 1936; ribbon for the 50th anniversary of the 1906 St. Olaf Band tour to Norway; and a number of songs for alumni events]; St. Olaf College Choir, correspondence, programs, etc. [several letters from F.M. Christiansen to Hertsgaard; Choir tour to Iceland departure ceremony]; St. Olaf College Alumni Association, class letter (1908); and Torske Klubben. 2 1-20 Correspondence, miscellaneous, 1911-1976 Hallinglaget, 1911; Hallinglaget, 1948-1978 [excludes 1960], clippings, correspondence; Hertsgaard family, history and correspondence; Kindred, North Dakota, history; Kindred, North Dakota, log cabin sent to Hedemark Museum; and Peder Nelson, correspondence, (Hallinglaget). 3 1-8 Bygdelagenes Fellesraad and Odin club materials, 1911-1976 Badges for various stevne; Bygdelagenes Faellesraadet, clippings; Bygdelagenes Faellsraad Correspondence, 1955-1978; Bygdelagenes Faellesraad Incorporation and By-laws; Bygdelagenes Faellesraadet, publication of "A Folk Epic"; Bygdelagenes Faellsraad Reports, 1963-1978; Odin Club; Odin Club Chorus, programs in a bound volume; and Odin Club, miscellaneous. 4 1-6 Various records, 1936-1976 1 volume Leikvoll, Asle. "Asle" 14 p., includes colored caricature of author. (Letters written by farm laborer to Conrad Hertsgaard, with introduction by O.I. Hertsgaard. Norway, clippings; Norway, mementos, including photographs; Norway, miscellaneous; Lutheran Church Music, a radio talk given by Hertsgaard on WCAL (1938) "Early Christmas Recollections in a Rural North Dakota Community (Kindred) during the 1880s and 1890s"]; Norway Tours [St. Olaf Choir tour to Norway, 1955. Includes itinerary and clippings; Norwegian TV team in U.S., 1970; and Speeches [including remarks Hertsgaard made when J.J. Thompson was made a Knight of the Order of St. Olaf (1936). Rokke Name Index Eikaas Klubben, Minneapolis Kindred, North Dakota Mutual Trust Life Insurance Company Nelson, Peder H. Leikvoll, Asle Hertsgaard, Oscar Ingeleif Dahl, Sara Dahl, Nels Larsen Mohn, John Daniels, John Karl Kensington Rune Stone continued St. Olaf College statue of St. Olaf Edwards, Anna Sandvik Sange til hundredaarsfesten Hundredaarsfesten Smuler (Periodical) Syttende Mai Hundred Aarsfesten Minnesota-Norway 1914 Cenntennial Syttende Mai festskrift: hundreaars-festen Eidsvoll Centenial 1914 Finney, Martha Aabye Laut, Agnes C. Olson, Halsten (Mrs.) Hjørnevik, Lars & Ingeborg family Monson Lake State Park Endreson, Guri Rosseland Gourley, Deb Nelson Concordia Hymnal Firing, Robert B. Follesdal, John Sunndal, Norway 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 Oscar I. 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Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1.6 cubic feet (4 archive boxes) Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Hertsgaard, Oscar I. Minneapolis (Minn.) St. Olaf College Concordia College (Moorhead, Minn.) Moorhead (Minn.) Folk festivals Norway Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Manuscripts Description An account of the resource Biography/History: Oscar I. Hertsgaard was a businessman active in church, civic, and Norwegian-American organizations. A 1908 graduate of St. Olaf College, he served as director of music at Concordia College in Moorhead (1909–1913) before beginning a long career with the Mutual Trust Insurance Company. He held multiple leadership roles, including board service for Fairview Hospital and St. Olaf College, and executive positions in numerous community groups. In 1939, he organized a major Folk Festival celebrating the visit of Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Märtha of Norway. Known popularly as “Hallingkongen” for his deep involvement with Hallinglaget and his frequent travels to Norway, he also served twelve years as president of Bygdelagenes Fællesraad, where he helped promote the publication of A Folk Epic: The Bygdelag in America (1975). His contributions were recognized with the St. Olav Medal in 1940 and the Knight’s Cross, First Class, of the Royal Order of St. Olav in 1947. Scope and Content: Papers contain correspondence, biographical information, materials about Concordia College, Odin Club, Bygdelagenes Fellesraad, as well as speeches and other various materials. Location: 1/A/6-1/B/1 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 to 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]. Oscar I. Hertsgaard Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.