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Lars A. Rossing papers, 1866-1963
Correspondence, clippings, pamphlets, scrapbooks and account books, photographs, and "The Rossings and Their Store" of a Norwegian-born merchant at Argyle, Wisconsin, dealing with merchandising, church, local history, and family interests. The L. A. Rossing general merchandise store was founded in 1870. -
Halvor Rosvald (Solveson) papers, 1849-1935
Papers of a Norwegian-born farmer of Dodge County, Wisconsin, and biographical sketches of Halvor and his brother, Engebret S. Roswell of Whitewater, Wisconsin. Contain data on the brothers' California expedition together with Hans C. Heg. (See Theodore C. Blegen, "The Civil War Letters of Colonel Hans Christian Heg," 11-14). -
Olaf Julius Herman Emil Rove papers, 1910-01940
Correspondence, articles, pictures, reports, and clippings of a Norwegian-born Milwaukee attorney. Contains historical data on Norwegian social, cultural, and philanthropic societies in the United States.
Rove was the Norwegian vice consul in Milwaukee from 1906 to 1935 and was a founder of several Norwegian societies. In 1911 he was named Knight of the Order of St. Olaf and in 1921 Commander. -
Trygve Rovelstad papers, 1938-1985
Correspondence, snapshots, and random information about the work of a Norwegian-American sculptor in Elgin, Illinois. During the 1920s he was a member of Lorado Taft's Midway Studio in Chicago. As early as 1922 he began planning a pioneer memorial to be erected in Elgin at its centennial in 1935. Because of the economic depression, funds were not available, but Congress approved the minting of his commemorative coin, "Pioneer Half Dollar," to begin raising money. He also proposed a colossal statue, "I Will," to be erected in the Chicago harbor. He was a medalist and sculptor for the U. S. Department of War during the 1940s. He designed the Combat Infantry Badge, and designed and edited the commemorative American Roll of Honor, placed in the American Memorial Chapel, St. Paul's Cathedral, London. -
Andrew A. Rowberg scrapbooks, 1939-1960
Clippings from "Decorah-Posten," containing a serial titled "Norske døbenavne; deres betydning og oprindelse" (1887), by Bernt Støylen, Norway; clippings regarding Vinland, the Norse discovery of America, and related topics; and miscellaneous information about the Rowberg and Rollag families. Rowberg was editor of the "Northfield Independent" for ca. 40 years and the compiler of a biographical file of some 125,000 items which he gave to NAHA. See reference no. 109.
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Three-ring binder, "Vinland [Greenland]". Contains clippings regarding Greenland, Leif Erikson (Ericson), the Norse discovery of America, the Kensington runestone.
Scrapbook 1: Viking Discovery and Exploration in America. Clippings.
Scrapbook 2: Viking Discovery and Exploration in America. Clippings.
Scrapbook 3: Clippings, "Norske døbenavne Deres betydning og oprindelse" clippings.
Scrapbooks Article on Marie Rowberg (Mrs. A.A.). Includes "Your Family Name: A Collection of Short Talks on Geneology," compiled by the Genealogical Dept., Mohn Printing Co., Northfield. 1915. "Marie Rowberg," by Clarence Kilde and Joni Jonson. Minnesota Radio Talking Book Calendar, May, 1982.
[Rowberg] Family History--Miscellaneous. Includes family pedigree chart, information about the family of A.A. Rowberg's wife's mother, Anne Forseth Rollag. Added 5/17/2013: birth certificate for Marie Christine Rollag (born 1885, issued 1942) -
Ole E. Rølvaag papers, 1896-2020
Biography/History:
Ole Edvart Rølvaag was born in a fishing village on Dønna, Norway, on April 22, 1876. He immigrated to the United States in 1896 and worked as a farmhand in South Dakota from 1896–98. After graduating from Augustana Academy in Canton, South Dakota, in 1901, Rølvaag earned a B.A. from St. Olaf College in 1905 and returned to the college to earn a M.A. in 1910. Between his B.A. and M.A., he studied at the University of Christiania.
From 1906 to 1931, he served as a professor of Norwegian language and literature at St. Olaf. During his career he authored Norwegian language textbooks and novels, essays, and poems about the Norwegian-American immigrant experience. Two of his novels, Giants in the Earth (1927) and Peder Victorious (1929), received international acclaim as accounts of immigrant pioneer life on the Dakota prairies in the 1870s.
Rølvaag worked to preserve and enrich Norwegian-American culture during his lifetime. He helped found the Society for Norwegian Language and Culture in 1910 and the Norwegian-American Historical Association in 1925. In 1926, Rølvaag was knighted (Order of St. Olav) by King Haakon VII of Norway.
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Nils N. Rønning papers, 1903-1955
Letters, clippings, articles, pamphlets, reviews, correspondence, and notes of a Norwegian-born journalist and author. Includes reviews of Rønning's books, notes on Hans Nielsen Hauge and Elling Eielsen, and historical sketches of the Homme Home for Boys, Wittenberg, Wisconsin. The reports and articles include materials on fiddlers, sketches of Torkel Oftelie and Th. N. Mohn, and a statement of the value of bilingualism to the Norwegian American by Anna Thykesen. Rønning was editor of "Ungdommens Ven," "Familiens Magasin," "The Friend," and "Telesoga." Correspondents include Richard Beck, Theodore C. Blegen, J. A. Holvik, Hanna Astrup Larsen, K. O. Lundeberg, O. M. Norlie, D. G. Ristad, and Mrs. O. E. Rolvaag. -
Ole Rude correspondence, circa 1874
A discussion of economic and church conditions. Presented by Ole Rude. -
Ole Rude letters, circa 1870
Letters written to Ole Rude of Coon Valley, Wisconsin, circa 1870s. Also includes receipts for Fadrelandet newspaper (1867, 1874) and Norden (1884), and advertisement for "The Lion Drugstore i La Crosse, H. Heyerdahl." -
Orlean Nelson Rue family history, 1929
Life Story by Orlean Nelson Rue (handwritten, 42 pages). Includes three sections: My Heritage, My Education, and My Present and Future Self. Note from donor, Oyvind T. Gulliksen: “Orlean Rue grew up on his parents’ farm in South Dakota and went to Concordia College [Moorhead, Minn.]. I assume he wrote his lifestory while a student at Concordia, as some sort of student assignment.”