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(Ole Edvart), 1876-1931 Description An account of the resource <div class="element-text"> <p><span style="font-family:'-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Ole Edvart Rølvaag was born on April 22, 1876, in Dønna, Norway, and immigrated to the United States in 1896, working as a farmhand in South Dakota before earning a B.A. and M.A. from St. Olaf College, with studies at the University of Christiania in between. From 1906 to 1931, he taught Norwegian language and literature at St. Olaf and wrote novels, essays, and poems depicting the Norwegian-American immigrant experience, including the acclaimed </span><em style="font-family:'-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Giants in the Earth</em><span style="font-family:'-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> (1927) and </span><em style="font-family:'-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Peder Victorious</em><span style="font-family:'-apple-system', BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> (1929). He helped preserve Norwegian-American culture by co-founding the Society for Norwegian Language and Culture and the Norwegian-American Historical Association, and in 1926 he was knighted by King Haakon VII of Norway.</span></p> <div class="flex flex-col text-sm pb-25"> <div class="text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)"> <div class="[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn"> <div class="z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start"></div> <div class="mt-3 w-full empty:hidden"> <div class="text-center"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pointer-events-none h-px w-px absolute bottom-0"></div> </div> The catalog record for the O.E. Rølvaag Papers can be found online <a href="https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/11038" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>. <p><b>Funding:</b></p> <p><span>Funding to digitize a portion of the O.E. Rølvaag papers provided to the Norwegian-American Historical Association through the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, a component of the Minnesota Clean Water, Land and Legacy constitutional amendment, ratified by Minnesota voters in 2008.</span></p> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context p0584_02082 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King, John R. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Undetermined http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ The copyright and related rights status of this Item has been reviewed by the organization that has made the Item available, but the organization was unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the Item. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Letters (correspondence) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1921 July 1 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rølvaag, O. E. (Ole Edvart), 1876-1931 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. O.E. Rølvaag Papers (P0584: American Legion of Lake Mills Correspondence) O.E. Rølvaag Papers (P0584) Title A name given to the resource Letter from John R. King to Ole Rølvaag, 1921 July 1 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]. O.E. Rølvaag Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota. Description An account of the resource Funding to digitize the O.E. Rølvaag Papers was provided to the Norwegian American Historical Association through the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, a component of the Minnesota Clean Water, Land and Legacy constitutional amendment, ratified by Minnesota voters in 2008. John R. King's letter to Ole Rølvaag <br /><strong>Translation:</strong><br /><br /><p><span style="font-weight:400;">July 1, 1921</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight:400;">Prof. O.E. Rølvaag<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Secy. Faedrearven<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Care St Olafs College<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">Northfield, Minn.<br /><br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight:400;">My Dear Sir;-</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight:400;">It has come to the attention of the local post of the American Legion that your society intends to hold its annual meeting in Lake Mills this week and that on the day of July Fourth, the day set aside to celebrate the birth of our country, it is your intention to hold a part of your excersises in a foreign language.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight:400;">In view of the above circumstances the writer was requested to call a meeting of the Officers and Executive committee of the Post. This was done and the following sentiment was found and it was unanimously decided that it be communicated with you.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight:400;">That on a day set aside for patriotic purposes of celebrating our countries independence that it would be a lack of courtesy to hold a public service in a foreign language. That in view of the great loyalty of the people of Norwegian descent during the recent war we feel sure that you will be glad to comply with this request. That if this meeting is held in a foreign language on the Fourth that there will be considerable displeasure among many citizens. Therefore we respectfully request that meetings be held in the AMERICAN language and that proper observance of the day be maintained.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight:400;">In closing we wish to welcome your society to Lake Mills and express the hope that your visit is a pleasant one.<br /><br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight:400;">Yours very sincerely,</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight:400;">John R. King, Post Com.<br /></span><span style="font-weight:400;">C.M. Tapager, Post Adj.</span></p> Text