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Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Jennie Rølvaag, 1929 February 6
- Title
- Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Jennie Rølvaag, 1929 February 6
- Identifier
- p0584_11715
- p0584_11716
- p0584_11717
- Date
- 1929 February 6
- Description
- Ole Rolvaag's letter to Jennie Rolvaag.
- Translation:
My dear girl!
There is no Western Union at this hotel, and it is too far away from the city; so you don’t get any telegrams, but letters. This morning Boe came; then I moved to the hotel Boe is staying at, because it won’t take so long to get around from there- from here is too far. In the afternoon I had 9 miles to drive; it took almost 40 minutes.
I did well in the afternoon as well, and felt no pains like I did yesterday evening. It was actually just fun in the afternoon. These old women finally wanted me to come again and give them “a course of lectures”. I said a nice thank-you for the compliment.
After the lecture I traveled to Mrs. Moody, and have just now gotten back to the hotel. It was the most peculiar experience I have had in my life, but too long to tell in a letter. Suffice to say that I had a lovely dinner, which tasted fine, especially since I had not tasted food since breakfast. I am suiting myself, talking as little as possible, meeting a little bit, but not much more than when I am at home.
This has been a rich splendor, and now that it is over and done, I do not want to lose it for anything.
Tomorrow evening we have the St. Olaf Alumni banquet, and then I have to give a speech, but I’m not greatly dreading it. Friday I have Marshall Field. I do not want to decide about New York before I am finished tomorrow evening; if I do not feel well, I do not want to travel. If I am not doing worse than today, I want to leave. I think it will be paid for by the sale of the book. I am awaiting a letter from Saxton tomorrow, and we will see what he says. I actually want more to visit Clarence and Evelyn and be there over Sunday than I want to visit New York.
Now I am tired and want to go to bed.
Greet everyone!
Yours
Ole
- 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.
- Jennie Marie Berdahl was born on June 1, 1879 in Minnehaha County, South Dakota to Andrew James and Karen Oline (Otterness) Berdahl. Jennie was born in a sod hut before South Dakota received statehood. She attended Augustana Academy in Canton, S.D. and was a county school teacher. Jennie Berdahl married Ole Rølvaag in 1908 and lived in Northfield, MN. Together they had four children: Olaf Arnljot (1909-1915) Ella Valborg Tweet (1910-2003) Karl Fritjof (1913-1990) Paul Gunnar (1915-1920).
- Type
- Text
- Format
- Letters (correspondence)
- Contributor
- Rølvaag, Jennie Marie Berdahl
- Rights
- No Copyright - the United States
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- Bibliographic Citation
- [Indicate the cited item here]. O.E. Rølvaag Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.