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FEB 14 1927

The Norwegian American Historical Association

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Northfield, Minn.

Executive Board

REV. D. G. RISTAD,
President,
Manitowoc, Wis.

DR. L. M. LARSEN,
Vice President,
Urbana, Ill.

PROF. O. E. RÖLVAAG,
Secretary,
Northfield, Minn.

HON. O. M. OLESON,
Treasurer,
Ft. Dodge, Iowa.

MAJOR BIRGER OSLAND,
Assistant Treasurer,
134 N. LaSalle St.,
Chicago, Ill.

MR. A. C. FLOAN,
442 Summit Ave.,
St. Paul, Minn.

DR. KNUT GJERSET,
Decorah, Iowa.

Board of Finance

HON. O. M. OLESON,

MAJOR BIRGER OSLAND,

DR. T. STABO,
Decorah, Iowa.

MR. A. C. FLOAN,

DEAN J. JÖRGEN THOMPSON,
Financial Secretary,
Northfield, Minn.

Board of Editors

DR. THEO. C. BLEGEN,
Managing Editor,
Minn. State Historical Society,
St. Paul, Minn.

KRISTIAN PRESTGARD,
Editor, "Decorah Posten,"
Decorah, Iowa.

DR. KNUT GJERSET,
Decorah, Iowa.

Local Vice Presidents

DR. E. NYMAN FIGVED,
Boston, Mass.

A. N. RYGG,
Publisher, "Nordisk Tidende,"
New York City.

CONSUL M. MOE,
Philadelphia, Pa.

MRS. OAKLEY KISSAM BROWN,
Chicago, Ill.

PROF. C. MARTIN ALSAGER,
Chicago, Ill.

REV. H. J. THORPE,
Milwaukee, Wis.

COL. CHR. BRANDT,
Decorah, Iowa.

DR. G. T. LEE, Editor,
"Lutheran Church Herald,"
Minneapolis, Minn.

JOHN NORNBORG,
Duluth, Minn.

REV. JOHN BROWN, President,
Concordia College,
Moorhead, Minn.

HANS USTRUD,
Baltic, S. D.

MRS. FRIDA BUE-HOMNES,
Crosby, N. D.

GUNNAR LUND, Publisher,
"Washington Posten,"
Seattle, Wash.

February 12th, 1927

Dr. Theodore C. Blegen
Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, Minnesota

My dear Mr. Blegen:

I enclose a letter from Editor S. C. Hammer,
Oslo, Norway, the man whom Sir Karl has
engaged to work for us. I suggest that you
study the letter and then take the contents
up with your Editorial Board. I feel that
from now on your Board should direct Mr.
Hammer's studies. As soon as I get the rest
of the material mentioned in his letter, I
shall forward it to you. Kindly return the
letter.

Mr. Ristad just wrote me that you want a
summary of all reports of our last annual
meeting, and he suggests that I prepare the
same. In case you so wish, I shall be glad
to do so. I have written Ristad, asking him
to summarize his report, as it is, to my
notion, a little too long and I suppose we
will have to save on space. Your report,
however, should go in "in toto". I shall
also prepare a brief report as Secretary of
the meeting.

We are receiving quite a few books and other
publications. I feel that we ought to list
them in our next volume of "Studies and Records".
Kindly let me know what you think of the idea.

With kindest regards, I am

Sincerely yours,

O. E. Rölvaag

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