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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
OER:MN Enclosure
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Ullevoldsveien 51 Oslo, 29. januar 1927
Hr. professor O. E. Rölvaag Northfield Minn. U.S.A.
Kjære hr. professor!
Tak for Deres overordentlig elskverdige brev av 8/12 26 med utförlig [udegjörebur?] for, hvorledes De mener arbeidet bår gripes an graa den mest oppekkive Jeg er stort set enig i de hovedlinjer De [?] op, og i et utförlig brev lit Sir Karl Knudson har jeg gjort mermere rede hvad jeg mens om saken.
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Minnesota Historical Society SAINT PAUL
SOLON J. BUCK Superintendent
THEODORE C. BLEGEN Assistant Superintendent
February 14, 1927
Prof. O. E. Rölvaag St. Olaf College Northfield, Minnesota
Dear Prof. Rölvaag:--
We shall of course have to correlate Mr. Hammer's work with the surveys made by Mr. Malmin for the Carnegie Institution at Washington. I shall study the problem and consult the other members of the Board in the near future, then work out a program for Mr. Hammer. Perhaps you might drop him a line to that effect.
With reference to other matters in your letter, I shall write you again in a day or two.
Sincerely yours
Theodore C. Blegen
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