Topic: Immigration and Ethnicity / Location: / Rights Status: No Copyright - United States

1. Banquet in honor of the Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Martha of Norway at Hotel Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota

Creator:: Gallagher, Louis Perry, Sr., 1875-1945
Date Created:: 1939-06-17
Description:: Duluth hosted royalty of Norway for the dedication of Norwegian businessman Bert Enger's gift to the city of Enger Tower.
Contributing Institution:: University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Type:: Still Image
Format:: Black-and-white photographs

2. Letter from Lars W. Boe to Lincoln Colcord, September 20, 1930, Northfield, Minnesota

Creator:: Boe, Lars Wilhelm, 1875-1942
Date Created:: 1930-09-20
Description:: Letter from Lars Boe to Lincoln Colcord suggesting he lend his influence to help nominating Ole Rølvaag for a Nobel Prize.
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

3. Letter from Lars W. Boe to Henrik Shipstead, September 20, 1930, Northfield, Minnesota

Creator:: Boe, Lars Wilhelm, 1875-1942
Date Created:: 1930-09-20
Description:: Letter from Lars Boe to Senator Henrik Shipstead suggesting he lend his influence to help nominating Ole Rølvaag for a Nobel Prize.
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

4. Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Nora Solum, 1930, Biloxi, Mississippi

Date Created:: 1930
Description:: Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Nora Solum discussing his health and the three publications "Giants in the Earth," "Peder Victorious," and "Peder Seier."
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

5. Letter from Andrew Berdahl to the Ole Rølvaag family, August 8, 1929, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Date Created:: 1929-08-08
Description:: Letter from Andrew Berdahl to Ole Rølvaag about the Berdahl experience homesteading in South Dakota. The Berdahl experience was the inspiration for "Giants in the Earth."
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

6. Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Jennie Rølvaag, February 9, 1929, Chicago, Illinois

Date Created:: 1929-02-09
Description:: Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Jennie Rølvaag discussing the praise for "Peder Victorious" and having to go to New York City.
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

7. Letter from Andrew Berdahl to Ole Rølvaag, January 1929

Date Created:: 1929-01
Description:: Letter from Andrew Berdahl to Ole Rølvaag about the Berdahl experience homesteading in South Dakota. The Berdahl experience was the inspiration for "Giants in the Earth."
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

8. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, December 19, 1928, New York City, New York

Date Created:: 1928-12-19
Description:: Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing the translation of "Peder Victorious."
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

9. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, December 4, 1927, New Haven, Connecticut

Date Created:: 1927-12-04
Description:: Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing teaching at St. Olaf College and travels to New York City.
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

10. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, November 29, 1927, New Haven, Connecticut

Date Created:: 1927-11-29
Description:: Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing the success of "Giants in the Earth" and the publishing of "Pure Gold" before "Peder Victorious."
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

11. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to James Creese, November 19, 1927, New Haven, Connecticut

Creator:: Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947
Date Created:: 1927-11-19
Description:: Letter from Lincoln Colcord to James Creese of the American-Scandinavian Foundation. Lincoln Colcord discusses the Swedish translation of "Giants in the Earth" and suggests nomination for a Nobel Prize.
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

12. Telegram from Eugene Saxton to Ole Rølvaag, April 20, 1927, New York, New York

Creator:: Saxton, Eugene F. (Eugene Francis), 1884-1943
Date Created:: 1927-04-20
Description:: Telegram from Eugene Saxton, vice-president of Harper & Brothers, discussing that "Giants In the Earth" was selected for the Book of the Month Club. The Book of the Month Club ordered 30,000 copies to start.
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

13. Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Lincoln Colcord, January 1927, Northfield, Minnesota

Creator:: Rølvaag, Ole Edvart, 1876-1931
Date Created:: 1927-01?
Description:: Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Lincoln Colcord discussing the references to the Bible in "Giants in the Earth."
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

14. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, January 1927, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:: Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947
Date Created:: 1927-01?
Description:: Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing the "Facing the Great Desolation."
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

15. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, January 1927, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1927-01?
Description:: Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing passages of "Giants in the Earth" along with the manuscripts from the novel.
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

16. Giants in the Earth preface draft

Date Created:: 1926?
Description:: Preface to "Giants in the Earth" published by Harper & Brothers.
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Text
Format:: Documents (other)

17. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, December 8, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1926-12-08
Description:: Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing the "great title controversy."
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

18. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, December 7, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:: Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947
Date Created:: 1926-12-07
Description:: Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing corrections to the introduction to "Giants in the Earth."
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

19. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, December 6, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1926-12-06
Description:: Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing the titles for "Giants in the Earth" including "In those Days," "The Great Land-Taking," and "Founding the Kingdom."
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

20. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, November 24, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:: Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947
Date Created:: 1926-11-24
Description:: Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag saying Eugene Saxton, vice-president of Harper & Brothers, is interested in publishing "Giants in the Earth."
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

21. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, September 16, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1926-09-16
Description:: Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing the translator not finishing the job and discussing where to find a translator.
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

22. Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Ruth Lima McMahon, May 6, 1926, Northfield, Minnesota

Creator:: Rølvaag, Ole Edvart, 1876-1931
Date Created:: 1926-05-06
Description:: Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Ruth Lima McMahon discussing his house in Northfield, Minnesota and the translation of "Giants in the Earth."
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

23. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, May 5, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1926-05-05
Description:: Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing publishing the two volumes of "I de Dage" as one, known as "Giants in the Earth."
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

24. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, April 14, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1926-04-14
Description:: Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing the poor quality of translation.
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

25. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, April 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:: 1926-04
Description:: Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing the translation of "Giants in the Earth."
Contributing Institution:: Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

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