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1. 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)

2. "The Vikings on the Prairie," Ole E. Rølvaag radio address, Chicago, Illinois

Creator:
Rølvaag, Ole Edvart, 1876-1931
Date Created:
1929-04
Description:
Radio address given by Ole E. Rølvaag in Chicago in April of 1929 on "The Vikings of the Prairie."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Radio scripts

3. 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)

4. 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)

5. Rølvaag family photograph album 1924-1944, Northfield, Minnesota

Creator:
Rølvaag, Jennie Marie Berdahl
Date Created:
1924 - 1944
Description:
Photograph album of family photographs with clippings, compiled by Jennie Rølvaag, Northfield, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Photograph albums

6. Letter from Ruth Lima McMahon to Ole Rølvaag, December 31, 1925, Hannaford, North Dakota

Creator:
Lima McMahon, Ruth
Date Created:
1925-12-31
Description:
Letter from Ruth Lima McMahon to Ole Rølvaag discussing the follow up book to "Giants in the Earth" called "Peder Seier."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

7. 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)

8. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, November 28, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947
Date Created:
1925-11-28
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag suggesting English translations for Norwegian words during the process of translating "Giants in the Earth."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

9. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, March 11, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947
Date Created:
1926-03-11
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag expressing interest in "Giants in the Earth." He goes on to say that if he didn't contact him, it would have been someone else.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

10. 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)

11. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, February 1, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947
Date Created:
1926-02-01
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag expressing interest in having "Giants in the Earth" translated from Norwegian to English.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

12. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, February 5, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Colcord, Lincoln, 1883-1947
Date Created:
1926-02-05
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing publishing, translation, and expressing interest in helping publish the book in English.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

13. 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)

14. 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)

15. Letter from Ruth Lima McMahon to Ole Rølvaag, March 2, 1925, Edinburgh, Scotland

Date Created:
1925-03-02
Description:
Letter from Ruth Lima McMahon to Ole Rølvaag talking about a job at St. Olaf and feeling inadequate for translation of "Giants in the Earth."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

16. Letter from Ruth Lima McMahon to Ole Rølvaag, December 6, 1925, Hannaford, North Dakota

Date Created:
1925-12-06
Description:
Letter from Ruth Lima McMahon to Ole Rølvaag discussing her experience as a Norwegian-American.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

17. Letter from Ole Rølvaag to Ruth Lima McMahon, November 28, 1925, Chicago, Illinois

Date Created:
11/28/1925
Description:
Letter from Ruth Lima McMahon to Ole Rølvaag discussing her experience as a Norwegian-American.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

18. 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)

19. 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)

20. 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)

21. 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)

22. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, March 17, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1926-03-17
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing publication and the war in Europe.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

23. 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)

24. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, February 9, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1926-02-19
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing Colcord friendship with Eugene Saxton, translation, and asking for copies of excerpts from Scandinavian reviews and the Minneapolis Journal.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)

25. Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag, February 19, 1926, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1926-02-19
Description:
Letter from Lincoln Colcord to Ole Rølvaag discussing translation and planning for a visit in Minneapolis or Northfield.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Text
Format:
Letters (correspondence)
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