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1. Ole Rølvaag in a rowboat, Big Island Lake, Minnesota

Date Created:
1929?
Description:
Ole Rølvaag in a rowboat, Big Island Lake, Grand Rapids, Minnesota, circa 1929
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

2. Ole Rølvaag holding a fish, Big Island Lake, Minnesota

Date Created:
1929?
Description:
OIe Rølvaag holding a fish while on a boat at the family cabin.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

3. 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)

4. "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

5. Ole and Karl Rølvaag hunting and fishing at the Rølvaag cabin, Big Island Lake, Minnesota

Date Created:
1929-02-09
Description:
Ole and Karl showing their catch at the family cabin in Big Island Lake, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

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. Ole Rølvaag with cast for "Det Lykkelige Valg," Franklin, Minnesota

Date Created:
1929
Description:
Ole Rølvaag and F. Melius Christiansen pictured with the cast of "Det Lykkelige Valg."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

9. Ole Rølvaag and F. Melius Christiansen, Franklin, Minnesota

Date Created:
1929
Description:
Ole Rølvaag and F. Melius Christiansen in Franklin, Minnesota for the play "Det Lykkelige Valg."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

10. Cast of "Det Lykkelige Valg," Franklin, Minnesota

Creator:
Chamberlin, Louis C.
Date Created:
1929
Description:
Group picture of the cast of "Det Lykkelige Valg."
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

11. 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)

12. View of the Rølvaag cabin, Big Island Lake, Minnesota

Date Created:
1927?
Description:
View of the Rølvaag family cabin in Big Island Lake in Northern Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

13. 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)

14. 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)

15. 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)

16. 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)

17. 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)

18. 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)

19. 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)

20. Ole Rølvaag holding a fish on the shore, Big Island Lake, Minnesota

Date Created:
1927
Description:
Ole Rølvaag holding a fish that he caught at Big Island Lake.
Contributing Institution:
Norwegian-American Historical Association
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

21. 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)

22. 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)

23. 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)

24. 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)

25. 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)
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