Guide to the ARCHIVES of The Norwegian-American Historical ...

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1147. ROGNE, ERIK THORSTENSEN (1858-1936). AUTOBIOGRAPHY, 1934. 1
volume. 437 typescript pages. P 1423.
“The Untitled Life of Erik T. Rogne,” the personal account of an 1872 emigrant from
Østre Slidre, Valdres. He tells of his life in Norway, the immigrant journey, arrival
in Madison, education at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, and at Capital University,
Columbus, Ohio. The main emphasis of the account is on his long service as a
minister in the Lutheran Church. The story ends with a description of a trip to
Norway and other places in Europe in 1932.
1148. ROGNEY, NELLIE (d. 1979). CLIPPING, 1983. 1 item. P 1289.
“Alone on That Prairie,” excerpts from a memoir written about 1930 by a woman as
she recalls the difficulties of life on a homestead in Rosebud County, Montana.
With her Norwegian-American husband she had begun living in Montana in 1914.
The story ends tragically with the murder of her husband in the early 1920s.
1149. ROINESTAD, SOREN C. (b. 1887). ARTICLES. 4 items. P 331.
“A Hundred with Norwegians in East Bay,” by a Norwegian San Francisco builder
and contractor, treats churches, societies, festivals, programs, leading Norwegian
Americans in education, industry, government, and art (83 pages); “A Short
Treatise on Thomas Paine,” in American-Scandivianian, March 15, 1962; “Mistaken
Identity: A Holiday Experience in Minnesota”; and “Soren Roinestad Honored,”
Western Viking, February 5, 1965.
1150. ROLLAG, AUSTIN K. (1854-1941). PAPERS, 1933-ca. 1938. 8 items. P 330.
Papers of a Norwegian-born farmer at Garretson, South Dakota, including a letter to
H. H. Einung containing family history; a golden anniversary booklet; and two
articles: “Da Professor Koren kom til Beaver Creek menighet” (3 typescript pages)
and “Da James brødrene drog gjennem Syd Dakota” (3 typescript pages); “Memoirs
of Austin Knutsson Rollag,” translated by Brynhild Rowberg; “A History from Old
Times,” Valley Springs, South Dakota, 1938, 5 pages; “Ancestry of Gro Knutsdatter
Rollag and [of] Øystein (Austin) K. Rollag.”
1151. ROLLAG, GRACE (MRS. OLE). (1851-1943). REMINISCENCES, 1929. 9 items in 1
folder. P 329.
“Erindringer fra gamle dage,” 12 pages, recounts pioneer experiences mostly at
Beaver Creek, Minnesota, dating from 1873, the year of her marriage; “The Family
History of Ole P. and Grace Rollag, 1873-1958,” a pamphlet, and a later update,
also a pamphlet, 36 pages.
1152. RONNEI BUSINESS COLLEGE. REPORT, n.d. 1 item. P 523.
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