Norwegian-American Historical Association

Norwegian American Historical Association
AbbreviationNAHA
FormationOctober 6, 1925
Founded atNorthfield, Minnesota
TypeNon-profit
Location
  • Northfield, Minnesota
Websitenorwegianamericanhistory.org

Norwegian American Historical Association is a non-profit, member-supported organization dedicated to locating, collecting, preserving and interpreting the Norwegian-American experience. It publishes scholarly books and maintains a historical archive, documenting research and interpretations of the American experience of immigrants from Norway.[1]

History

The first meeting of the Norwegian American Historical Association took place on October 6, 1925, in Northfield, Minnesota.[2] By February 4, 1926, the Norwegian American Historical Association was incorporated by the State of Minnesota. Since its founding, the independent non-profit organization has been located on the campus of St. Olaf College, in Northfield, Minnesota. Both institutions are independent entities.[3]

The first executive board consisted of:[4]

  • D.G. Ristad, president
  • Laurence M. Larson, vice-president
  • O.E. Rølvaag, secretary and archivist
  • O.M. Oleson, treasurer
  • Birger Osland, assistant treasurer
  • A.C. Floan
  • Knut Gjerset
  • Kristian Prestgard
  • Theodore C. Blegen, editor

Publications

Its Norwegian-American Studies (formerly Studies and Records) publications are available online.[5] The current editor of NAHA's publications is Anna Peterson.[6]

Archives

Ole E. Rolvaag, the author of Giants in the Earth, became the association's first secretary and archivist. Rølvaag initiated the collection of archives including letters, papers, books, periodicals, photographs, diaries and newspapers related to Norwegian-American life.[7]

References

[8][9][10][11]

  1. ↑ Norwegian-American Studies publications available online (Norwegian-American Historical Association)
  2. ↑ "Norwegian American Historical Association Newsletter (No. 2)". 1935. p. 1.
  3. ↑ Certificate of Incorporation of the Norwegian-American Historical Association (Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume I: Page 152)
  4. ↑ Lovoll, Odd (1975). The Norwegian-American Historical Association, 1925-1975. Norwegian-American Historical Association. p. 17.
  5. ↑ "Norwegian-American Studies". University of Minnesota Press. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  6. ↑ "Luther Professor Anna Peterson named Norwegian-American Historical Association editor". Nordic Studies. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  7. ↑ Ole Edvart Rølvaag ( John Heitmann. Norwegian-American Historical Association, Volume 12: Page 144)
  8. ↑ Theodore C. Blegen (Carlton C. Qualey, Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume 21: Page 3)
  9. ↑ Norwegian-American Historical Association (Store norske leksikon)
  10. ↑ About Norwegian-American Historical Association – Archives (Norwegian-American Historic Association)
  11. ↑ The Norwegian-American Historical Association (D. G. Ristad, (Norwegian-American Historical Association, Volume I: Page 147)
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.