Ella Rolvaag Tweet correspondence, 1928- 1931 December 24
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Title
Ella Rolvaag Tweet correspondence, 1928- 1931 December 24
Description
Ella Valborg Rolvaag Tweet (1910 December 8-2003 July 12) graduated from St. Olaf College in 1932 and then studied at the University of Oslo. She subsequently earned an MA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She taught Norwegian and other subjects at Luther College, St. Olaf College and the University of Minnesota.
During WWII she taught Norwegian to soldiers in the Army Specialized Training Program at the University of Minnesota. There she met her future husband, Torliff Tweet, and they were married after he returned from the war. They settled in Roseau, Minnesota, where she and her husband ran the local Ben Franklin Store. She supported many Norwegian related institutions such as Sons of Norway, Vesterheim museum and the Norwegian-American Historical Association. She is the daughter of Ole E. Rolvaag and Jennie Berdahl Rolvaag.
During WWII she taught Norwegian to soldiers in the Army Specialized Training Program at the University of Minnesota. There she met her future husband, Torliff Tweet, and they were married after he returned from the war. They settled in Roseau, Minnesota, where she and her husband ran the local Ben Franklin Store. She supported many Norwegian related institutions such as Sons of Norway, Vesterheim museum and the Norwegian-American Historical Association. She is the daughter of Ole E. Rolvaag and Jennie Berdahl Rolvaag.
Creator
Rolvaag, Ella
Date
1928- 1931 December 24
Language
Norwegian
Type
Text
Letters (correspondence)
Identifier
p0584_08719- p0584_08817
Is Part Of
- Collection: Ella Rolvaag Tweet correspondence, 1928- 1931 December 24
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