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Karl Rolvaag correspondence, 1918-1931

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Title

Karl Rolvaag correspondence, 1918-1931

Description

Karl Fritjof Rolvaag (1913 July 18–1990 December 20) recieved his BA from St. Olaf College and MA from the University of Minnesota in 1946. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army, rising to the rank of captain, and earning a Silver Star and Purple Heart for his service. After the war, he was an American Scandinavian Foundation Scholar at the University of Oslo where he received an law degree.

Karl Rolvaag served as the 31st Governor of Minnesota from 1963 to 1967, as a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party. After his tenure, he was appointed Ambassador to Iceland (1967-1969) by President Lyndon Johnson and was elected to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. He was the son of Ole E. Rolvaag and Jennie Berdahl Rolvaag.

Creator

Rølvaag, O. E. (Ole Edvart), 1876-1931

Date

1918-1931

Contributor

Rolvaag, Karl F., 1913-1990

Language

English

Norwegian

Type

Text

Letters (correspondence)

Identifier

p0584_08818-p0584_09306

Is Part Of

Ole E. Rølvaag papers, circa 1879-circa 1985

Collection: Karl Rolvaag correspondence, 1918-1931

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Letter from Ole Rolvaag to Karl Rolvaag, 1924 May 4

Rølvaag, O. E. (Ole Edvart), 1876-1931, 1924 May 4

Postcard from Ole Rolvaag to Karl Rolvaag, 1924 March 17

Rølvaag, O. E. (Ole Edvart), 1876-1931, 1924 March 17

Postcard from Ole Rolvaag to Karl Rolvaag, 1924 March 3

Rølvaag, O. E. (Ole Edvart), 1876-1931, 1924 March 3

Letter from Karl Rolvaag to Ole Rolvaag, 1931 March 30

Rolvaag, Karl F., 1913-1990, 1931 March 30

Letter from Karl Rolvaag to Ole Rolvaag, 1931 January 25

Rolvaag, Karl F., 1913-1990, 1931 January 25

Letter to Ole Rolvaag, 1928 June 15

unidentified, 1928 June 15

Letter from Karl Rolvaag to Ole Rolvaag, 1925 Februray 14

Rolvaag, Karl F., 1913-1990, 1925 Februray 14

Letter from Karl Rolvaag to Ole Rolvaag, 1928 February 14

Rolvaag, Karl F., 1913-1990, 1928 February 14

Letter from Karl Rolvaag to Ole Rolvaag, 1928 February 26

Rolvaag, Karl F., 1913-1990, 1928 February 26

Letter from Karl Rolvaag to Ole Rolvaag, 1921 July 12

Rolvaag, Karl F., 1913-1990, 1921 July 12

Letter to Karl Rolvaag, 1925 August 11

unidentified, 1925 August 11

Postcard from Ole Rolvaag to Karl Rolvaag, 1918

Rølvaag, O. E. (Ole Edvart), 1876-1931, 1918

Letter from OIe Rolvaag to Karl Rolvaag, 1923 August 31

Rølvaag, O. E. (Ole Edvart), 1876-1963, 1923 August 31

Letter from OIe Rolvaag to Karl Rolvaag, 1923 August 23

Rølvaag, O. E. (Ole Edvart), 1876-1961, 1923 August 23

Postcard from Ole Rolvaag to Karl Rolvaag, 1931 April 14

Rølvaag, O. E. (Ole Edvart), 1876-1959, 1931 April 14

Letter from OIe Rolvaag to Karl Rolvaag, 1923 September 8

Rølvaag, O. E. (Ole Edvart), 1876-1955, 1923 September 8

Letter from OIe Rolvaag to Karl Rolvaag, 1923 September 8

Rølvaag, O. E. (Ole Edvart), 1876-1953, 1923 September 8

Letter from OIe Rolvaag to Karl Rolvaag, 1923 September 20

Rølvaag, O. E. (Ole Edvart), 1876-1951, 1923 September 20

Letter from OIe Rolvaag to Karl Rolvaag, 1923 September 29

Rølvaag, O. E. (Ole Edvart), 1876-1949, 1923 September 29

Letter from OIe Rolvaag to Karl Rolvaag, 1931 August 15

Rølvaag, O. E. (Ole Edvart), 1876-1948, 1931 August 15