Letter from Clare Harmer to Karl Rølvaag, 1931 March 3
- Title
- Letter from Clare Harmer to Karl Rølvaag, 1931 March 3
- Identifier
- p0584_08860
- p0584_08861
- Date
- 1931 March 3
- Creator
- Harmer, Clare
- Description
- Funding to digitize the O.E. Rølvaag Papers was provided to the Norwegian American Historical Association through the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, a component of the Minnesota Clean Water, Land and Legacy constitutional amendment, ratified by Minnesota voters in 2008.
- Clare Harmer's letter to Karl Rølvaag.
- Karl Fritjof Rølvaag (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 Rølvaag 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. Rølvaag and Jennie Berdahl Rølvaag.
- Type
- Text
- Format
- Letters (correspondence)
- Contributor
- Rolvaag, Karl F., 1913-1990
- Rights
- Copyright Undetermined
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- Bibliographic Citation
- [Indicate the cited item here]. O.E. Rølvaag Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.
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Citation
Harmer, Clare, “Letter from Clare Harmer to Karl Rølvaag, 1931 March 3,” Digital Collections, accessed October 17, 2026, https://www.norwegianamericanhistory.org/digital-collections/items/show/8082.