Birkeland, Joran.

Joran Jacobine Birkeland was a friend of the Charles Van Wyck Brooks who translated Norweigian works for E. P. Dutton and had published a book about her Norwegian family (Birchland: A Journey Home to Norway, 1939). She married Charlie's friend D'Arcy McNickle in 1926, and had a daughter, Antoinette (Toni) with McNickle before he divorced her in 1938. Throughout the late 1930s (including before her divorce) she was involved with Murray Goodwin, another of Charlie's friends. Birkeland then left Goodwin in 1940, after which she spent some time in Norway and continued with her translation work. She appealed to Van Wyck several times over the late 1930s and 1950s for help advocating her literaty work, and he helped her go to Yaddo in 1951.

From the description of Correspondence to Van Wyck Brooks, 1939-1953. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 173642537

Joran Jacobine Birkeland was a friend to the Brookses and translated Norweigian works for E. P. Dutton. She married Charlie's friend D'Arcy McNickle in 1926, and had a daughter, Antoinette (Toni) with McNickle before he divorced her in 1938. Throughout the late 1930s (including before her divorce) she was involved with Murray Goodwin, another of Charlie's friends. Birkeland then left Goodwin in 1940, after which she spent some time in Norway and continued with her translation work.

From the description of Correspondence with Charles Van Wyck Brooks, 1939-1943. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 191732202