George Norlin Papers 1889-1989 1925-1940

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George Norlin Papers 1889-1989 1925-1940

These papers concern the personal life and academic career of George Norlin, president of the University of Colorado from 1919-1939. Included are Norlin's professional correspondence and publications, as well as the family correspondence and personal papers of Norlin's daughter, Agnes.

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Ms. Agnes Norlin, 1981

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George Norlin's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gustave W. Norlin, were immigrants from Sweden. Mrs. Gustave W. Norlin's father served as the Secretary of State in Sweden until he died. Mr. Gustave W. Norlin was a high ranking officer in the Swedish Army, serving in a cavalry regiment. The Norlin family, Mr. And Mrs. G. W. Norlin and their eleven children, immigrated to the United States in 1869. The family was advised in New York to move to Kansas, because the government had opened new lands...

Norlin, Minnie Dutcher

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University of Colorado Chorus

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Fred Hellems, who compiled the two-page list of admission and graduation requirements of U.S. universities, was a Canadian who came to the University of Colorado as a Latin professor in 1898. He served as Dean of Arts and Sciences from 1899 until his death in 1929, and also was acting President in 1927-1928. [Source: A Guide to Manuscript Collections, Western Historical Collections, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2nd ed., c1982, p. 43.]. From the description of Records and correspo...

Norlin, George, 1871-1942

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George Norlin was born in 1871, near Concordia, Kansas. He graduated from Hastings College in Nebraska with an A.B. degree and was appointed instructor at Hastings University, where he remained until 1896. Norlin was awarded a Fellowship in Greek at the University of Chicago and pursued his graduate studies and receive a his Ph.D. in 1900. In 1899, he was appointed Professor of Greek at the University of Colorado. Four years later, Norlin was given a leave of absence to travel and study abroad. ...

Norlin, Agnes, 1905-1994

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Agnes Norlin (1905-1994) was the daughter of George Norlin, president of the University of Colorado. She earned her master's degree in English from the University of Washington in 1931. She spent the 1936/37 school year in Fairbanks, Alaska, as an English instructor and dormitory hostess at the University of Alaska. From the description of Agnes Norlin papers, 1936-1937. (University of Alaska, Fairbanks). WorldCat record id: 313860826 ...

Herbert S. Norlin, 1968

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George Norlin's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gustave W. Norlin, were immigrants from Sweden. Mrs. Gustave W. Norlin's father served as the Secretary of State in Sweden until he died. Mr. Gustave W. Norlin was a high ranking officer in the Swedish Army, serving in a cavalry regiment. The Norlin family, Mr. And Mrs. G. W. Norlin and their eleven children, immigrated to the United States in 1869. The family was advised in New York to move to Kansas, because the government had opened new lands...

Ms. Verral Craven Wenn, 1987

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George Norlin's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gustave W. Norlin, were immigrants from Sweden. Mrs. Gustave W. Norlin's father served as the Secretary of State in Sweden until he died. Mr. Gustave W. Norlin was a high ranking officer in the Swedish Army, serving in a cavalry regiment. The Norlin family, Mr. And Mrs. G. W. Norlin and their eleven children, immigrated to the United States in 1869. The family was advised in New York to move to Kansas, because the government had opened new lands...