Papers, 1915-1953.

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Papers, 1915-1953.

Correspondence, primarily with Erling Rolfsrud, form letters sent to teachers and school officials during her tenure as Steele County Superintendent of Schools; various drafts of Measure of my days (1953), her book dealing with her adult life; genealogical material, some in Norwegian, on the Hamarsbön and Raaen families. Also includes copies of Rolfrud's article series "Top drawer," her newspaper articles, notes on early Lutheran congregations in N.D. and Benjamin Wist.

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North Dakota State University Library

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Steele County (N.D.). Superintendent of Schools.

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Wist, Benjamin.

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Hamarsbön family.

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Raaen family.

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Rolfsrud, Erling Nicolai, 1912-1994

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Born at Watford City, N.D., son of Nils and Rebecca (Heide) Rolfsrud. Attended Minot State College, taught in rural schools, graduated from Concordia College in 1936. Wed Beverly Brown in 1941. Employed at North Dakota Education Association, and wrote a column "Top Drawer" for its Journal, North Dakota Teacher. Began teaching at Concordia College, leaving in 1946. Worked as freelance writer until 1957 when he began teaching at Alexandria, Minn. From the description of Papers, 1948-19...

Raaen, Aagot

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Born in 1873 in Iowa, daughter of Thomas and Ragnhild (Rødningen) Raaen, Norwegian immigrants. Family moved to Steele County, N.D. homesteaded near Hatton in 1874. She graduated in 1903 from Mayville Normal School and in 1913 from University of Minnesota. Taught school in rural schools and Oak Grove School, Fargo, N.D. Served as Steele County Superintendent of Schools from 1917-1922. Later employed by Honolulu Teachers College, Hawaii. Author of several books and a series of historical articles ...

Raaen, Thomas, 1827-1903.

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