Without this institutional largesse the work could not have been done. Olaf College, for granting me a two-year special leave of absence, 1995–97, on generous terms. I owe most of all to my academic institution, St. I incurred a large debt of gratitude to many individuals and institutions in the course of the research. Foote served as my reliable and knowledgeable administrative assistant, tending to correspondence and entering and analyzing information on the database he created. Mauk of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, and an authority on the Norwegians in the eastern United States, joined us for the two weeks devoted to research in New York. Terje deserves a special word of gratitude for his invaluable contributions to the project at the personal as well as professional level. Our varied experiences in pursuit of the Norwegian American might even merit a book all their own. Terje Mikael Hasle Joranger of Oslo, Norway, traveled with me throughout the United States for a period of twelve months as my capable and optimistic research associate the fieldwork benefited greatly from his innate talent for social historyĪnd for relating to subjects of in-depth interviews. Hauge, president of the Norwegian-American Historical Association, contributed generously and was helpful at every turn. Heyerdahl, secretary general of Nordmanns Forbundet in Oslo, Norway, who secured the first large grant-in-aid of the project. Initial preparations to conduct such a study would have come to naught save for the enthusiastic encouragement and support of Johan Fr. As a reviewer said, a major finding of the study is “the creation of an ethnicity through the interactions of ethnic institutions and American society and the impact on those who identify with that ethnicity.” It is a case study that presents a comprehensive portrait of an “old” immigrant group toward the end of the twentieth century. It is an experiment in social history that marks a departure in the study of American ethnic groups. Preface The Promise Fulfilled is a story told by Norwegian Americans themselves through interviews and completed questionnaires, and also through the historical record as preserved in libraries and archives. T H E N O RW E G I A N - A M E R I C A N M AT R I X T H E S H I F T I N G F A C E O F N O RW E G I A N A M E R I C AĪ L E G A C Y O F N AT I O N A L M U T U A L I T Y E184.S2L686 1998 98-4000 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper The University of Minnesota is an equal-opportunity educator and employer.ĭedicated to the Memory of My Brother Magnar Bertel Lowell, February 10, 1931–October 9, 1950 Norwegian-American Historical Association. “Published in cooperation with the Norwegian-American Historical Association.” Includes index. The promise fulfilled : a portrait of Norwegian Americans today / Odd S. Published by the University of Minnesota Press 111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290 Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lovoll, Odd Sverre. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. London Published in cooperation with the Norwegian-American Historical AssociationĬopyright 1998 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota All rights reserved. University of Minnesota Press Minneapolis The University of Minnesota Press gratefully acknowledges the generous assistance provided for the publication of this book by The Research Council of Norway.Ī Portrait of Norwegian Americans Today ODD S.
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