Waldemar Westergaard Papers, 1901-1964

Collection Overview

Title: Waldemar Westergaard Papers, 1901-1964

ID: OGLMC/713

Creator: Westergaard, Waldemar (1882-1963)

Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet

Languages: English [eng]

1882-1963; UND Class of 1906

The Waldemar Westergaard Papers largely consist of correspondence.

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Acquisition Source: Transferred from the UND Biographical File

Preferred Citation: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid input to Archon in May 2023.

Box 1

Folder 1: Biographical Materials, 1936-1964

Item 1: "Marcus Thrane in America. Some Unpublished Letters from 1880-1884." Translated and Edited by Waldemar Westergaard. Norwegian-American Studies and Records. volume 9. 1936.
Item 2: "The Baltic Sea in History." by Waldemar Westergaard. Quarterly Bulletin of the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in America.1944.
Item 3: "A Tribute to a Man." UCLA History Department's Farwell Dinner to Westergaard. 1961. (2 copies)
Item 4: "Waldemar Christian Westergaard, 1882-1963. Professor of History, Emeritus." University of California. In Memoriam. 1964.

Folder 2: Correspondence from Professor Gottfried Hult, North Dakota Agricultural College: 1901 and 1904 (two letters)

Folder 3: Correspondence from Fred Peterson, Nome, Alaska: 3 October 1903 (one letter)

Folder 4: Correspondence from Thomas Jenson, Nome, Alaska: 1905-1908 (five letters)

Folder 5: Correspondence with UND President Frank McVey: 1914 (three letters)

Regarding issues of academic freedom at UND

Folder 6: Miscellaneous Correspondence

Item 1: Postcard from V.E. Boyle: 12 June 1914
Item 2: Letter from former UND President Webster Merrifield: 4 November 1915
Item 3: Postcard from Ida M. Paine: October 24th (no year)