Julius Emil Olson papers, 1871-1941

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Olson, Julius Emil, 1858-1944

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Papers of Julius Emil Olson, a professor of Scandinavian languages at the University of Wisconsin (1884-1931). The collection documents his work as a writer and lecturer of Scandinavian history and...

Papers of Julius Emil Olson, a professor of Scandinavian languages at the University of Wisconsin (1884-1931). The collection documents his work as a writer and lecturer of Scandinavian history and culture, as well as his interest in the authenticity of the Kensington Rune Stone, and his involvement in university affairs, particularly its scholarships and loans committee. The collection includes incoming correspondence from friends, students, and other Scandinavian scholars; scrapbooks; lecture notebooks; literary articles; biographical sketches of scholars and friends; and patriotic addresses.

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