Waldemar Westergaard Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 799
Scope and Content
Correspondence, an autobiographical sketch (19 leaves), eulogy for his wife, Mabel Shride Westergaard (1883-1955), copies of his published articles, including "Orin G. Libby," (6 pages), "The Baltic Sea in history," (14 pages), and an annotated copy of "Marcus Thrane in America : some unpublished letters
from 1880-1884" (5 pages).
Dates
- 1933, 1946, 1953-1960.
Creator
- Westergaard, Waldemar, 1882-1963. (Person)
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection are held by the NDSU Archives.
Biography
Born February 4, 1883 at Buffalo, N.D., son of Jacob and Kristine (Anderson) Westergaard, Graduated from Valley City Normal School, Valley City, N.D. in 1903. Wed Viola Minor; she died in 1917. Wed Mabel Shride Pinger. Taught history at University of California, Los Angeles. He died June 4, 1963, in Las Angeles.
Extent
8 Items (8 items.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection of papers by, and related to Waldemar Westergaard, North Dakota native and professor of history at University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance
Donated by Waldemar Westergaard on July 1, 1956 (Acc. 799).
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
Creator
- Westergaard, Waldemar, 1882-1963. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Waldemar Westergaard Papers
- Description rules
- Rda
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu