Reidar Rye Haugan
Reidar Rye Haugan (September 18, 1893 – October 1972) was an American newspaper editor and publisher.
Background
Reidar Rye Haugan was born the youngest of eight children born in Trondheim, Norway.[1] Together with his mother and sister, Haugan immigrated to the United States at 21 years of age, arriving in New York City on April 3, 1915.[2]
Career
Initially Haugan had worked for the editorial staff of the
Reidar Haugan was also a director and playwright. In 1944, the Chicago Norwegian Theatre (Norwegian:Norske Teater) presented one of his more famous works, Norway Waits (Norwegian:Norge Venter) . Together with his wife Hermana Rye Haugan, he was a leader of American Relief for Norway in Chicago, which provided assistance to the nation and people of Norway during and after World War II.[4][5]
References
- ^ Census year: 1900. Municipality: Trondheim (Norwegian Historical Data Centre)
- ^ Kristianiafjord. Bergen to New York (The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.)
- ^ Skandinaven and the John Anderson Publishing Company(by Jean Skogerboe Hansen. Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume 28: Page 35) Archived 2008-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ American Relief For Norway. A Survey of American Relief Work For Norway During and After The Second World War (Andreas Nilsen Rygg, Chicago, Ill:Arnesen Press. 1947)
- ^ Haugan, Hermana Rye (Charlotte Jacobson. Norwegian-American Historical Association. Volume 28: Page 342)
Sources
- Hustvedt, Lloyd. (2001) Guide to the Archives of the Norwegian-American Historic Association (Norwegian-American Historical Association, Northfield, MN. 6/1/1979)