Randolph Edgar Haugan

July 31, 1902 (age 82)

He was the youngest child of Torgeir Halvorson Haugan (1864–1915) and Hilda Dorothea Josephine (Ehrhardt) Haugan. Review Torgeir Haugan was a Lutheran minister who was from Haugan near Brunkeberg, in the Kviteseid municipality of Telemark County, Norway and had immigrated to the United States during 1883. Randolph Haugan was a graduate of Saint Olaf College (B A 1924). Starting in December 1928, Haugan would hold the position of General Manager for Augsburg Publishing House until 1970. Haugan was knighted by King Haakon VII of Norway during World World War II for his service to American Relief for Norway, Incorporated. of which he was Minnesota state director Additionally he served as chairman of the Saint Olaf College Board of Trustees. Haugan is most frequently associated with Christmas: an American Annual of Christmas Literature and Art which he initiated starting in 1931 and continued editing throughout the remainder of his career. This English language edition would succeed July i Vesterheimen, a Norwegian language Christmas annual previously published by Augsburg Publishing. Of the several Scandinavian-American Christmas annuals, these have generally been considered the most significant.

Randolph Edgar Haugan

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Background

Haugan, Randolph Edgar was born on July 31, 1902 in Martel, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Torgier H. and Hilda (Ehrhardt) Haugan.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Saint Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota 1924. Doctor of Laws, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, 1944.

Career

He was the youngest child of Torgeir Halvorson Haugan (1864–1915) and Hilda Dorothea Josephine (Ehrhardt) Haugan. Review Torgeir Haugan was a Lutheran minister who was from Haugan near Brunkeberg, in the Kviteseid municipality of Telemark County, Norway and had immigrated to the United States during 1883. Randolph Haugan was a graduate of Saint Olaf College (B A 1924).

Starting in December 1928, Haugan would hold the position of General Manager for Augsburg Publishing House until 1970.

Haugan was knighted by King Haakon VII of Norway during World World War II for his service to American Relief for Norway, Incorporated. of which he was Minnesota state director Additionally he served as chairman of the Saint Olaf College Board of Trustees.

Haugan is most frequently associated with Christmas: an American Annual of Christmas Literature and Art which he initiated starting in 1931 and continued editing throughout the remainder of his career. This English language edition would succeed July i Vesterheimen, a Norwegian language Christmas annual previously published by Augsburg Publishing.

Of the several Scandinavian-American Christmas annuals, these have generally been considered the most significant.

Achievements

Randolph Edgar Haugan has been listed as a noteworthy publisher. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Charter Commission, Minneapolis 1944. Chairman board of trustees Saint Olaf College, 1950-1954. Member United Hospital Fund, Minnesota College Fund Association.

Member joint polity and organization committee formation Am-Lutheran Church.

Member board Protestant Church-Owned Publications Association, from 1952. Member joint polity and organization committee formation Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada.

Kiwanian. Clubs: Minneapolis Athletic.

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Married Mildred Kathryn Knudson, August 5, 1924. Children: Mary, James.

Father:: Torgier H. Haugan
Mother:: Hilda (Ehrhardt) Haugan
Spouse:: Mildred Kathryn Knudson
child:: Mary Haugan
child:: James Haugan

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