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-===[http://www.augie.edu/library/about/index.html#collections Augustana College|Augustana College, Mikkelsen Library]===
+===[http://www.augie.edu/library/about/index.html#collections Augustana College|Augustana College, Center for Western Studies]===
-'''Norwegian Collection'''
+The Center for Western Studies is an archival and publishing agency of Augustana College, historically a Norwegian-American college. Through its collections, exhibits, book publishing, conferences, and art shows, the Center seeks to preserve and interpret the history and cultures of the northern plains.
-This collection consists of books on subjects relating to Scandinavia, many of which are in Norwegian. It was begun with a gift from Maurice P. Dunlap, Consul to Norway from 1936 to 1941.
-Materials in the Norwegian Collection do not circulate.
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