Lögberg-Heimskringla - 13.11.1992, Blaðsíða 2

2 • Lögberg-Heimskringla • Föstudagur 13. nóvember 1992
Stefansson artifacts collected
collection of Vilhjalmur
Stefansson memorabilia has
been donated to the Univer-
sity of North Dakota’s Chester Fritz
Library by UND alumnus Robert
Henry, and the UND Alumni Foun-
dation. Stefansson, who was born in
Arnes, Manitoba, grew up in North
Dakota and was a famous Arctic
explorer and a former UND student.
The gifts include several books
written by the explorer and they are
as follows: The Northward Course oí
Empire, The Fat ofthe Land, Hunters
of the Great North, and The Friendly
Arctic. All of these books are first edi-
tions and each book bears the signa-
ture of the author. In addition, the
Library has received a large and
handsome bronze bust of Stefansson,
a collection of polar explorer stamps
issued by the United States Postal
Service, an Icelandic flag, and a
framed poster that highlights
Stefansson’s accomplishments as a
scholar and an explorer. These items
have been placed on permanent dis-
play in the Library’s recently renovat-
ed Main Reading Room.
The Library seeks to acquire addi-
tional material on Stefansson and on
Iceland. The Library’s Department of
Special Collections particularly
strives to maintain a collection that
reflects the rich heritage of the people
who settled North Dakota. To this
end, the Library has established a
special fund to purchase additional
materials on or about Iceland. Indi-
viduals who wish to contribute to this
fund may call or write the Director of
Libraries at the University of North
Dakota, Grand Forks.
Also, Bergsteinn Jónsson, Professor
of History at the University of Iceland,
has just completed a two month resi-
dence at UND this semester. Professor
Jónsson is doing research on his long-
term project, “Icelanders in North
Dakota.” Last October the Library had
another scholar in residence, Kristín
H. Pétursdóttir, Librarian/Manager at
the Records Center and Archives of
the National Bank of Iceland. Ms.
Pétursdóttir was researching a “Biblio-
graphy of Icelandic Genealogy.” And
speaking of Icelandic publications,
your readers may be interested in
learning a new publication is sched-
uled to be published on Iceland (below
left).
From Frank D’Andraia
Director of Libraries
University of North Dakota
lcelartdic Bibliography ■ ■ ■
Francis R. McBride, head of referenee at Aifred University’s Herrick
Memorial Libraty, has been selected by Oxford, England’s Clio Press to
compile an annotated bibliography on Iceland. McBride’s project will
Ínvoive updating what hc has dcscribcd as an “analytical guide to English-
language materials” on the countiy, including its history, literature, geogra-
phy, economy, politics, agriculture, people, culture, customs, religions, and
social organizations. To make thc information timely, he will include the
present status of housing, education, health, newspapcrs, and recreation.
McBride said he has already gone over to Iceland to do his initial
research and has made “good headway” during a two-and-a-half-week visit
in July. One of the more unique aspects of lceland is its seasonal phenome-
non of having 24 hours of daylight, which makes for somc unusual opportu-
nities. “Golf is getting very big in Iceland,” McBride explained. “They hold
the Arctic Open golf tournament at the end öf June with players coming
from all over the world so they can tee off at midnight.” It was not
McBride’s fírst trip to Iccland; he scrved there for two years as a membcr of
the U.S. Air Force. He believes his familiarity with the language and the cul-
ture weighed heavily in his favor during the selection process. His research
isn’t due to Clio Press until 1994, and he estimates the finished voíume will
follow the year aftcr. Library Joumal
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Contest. The deadline for the contest is
December 31, 1992. The contest in
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Any poet, whether previously pub-
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To enter, send one original poem,
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must be postmarked by December 31,
1992. A new contest opens January 1,
1993.
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