Norman C. Lindhjem Papers

Collection

Identifier: TMD101

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection includes family correspondence (1941-1945); scrapbooks (n.d.); photograph albums of the Seneca Rocks training area (1943-1944), dedication of 10th Mountain Division Monument in Fort Drum, New York (October 4, 1991), army pictures; research materials and manuscripts for "History of the Studebaker Weasel" (n.d.) ; video tapes; audio cassette; memorabilia (1946-1993); newspaper clippings; notes; booklets regarding support of a perpetual world calendar (1994-1998).

Dates

1941-1998

Creator

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.

Biographical / Historical

Norman Lindhjem was born in Or. in 1916 and enlisted in the Army at Portland in December 1941. At the time of enlistment he had completed four years of high school and working as a truck driver. Lindhjem joined the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment at Fort Lewis, Wash. He participated in the Columbia Ice Fields test expedition in 1942, maneuvers at the Hunter-Liggett military reservation near Jolon, Calif. and as a rock climbing instructor at the Seneca Assault Climbing School at Seneca Rocks, near Elkins, W. Va. In spring 1945, Lindjhem was wounded in action during combat operations in Italy and received a Bronze Star medal.

Extent

1 box

1 AVBox

1 oversize box

1 photo box

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Norman C. Lindhjem;gift;2007. Robertson, Karen;gift;2009.

General

Catalog record based on preliminary inventory.

Linking Entry Complexity Note

Forms part of: 10th Mountain Division Resource Center Collection.

Subjects

Audiocassettes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Camp Hale (Colo.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Clippings (information artifacts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Fort Lewis (Wash.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Lindhjem, Norman C., 1916- -- Archives.
Military maneuvers -- Cold weather conditions. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Photograph albums Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scrapbooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Ski troops. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 87th.
VHS Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus