Select materials from the Carl O. Pedersen papers (P0303) housed in the NAHA Archives.
Pedersen served as pastor of congregations and rector of the Lutheran Medical Center (Norwegian Lutheran Deaconesses' Home and Hospital (1919-1949) in the New York City metropolitan area. In 1933 he was named Knight, First Class, and in 1948, Commander of the Order of St. Olav. He received the St. Olav Medal in 1939.
The digitized manuscript deals with the observance of the Norse-American Centennial in the United States and in Norway.
The Carl O. Pedersen papers are available online here. 
The Norse American Centennial Manuscript, 1925
The Norse American Centennial Manuscript, 1925