Norwegian American Historical Association is a non-profit, member-supported organization dedicated to locating, collecting, preserving and interpreting the Norwegian-American experience.

It publishes scholarly books and maintains a historical archive, documenting research and interpretations of the American experience of immigrants from Norway.

Since it's founding, the independent non-profit organization has been located on the campus of St. Olaf College, in Northfield, Minnesota.

[3] The first executive board consisted of:[4] Theodore C. Blegen served as managing editor for publications from 1925 until his retirement in 1960.

Rølvaag initiated the collection of archives including letters, papers, books, periodicals, photographs, diaries and newspapers related to Norwegian-American life.