Bjorn Harold Halvorsen Travel Notes
Collection
Identifier: 2024-01-13
Scope and Contents
Collection of handwritten and typed notes and notebooks from Bjorn Halvorsen's travels. A sizeable collection of poetry handwritten and typed. A Collection of philosophical essays and a few short stories. 3 plays with multiple copies of each. CD's of a Documentary about Bjorn multiple copies. Copies of his original printing/publishing of "Notebooks Off The Road."
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1962 - 2004
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research. (Collection is unprocessed. Researcher must sign unprocessed collection use form. Ask reference staff for additional information.)
Biographical / Historical
Bjorn Harold Halvorsen was a cross country Piano mover and family mover. He wrote throughout his travels including observations of the world around him, poetry, philosophical essays, short stories, plays, you name it. He had a love for music; played Clarinet. Bjorn Started 2 moving companies one of which sustained after his passing. He and is last wife also started and sustained for some time a small Theater in Taos, NM. His youth was full of trials and tribulations, which gave him a unique perspective on the world as he healed and processed. For his generation, his spiritual perspectives were interesting and deeply introspective. His writings are a reflection of how he navigated his personal transformation journey and fascination with suicide. His later years he struggled with physical ailments that limited his movement.
Extent
2 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
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Physical Location
B3-4B
Separated Materials
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- Title
- Finding Aid of the
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Samuel Sisneros
- Date
- 1/31/2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu