Roald graduated from St. Olaf College in 1955 and received his doctorate in American literature from the University of Chicago in 1967. He joined Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois and became a member of the English Department in 1960. He remained there until his retirement in 1999. He chaired the department from 1967 until 1984. In 1998 he was appointed to the Conrad Bergendoff Chair in the Humanities.
Spending much of his life along the Mississippi River, Roald has authored numerous publications on aspects of the River and Quad Cities history.
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Recent Additions
Vespers January 31, 1976 with Becky Lomax & Dave Caemmerer – Seeing Nature Through God
Vespers January 30, 1976 with John Rieke – Even Faith Is a Gift
Vespers January 27, 1976 with Brad Brainerd – Affirming the Will of God
Vespers January 26, 1976 with Eric Jorstad – I Will Lift Up My Eyes Unto the Mountains
Vespers January 25, 1976 with Carroll Hinderlie – What Christ is to Us, So We Are to All
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Holden wishes to express appreciation to PLU, Pacific Lutheran University, for their support of the Holden Audio Archive Project.
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