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.
Audio Archive
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Recordings
Recent Additions
Vespers June 16, 1981 with John Schramm – Sing the Lord’s Song and Hope
Vespers June 15, 1981 with Ellen Gamrath – The Mind of Christ
Vespers June 14, 1981 with Joel Oines – Jesus as Creator
Vespers June 10, 1981 with Neal Ostruske – Give God Time
Vespers June 9, 1981 with Mark Lund – Putting Down the Putdown
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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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