Arne Kokkvoll (1925 – 19 September 1998) was a Norwegian historian, librarian/archivist and politician for the Labour Party.

Biography

He was born at Kokkvollen in Røros, and took the cand.philol. degree in 1957. His master's thesis was about

Johannes Nesse Johannes Jeremias Nesse (26 September 1891 – 1 June 1948), often abbreviated in Norwegian as ''Johs. Nesse'', was a Norwegian newspaper editor. He became an editor in '' Aftenposten'' in 1928, and was promoted to editor-in-chief in 1930. In 194 ...

, and it was published later as a book. Kokkvoll worked as a teacher and was a research assistant at the

Norwegian Institute of Local History Norwegian Institute of Local History ( no, Norsk lokalhistorisk institutt) is a division of the National Library of Norway. It was established in 1955 as an independent institute under the Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs The Roya ...

before being hired as director of the

Labour Movement Archive and Library The Norwegian Labour Movement Archives and Library ( no, Arbeiderbevegelsens arkiv og bibliotek, Arbark) is an archival and historical institution in Oslo, Norway, opened in 1909. It was established and is still owned by the Norwegian Confederatio ...

. He held this post until 1987, and was also acting docent at the University of Trondheim from 1976 to 1978. He was later the director of Olavsgruva Museum in Røros. He was also a leader of the

Norwegian Movement for Vietnam The Norwegian Movement for Vietnam ( no, Vietnambevegelsen i Norge) was a Norwegian advocacy group. Its purpose was to convey friendship and solidarity with "people of Indochina", opposing the Vietnam War. It was created in January 1968 as an offsh ...

from 1969 to 1972, and he led ''Oslo Arbeidersamfunn'' from 1966 to 1967. From 1988 to 1991 he was the mayor of Røros, representing the Labour Party. Kokkvoll was not a prolific writer, but held many lectures, especially for the labour movement. He published ''Av og for det arbeidende folket'' in 1981, and he was the editor for the six-volume work ''

Arbeiderbevegelsens historie i Norge ''Arbeiderbevegelsens historie i Norge'' ( en, History of the Workers' Movement in Norway) is a six-volume work about the labour movement history of Norway. It was released between 1985 and 1990 by Tiden Norsk Forlag. It was not the first work abo ...

'', released between 1985 and 1990.

References

1925 births 1998 deaths 20th-century Norwegian historians Labor historians Norwegian librarians Norwegian archivists Labour Party (Norway) politicians Mayors of places in Sør-Trøndelag People from Røros Academic staff of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology Directors of museums in Norway {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub