Box 1

Newsletters

• 1983-2018
• This is the plurality of the materials in the box

Historical Information

• “Old Valhalla History”
• One page on lodge history
• Organization Histories
• ~15 one page (front and back) descriptions of the history of the Swedish Order of Valhalla and Odes from the order
• Identical to items already in Box 1, Folder 1 of SIE 1.3

Rituals

• Song Cards for Funerals
• ~250 copies

Ritual books for the order, similar to Box 12, Folder 4 of SIE 1.3

• 3 in English, n.d.
• 18 in English, n.d.
• 1 in Swedish, 1924
• Song Cards
• ~20
• One side: Initiation Song in English
• Other side: Opening and Closing Songs in Swedish
• 4 older, all in Swedish

Legal/Government-Related

• Nonprofit Incorporation Documents
• May 3, 1984
• Blank Adopt-A-Highway Application
• Application last revised August, 1991
• Senate Resolution
• ~20 copies
• April 28, 1985
• Commends the Order on its 100th anniversary

Constitution and By-Laws

• English, 1953
• English, 1956
• English, 2001 (6 copies)

Members

• Dues Record
• 2007-2009
• Includes amount paid, life member, and names
• List of Names, Addresses, and Ages
• Presumably of members
• Not dated, but given numbers (presumably member numbers), likely early 1900s
• Filled in Membership Applications
• ~100
• Ca. 1924-1944
• Includes names, addresses, birth dates, and doctor certification
• There are several different versions of the form represented
• Phone List of Officers and Members
• Multiple years
• 2002
• January 25, 2008 (2 copies)
• List of members and their phone numbers
• List of Names and Phone Numbers
• N.d.
• Presumably of members
• List of Names and Phone Numbers
• Yellow paper
• Says “100th year Anniversary Committee” next to the first name
• List of Names, Phone Numbers and Dollar Amounts
• Says “Christmas Party” down a column
• December 21, 1985
• List of Names and Addresses
• 2 copies
• Stapled, white paper in 3 columns
• N.d.
• Blank Membership Applications
• 2 copies
• 1900s

Events

• Annual Event Schedules
• 1983-2012 (missing 1986-9, 1987-8, 2000-2007, 2009-10)
• “To Portray Un Tomorrow” News Clipping
• N.d.
• From Tacoma News Tribune
• “No Limit Hold’em Tournament” Invitation
• May 12, no year
• May 17, no year
• May 16, no year
• Includes rules and betting structure
• “Officer’s Banquet” Invitation
• March 24, no year
• March 26, no year
• List of Representatives for “Scandinavian Days”
• No year
• Handwritten
• “Swedish Immigration Jubilee, 1846-1996” Program
• 1996
• Produced by Kitsap, Pierce, and Thurston Counties
• “Swedish Order of Valhalla: 100 Year Anniversary Dinner and Dance” Program
  • ~13 copies
  • December 15, 1984
• “Valhalla Extravaganza” Ticket
• June 28, 1985
• Alderbrook Inn
• “Lief Erikson Festival” Program
• October 9, 1963
• Normanna Hall
• Postcard Advertisement to Swedish Order of Valhalla from Scandia Park, Tacoma, WA
• May 16, 1939, for Grand Opening on May 20, 1939
• “Queen Contest” Empty Voting Tickets
• Tacoma Runeberg Lodge
• N.d.
• Announcement of Scandinavian Center at PLU
• June 4, 1986
• 2 copies
• Created by the Scandinavian Cultural Council
• “Teater, Visafton Och Bal: A Gala Celebration of Tacoma’s Valhalla Lodge, 1906-1996” Invitation
• 1996
• 90th Birthday
• “Valhalla Breakfast” Event Advertisement
• November 18, 1984
• November 17, 1985
• November 16, 1986
• November 20, 1988
• November 26, 1989
• “Valhalla Salmon Derby” Event Advertisement
• September 23, no year (contextual guess, 1984)
• September 7, no year
• “Vacation with Valhalla” Event Advertisement
• 2 copies, 1 scribbled on
• July 15th-July 21st, no year
• “Special Valhalla News Bulletin” Event Advertisement
• 2 copies
• Picnic event
• September 8, no year
• “Harmony Lodge, No. 244 Scandinavian Fraternity of America: Celebrating 60 Years” Program
• 1926-1986
• “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year” Event Advertisement
• December 17th, no year (2 copies)
• December 18th, no year
• “Moving Sale & Furniture Auction” Event Advertisement
• November 21, 1998
• “Attention Valhalla Members” Raffle Event Invitation
• February 27, 1987

Financial

• Invoice for engraved “title plates”
• December 11, 2008
• Binder of Dues Payments
• Blank Invoices
• 2 pads
• For rent of Valhalla Temple (1216-18 South K Street, Tacoma, WA)
• 20th century
• Blank Money Requests
• 1930s
• Blank Dues Payment Cards
• ~10 pages, 6 cards per page
• 1900s
• Blank Sick Benefit Applications
• ~20 copies
• 1900s
• Blank Scholarship Application
• Application due July 1, 2011

Administrative

• Board Notes and Reports
• Handwritten in Swedish
• Ca. 1925
• Board Meeting Minutes
• April 26, 1985
• Report on Albert
• Regarding non-committed engagement with Valhalla
• Ca. 1985
• Notes from Stag Breakfast Committee
• 2 copies
• November 6, 1985
• Board Committee Notes
• March 11, 1984
• Description of Sickness and Funeral Benefits
• Found surrounded by papers from 1983
• Blank Thank You Cards and Envelopes
• ~20 cards
• N.d.
• Blank Stationary
• 2 copies
• N.d.
• Blank Meeting Minutes Form
• N.d.

Photos

• 2 members drinking beer, on printer paper

Seemingly Unrelated

• Booking Information for Dennis at Crossroads Blues