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- 1985-1997 (Creation)
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Contains 5 photocopied pages of the Vårt Land issue from 18 May 1988, featuring a picture of Gloria on the front page of the issue and an article about her on page 11. The article has an interview with her and describes her feelings upon seeing the celebrations in Oslo, Norway for the first time of her life. In addition, there is an article in Ruralite, a publication distributed through Parkland Light and Power, describing her store and its origins, as well as numerous Gloria-Grams, newsletters from her store listing new inventory items, recipes, and other news and Scandinavian cultural facts.
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Gloria Pederson was the daughter of German immigrants; however, after her marriage to Norwegian immigrant and PLU Professor, Arne Pederson, Gloria was best known for her contributions to promoting Scandinavian culture through selling popular and traditional Scandinavian ware and running a museum in the back of her giftshop. She is also remembered for making 27 bunads herself, representing different Norwegian regions; conducting classes in the Norwegian language; and Norwegian cooking classes. She met King Olav V when he visited PLU in 1975.