PLU Archives and Special Collections

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Part of Swedish Order of Valhalla Records

Membership Badges

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Part of Swedish Order of Valhalla Records

Box 1

Part of Swedish Order of Valhalla Records

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

Box 2

Part of Swedish Order of Valhalla Records

Account Books
- September 1959 – July 1962
- 1969 – 1990
- 1993 – 2007
- 1933 – 1951
- Organized by individual
Membership and Dues Payment Record
- Ca. 1974-2005
Meeting Minutes
- January 1985 – August 1994
- January 1987 – December 1992
- January 1993 – December 1998
- January 1999 – April 2005
- May 2005 – March 2009
- 2009 – 2016
Newsletters
- 1987 – 1999
- 2000 – 2014
Ritual Books
- 8 copies
Death Benefit Accounts
- 1933 – 1981
Constitution and By-Laws
- 9 copies, undated, in Swedish
- 11 copies, 1956, in English
Historical Information
- “90 Years of Valhalla”
- October 5, 1974
- Address given by Stephen Forslund
- 3 copies of the booklet
4 Medals
1 blank note card to members not in good standing