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Olaf Walseth Correspondence
SIE 4-211 · 1922-1928
Part of Manuscript Collection

Eleven letters written by Olaf Walseth of Trondheim, Norway, from 3 December 1922 to 24 July 1928. Olaf Walseth lived in “Fjeldly” on Byåsen, a part of Trondheim. He had two brothers, Ørnulf and Bertram. Three of the letters are addressed to Bella and one is addressed to “dear sister.” The rest of the letters start with “dear.” The letters describe Olaf’s life and contain responses to letters sent to him.

Olaf Rydjord Papers
SIE 4-15 · 1866-1986
Part of Manuscript Collection

Consists of a biographical sketch and personal papers of Olaf Rydjord. The biographical sketch was published in the “History of Snohomish County Washington” volume II in 1926. Two pages from the Pacific Lutheran College Bulletin published in August of 1927 show the record of the $5,000 gift Olaf donated to the Endowment Campaign. There is a letter written by Grace Birkestol to the PLU archives.

Personal papers for Olaf Rydjord include a card with the Norwegian and American flags drawn on it, a seasons greetings card, a one dollar membership card for a Norwegian-American club, two postcards, a 1931 map of Norway, “For My God and My Country” book, one page in Norwegian entitled “Subskriptionsindbydelse,” forty N.L.C.A. Centennial stamps, a brochure in Norwegian about Leif Erickson, a page announcing Faith in Action, a rally to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Stanwood Lutheran Parish with a list of duties of church membership, and a brochure with a list of all securities sold by Birger Osland & Co. and still in customer’s hands or redeemed, together with cost price to customer and current selling prices for 1911 to 1928.

Olaf Morgan Norlie Papers
SIE 4-285 · 1944-1961
Part of Manuscript Collection

Contains the various written works and correspondence of Olaf Morgan Norlie between the years 1944 and 1961. The correspondence in this collection is a series of weekly family newsletters that Olaf sent out to his family between the years 1946 and 1961. Norlie also wrote family histories of the Norlie-Bonhus family, such as Ho Ga Te Me: A Centennial Sketch of Martha Karolina Juel Norlie and Six Generations of Gunnar A. Bonhus. Also contains extensive family trees of the Norlie Family that span several volumes.

Ohrt, Sigfrid
SIE 2-4-t258 · 1983-07-28
Part of New Land, New Lives Oral History Collection

The interview was conducted with Sigfrid Ohrt on July 28, 1983 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, schooling, work, marriage and family, and Norwegian heritage. Also available are 'America, Here We Come,' 'My Father, Ivar Eidsnes,' and 'Growing Up in South Dakota - 1901-05' by Sigfrid Ohrt. The interview was conducted in English.


Folder Contents

Box 11, File 15 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 11, File 15A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen.
Letter from Mrs. Ohrt in regards to Dr. Rasmussen’s letter.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 11, File 15B Personal Papers
“America, Here We Come!”
“My Father, Ivar Eidsnes”
“Growing Up in South Dakota – 1904-05”