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Anna Myklebust Tobiason is among those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.

Anna Myklebust Tobiason (left) with brother's wife, Meja Myklebust (c. 1916). Taken in Roselia, WA. Coats and hats are from the Myklebust Department Store where Anna worked. Anna Myklebust Tobiason is among those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.

The interview was conducted with Hans Tveter on May 12, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, employment, and Norwegian heritage. During the interview, Hans's younger brother Jacob joined him. The interview also contains a copy of the Tveter family passport from Norway. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 2, File 18 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 2, File 18A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form for Hans and Jacob Tveter
Correspondence between Hans Tveter and Janet Rasmussen
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Carl Tweiten, one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University. In the background is a painting of his home in Norway.

Sara Vanderbilt is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.

Sara Vanderbilt is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.

This interview was conducted with Helga Watney on May 3, 1979 in Parkland, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, marriage and family, employment, business ventures, and Norwegian heritage. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 1, File 28 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 1, File 28A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

John Johnson of Tacoma, Harald Prestegård of Lillehammer, and Ivar Alm of Tacoma stand together in July 1975. When they first arrived in Tacoma as immigrants, all 3 men lived at Bakke's boarding house. Prestegård returned to Norway during the Depression. Ivar is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.