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This interview was conducted with Anna Johnson on October 23, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, employment, marriage and family, community involvement, and Finnish heritage. The interview was conducted in English with some Swedish at the end of the interview.

Folder Contents

Box 5, File 1 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 5, File 1A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 5, File 1B Photographs
Five photographs

This interview was conducted with Bergliot DeRosa on October 22, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information about family background, emigration, work, marriage and family life, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also contains a copy of a photograph taken at Bergliot's mother's aunt's wedding, a photograph of the DeRosa family, a postcard of Trondheim, and two photographs of Bergliot at the time of the interview and a copy of her certificate of vaccination. The interview was conducted in English with some Norwegian towards the end of the interview.

Also see Sara Vanderbilt.

Folder Contents

Box 4, File 18 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 4, File 18A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 4, File 18B Photographs
Four photographs

Box 4, File 18C Personal Papers
Vaccination certificate
Clipping

The interview was conducted with Hanna Jacobsen on October 20, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on family history, childhood, life in Norway, school, medical care, work in Norway, tailoring, work in Oslo, Christmas traditions, folk stories, voyage to America, Ellis Island, first impressions of U.S., work, learning English, marriage and family, church, trip to Norway, importance of Norwegian heritage, and changes in church. Also available are a photograph of Hanna Jacobsen (ca. 1910) and two photographs of her at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 4, File 17 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 4, File 17A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 4, File 17B Photographs
Three photographs

This interview was conducted with Martin Rasmussen on October 8, 1981 at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. It provides information about family background, apprenticeship, service in the military, emigration, employment, marriage and family, and Danish heritage. The interview also includes two photographs of Martin as a soldier in the German Army during WWI, three photographs of Martin and his telescope, five snapshots of Martin at the time of the interview, and an article about Martin from the Pierce County Herald (August 20, 1981).

Folder Contents

Box 4, File 16 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 4, File 16A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Rasmussen’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 4, File 16B Photographs and Clippings
Ten photographs
One clipping

The interview was conducted with Alva Pearson on October 8, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on personal background, emigration, work, community life, family, and Swedish heritage. The interview was conducted in English.

Also see Alva Pearson's interview with friends Gunnar and Ingeborg Anderson.

Folder Contents

Box 4, File 15 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 4, File 15A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 4, File 15B Photographs
Two photographs

The interview was conducted with Ed Carlson on September 30, 1981 in Aberdeen, Washington. This interview contains information on personal background, emigration, settling in, work, family, social organizations, and return trips to Sweden. The interview was conducted in English with some Swedish towards the end of the interview.

Folder Contents

Box 4, File 14 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 4, File 14A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Carlson’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

The interview was conducted with John Johnson on September 30, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington. Mr. Johnson was recovering from a stroke at the time of the interview. Also his wife had died in June 1981 so it was difficult for him to remain composed. This interview contains information on family history, childhood, school, Christmas traditions in Norway, emigration, military service, church in the U.S. and Norway, confirmation, voyage to America, Ellis Island, train trip to Tacoma, work in the U.S., life in Tacoma, learning English and language difficulties, citizenship, changes in Bergen (Norway), marriage, children and grandchildren, involvement in Scandinavian organizations, trips to Norway, his stroke, and wife's cancer and death. On the tape there is a bit of wandering, as Mr. Johnson goes from topic to topic. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 4, File 13 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 4, File 13A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Johnson’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

The interview was conducted with Hans Fredrickson on September 30, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on personal background, emigration, settling in, work, family, Swedish heritage, church and community life, and trips back to Sweden. Also available are photographs of Hans at the time of the interview, Hans and his family at his childhood home in Småland, Sweden, Hans and other young men immigrating to America (February 22, 1928), Hans as a concrete worker in Villa Park, Illinois (May 23, 1929), Hans working on threshing crew in the Midwest (July 3, 1929), and harvest work in Småland, Sweden (July 31, 1936). The interview was conducted in English.

Also see Sven Fredrickson.

Folder Contents

Box 4, File 12 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 4, File 12A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Fredrickson’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 4, File 12B Photographs
Nine photographs

This interview was conducted with Ester Sundvik on September 29, 1981 in Vancouver, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, employment, marriage and family, and moving to the West Coast. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 4, File 11 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 4, File 11A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 4, File 11B Photographs
One photograph

The interview was conducted with Astrid Tomsli on September 29, 1981 in Cathlamet, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, marriage and family, community activities, and return trips to Norway. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 4, File 10 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 4, File 10A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen in regards to Mrs. Tomsli’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background