- 2011-12-30
Part of PLU Oral History Collection
Lawrence "Larry" Griggs, Coordinator for Minority Students, interviewed by Amy Stewart-Mailhiot on December 30, 2011.
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Part of PLU Oral History Collection
Lawrence "Larry" Griggs, Coordinator for Minority Students, interviewed by Amy Stewart-Mailhiot on December 30, 2011.
Part of ILWU Oral Histories
Jack Tanner interviewed by Mary Deaton in the early 1980s.
Part of ILWU Oral Histories
Richard Smith interviewed by Dan Jongeling in the early 1980s.
Bjug Harstad Monument Dedication
Part of PLU Oral History Collection
Recording of the dedication of the Bjug Harstad Monument in Valle, Norway.
Part of PLU Oral History Collection
Milton Nesvig speaking on various PLU people through the years.
This interview was conducted with Trygve Nakkerud, the president of the Leif Erikson League on May 27, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington at PLU. It contains information on the history and of the Leif Erikson League, purpose of the League, history of Leif Erikson, Leif Erikson Day, future goals in the League, lodge officers in 1981, PLU and League interaction, and the Leif Erikson commemorative stamp.
The interview also contains a Leif Erikson Day program from the Norway Center in Seattle, Washington, October 9, 1968. Mrs. Emma Mehus Varney speaks briefly on the recording. The interview was conducted in English.
Also see Trygve Nakkerud's personal interview.
Box 3, File 1 Interview
Tape Archive Sheet and Tape Index
Box 3, File 1A Program
Program for Leif Erikson Day 1968
This interview was conducted with Howard Tveter on May 28, 1981 in Gig Harbor, Washington. It contains information on family background, growing up in Gig Harbor, community activities, family, and Norwegian heritage. The interview was conducted in English.
Also see Hans Tveter (cousin).
Box 3, File 5 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index
Box 3, File 5A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letter from Janet Rasmussen thanking Mr. Tveter for his participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background
This interview was conducted with Sigvald Stenersen on August 22, 1984 in Spokane, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, occupations, marriage and family, and Norwegian heritage. The interview was conducted in English with some Norwegian towards the end of the interview.
Box 12, File 8 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index
Box 12, File 8A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
This interview was conducted with Norwall Steiro on December 16, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information about family background, emigration, occupations, marriage and family, church and community involvement, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also provides a program from the dedication of Lutheran Minor Hospital, a newspaper clipping on the altar Norwall built for Lutheran Minor Hospital, an article on the construction of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Tacoma, a letter regarding the accomplishments of Norwall, a paper entitled 'Norwall Arneberg Steiro, a Builder' (November 22, 1981), a program from Lutheran Social Services' Third Annual Appreciation Dinner (October 9, 1981), Norwall's certificate from sailing school, and a poem written to Norwall on his eighth birthday. The interview was conducted in English.
Box 6, File 1 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index
Box 6, File 1A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Steiro’s involvement.
Box 6, File 1B Clippings
Clippings about groundbreaking ceremonies
Several clippings are in Norwegian.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background
This interview was conducted with Svanhild Sortland on January 12, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, employment, marriage, emigration, family, community activities, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also provides photographs of the Sortland home in Norway and Svanhild and her husband Erling at the time of the interview. Also see Erling Sortland. The interview was conducted in English.
Box 6, File 3 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index
Box 6, File 3A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background
Box 6, File 3B Photographs
Five photographs