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This interview was conducted with Helen Mork on January 21, 1989 in Seattle, Washington. The interview contains information on personal background, emigration, adjustments, family, and heritage. Also available are two black and white photographs from Helen's life. The interview was conducted in English.

Also see Ola Mork.

Folder Contents

Box 12, File 14 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 12, File 14A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen.
Handwritten Family Background and Tape Archive Sheet

Box 12, File 14B Photographs
Two photographs

The interview was conducted with Signe Steel on May 17, 1982 in Seattle, Washington. This interview contains information on personal background, emigration, family, employment, and community life. The interview also includes a paper by Signe Steel entitled 'Emigrants' and photographs of Cedarhome School in Washington, Signe and her siblings Fred and Elsa as children, Signe on Confirmation Day (1916), and Signe and Jack Steel as a young couple. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 8, File 8 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 8, File 8A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Ms. Steel’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 8, File 8B Photographs and Personal Papers
Four photographs
Family history

This interview was conducted on April 6, 1979 in Tacoma, Washington with Hildur Larson. It contains information on personal background, emigration, marriage, church and community organizations, traditions, and Hildur's poetry. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 1, File 18 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 1, File 18A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letter from Janet Rasmussen regarding her husband’s death.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

The interview was conducted with Bertil Johnson on May 13, 1980 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on growing up in Tacoma, attending school, practicing law, and participating in Swedish organizations. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 2, File 8 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 2, File 8A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letter from Janet Rasmussen thanking Judge Johnson for his participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background
Article from the Tacoma News Tribune about Mr. Johnson’s 100th birthday in 2001.

This interview was conducted with Christine Slind Emerson in Tacoma, Washington on November 22, 1982. It contains information on family background, emigration, school in America, the Selbu community, raising the family after her mother's death, marriage, return trip to Norway, and church activities. The interview also includes photographs of the Slind home in Norway, the Slind family passport picture, the Slind children in Lacrosse, Washington (1923), Christine and her husband Joe in Moscow, Idaho, Joe and their daughter Inez, Christine's children Camille and Vern, the Emerson family, and Christine at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 10, File 1 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 10, File 1A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mrs. Emerson’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 10, File 1B Photographs and Negatives
Ten photographs
Two negatives

The interview was conducted with Anna Linnea Lundbeck on February 5, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on personal background, employment, emigration, church and community life, family, travel, and Swedish heritage. It also provides photographs of Linnea's home in Sweden, Linnea as a young woman, and Linnea and her husband Emil at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Also see Emil Lundbeck.

Folder Contents

Box 6, File 13 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 6, File 13A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 6, File 13B Photographs
Four photographs

This interview was conducted with Ina Silverberg on August 26, 1981 in Astoria, Oregon. It contains information about family background, emigration, employment, marriage and family, and Finnish heritage. The interview also includes a photograph of Ina at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 4, File 3 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 4, File 3A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 4, File 3B Photographs
One photograph

This interview was conducted with Elise Myklebust on June15, 1984 in Myklebust, Gursköy, Norway. It contains information about her family background, emigration, occupation, marriage, and return to Norway. Also available are a photograph of Elise as a young woman and a photograph of Elise at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in Norwegian.

Folder Contents

Box 11, File 19 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 11, File 19A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letter from Mrs. Myklebust offering her assistance.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 11, File 19B Photographs
Two photographs

This interview was conducted with Hilma Nelson on March 2, 1983 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, work, marriage and family, church and community involvement, and Norwegian heritage. Also available are photographs of Værøy, Norway, Hilma's husband Albert with their family, Albert and their youngest daughter on the farm, Hilma and Albert on their 50th wedding anniversary (December 28, 1957), and Hilma at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 10, File 18 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 10, File 18A Correspondence and Forms
Checklists and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mrs. Nelson’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 10, File 18B Photographs
Six photographs

The interview was conducted with Lars Nygaard by his daughter, Inger Nygaard Carr on April 1, 1982 in Stanwood, Washington. It provides information on family background, emigration, work, marriage and family, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also contains photographs of Lars as a young man, Lars, his wife Dagny, and their daughters, and Lars and Dagny at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Also see Dagny Nygaard.

Folder Contents

Box 7, File 12 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 7, File 12A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 7, File 12B Photographs
Six photographs