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The interview was conducted with Hulda Isaksen on January 19, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview provides information on family history, childhood, church and school, Christmas traditions, troll stories, marriage, voyage to America, train trip to Tacoma, learning the English language, becoming a Christian, church involvement, children, raspberry farm, trips to Norway, changes in Norway, Norwegian traditions at home, taking in veterans, and handicrafts. The interview also contains photographs of Hulda Isaksen's mother, Jensine Andreasen, at the age of seventeen, Hulda and her family, Hulda's husband Rolf and his family, Rolf in the Norwegian Army, Hulda before immigrating to the United States, Rolf fishing halibut, Hulda and Rolf, and Hulda at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English with some Norwegian towards the end of the interview.

Folder Contents

Box 6, File 7 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 6, File 7A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 6, File 7B Photographs
Nine photographs

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

The interview was conducted with Dagny Krag on January 28, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on family history, childhood home, the Sámi people, Sámi language, Christmas traditions, church, life before moving to the U.S., WWII in Norway, emigration, voyage to America, first impressions of the U.S., settling in, Daughters of Norway, trips back to Norway, Norwegian heritage, changes in Norway, northern Norway, and copper mining in Sulitjelma. The interview was conducted in English.

Please note that both the oral history and its transcript refer to the Sámi and their language using offensive terminology. The Pacific Lutheran University Archives does not condone the use of this language. Our aim is only to make these materials available for research and educational purposes for the purposes of equal and equitable access.

Folder Contents

Box 6, File 11 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 6, File 11A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

The interview was conducted with Alf Løvoll in Volda, Norway on June 14, 1984. The interview contains information on Alf's family background, whaling, emigration, settling in and working, return to Norway, and American customs and contacts. This interview was conducted in Norwegian. The tape has been partially translated. Also available is a black and white photograph of Alf and his wife at the time of the interview.

Also see Astrid Løvoll.

Folder Contents

Box 11, File 16 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 11, File 16A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 11, File 16B Photographs
One photograph

The interview was conducted with Anna Lovrak on August 7, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, schooling, emigration, employment, marriage and family, community involvement, and Norwegian heritage. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 3, File 20 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 3, File 20A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letter from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mrs. Lovrak’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

The interview was conducted with Amanda Nakkerud on May 27, 1981 at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information about family background, emigration, work, marriage and family, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also contains an article on Amanda and her husband Trygve from the Western Viking (September 10, 1982).

Also see Trygve Nakkerud. This interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

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

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

Box 3, File 3B Clippings
Clippings

The interview was conducted with Magdalene Underle on June 23, 1981 in Seattle, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, settling in, her career as a nurse, marriage, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also contains a photograph of Magdalene at PLU's Norwegian Festival (May 2, 1981). The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 3, File 7 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 3, File 7A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen to Mrs. Underle regarding her participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 3, File 7B Photographs
One photograph

This interview was conducted with Sara Vanderbilt on November 7, 1981. It contains information on family background, emigration, employment, marriage and family, community activities, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also provides photographs of Sara and Captain Jorgens, Sara at a logging camp, Sara and Thea Foss, Sara at age eighteen, and Sara at the time of the interview.

Also see Bergliot DeRosa. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 5, File 12 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 5, File 12A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 5, File 12B Photographs
Seven photographs

The interview was conducted with Emma Mehus Varney on May 27, 1981 at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, marriage and family, community involvement, and Norwegian heritage. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

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

Box 3, File 4A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letter from Janet Rasmussen thanking Mrs. Varney for her participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

The interview was conducted with Carl Albin Berg on May 12, 1982 in Seattle, Washington. This interview provides information on personal background, emigration, first impressions of America, work in Canada, life in Seattle, family life, a return trip to Sweden, children, and Swedish organizations. The interview also includes photographs of Carl Berg and his wife Emmy at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English with some Swedish towards the end of the interview.

Also see Emmy Berg.

Folder Contents

Box 8, File 5 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 8, File 5A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. and Mrs. Berg’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 8, File 5B Photographs
Two photographs