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This interview with Hilma Johnson conducted on April 19,1979 in Port Townsend, Washington contains information on family history, first marriage and husband's death, life in a mining town, running a farm, emigration, settling in Seattle, work in the U.S., traditions in Norway, return trips to Norway, fishing in Alaska, trapping, and life in Alaska. The interview was conducted in English with some Norwegian towards the end of the interview.

Folder Contents

Box 1, File 22 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 1, File 22A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

The interview was conducted with Anna Larson on April 19, 1979 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on personal background, emigration, and married life. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 1, File 24 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 1, File 24A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

The interview was conducted with Olive Isaksen on April 26, 1979 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on family history, emigration, voyage to America, learning English, work in the U.S., keepsakes, marriage, children, maintenance of Norwegian language, Scandinavian foods, differences between the U.S. and Norway, church life, hobbies, and trips to Norway. The interview was conducted in English with some Norwegian towards the end of the interview.

Also see Anton Isaksen.

Folder Contents

Box 1, File 25 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 1, File 25A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

This interview was conducted with Florence Buck on April 27, 1979 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information about the Daughter of Norway lodges, focusing on the Tacoma Embla lodge.

Folder Contents

Box 1, File 26 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet and Tape Index

Box 1, File 26A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

This interview was conducted with Dagny Shervheim and Alice Ericksen on April 28, 1979 in Seattle, Washington. Both women were members of the Daughters of Norway, and the interview contains information about the importance of the organization and their involvement with the Valkyrien Lodge in Seattle. The first portion of the interview is conducted with Dagny, followed by a portion with Alice. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 1, File 27 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet and Tape Index

Box 1, File 27A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

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

This interview was conducted with Selma Erickson on July 2, 1979 in Seattle, Washington. It provides information on Selma's family background, her experiences as a teacher and a nurse, her return trip to Norway, and her interest in genealogy. The interview also contains five papers by Selma ('Scandinavian Contributions to the American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence,' 'My Family Record, with Emphasis on the Halling-side,' 'The Ingvald E. Erickson Family,' 'Selma Erickson Writes of Christmas in Zululand,' and 'My Childhood on the Farm in North Dakota'), a poem by Selma entitled 'A Visit to My Birthplace,' Selma's family tree, and two letters from Selma to the interviewer, Janet Rasmussen.

Folder Contents

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

Box 2, File 2A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letter from Selma Erickson to Janet Rasmussen about her participation in the project.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 2, File 2B Memoirs
“Selma Erickson Writes of Christmas on Zululand”
“Scandinavian Contributions to the American Revolution and the Declaration of Independence”
“My Family Record, with Emphasis on the Halling-Side”
“The Ingvald E. Erickson Family”
“A Visit to My Birthplace”
Family tree from the Seattle Genealogical Society
“My Childhood on the Farm in North Dakota”

These interviews were conducted with Signe Carlson on March 27, 1978 and April 17, 1979 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on personal background, emigration, settling in, marriage, Swedish customs, and the Swedish language. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 1, File 9 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Tape Index, and Family Background

Box 1, File 9A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

The interview was conducted with Theodore Gulhaugen on April 22, 1980 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on personal background, emigration, life as a pastor, teaching, meeting King Olaf, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also contains articles on the American Lutheran Church (The Lutheran Standard, April 1, 1980), the five generations of the Gulhaugen family to enter the Lutheran ministry, the Gulhaugen family's 75-year legacy at PLU, and Theodore Gulhaugen being PLU's oldest Homecoming alum (Mooring Mast, October 29, 1982). The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 2, File 3 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 2, File 3A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding his participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 2, File 3B Clippings
Four clippings

This interview was conducted on April 23, 1980 with Gunnar Malmin. It contains information on family background, education, occupation, marriage and family, community involvement, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also contains a photocopied picture of Gunnar. Also see the Normanna Male Chorus Collection for photos of Gunnar Malmin.

Folder Contents

Box 2, File 4 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 2, File 4B Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letter from Janet Rasmussen thanking Prof. Malmin for his participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background