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Photocopied musings of Bergner titled "På väg till Amerika," or "On the Way to America." These documents are both in Swedish and typewritten in English.

Phiea Johnson was interviewed on March 15, 1983 in Tacoma, Washington. Her interview provides information about family background, emigration, her adoption, education, marriage and family, church involvement, and Danish heritage. Also available are a photograph of Phiea and her husband and two photographs of Phiea at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 10, File 22 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 10, File 22A Correspondence and Forms
Checklists and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mrs. Johnson’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 10, File 22B Photographs
Three photographs

The interview was conducted with Margit Johnsen on March 11, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on family history, childhood home, living in a fishing family, Christmas traditions, church, climate in northern Norway, school, work in Norway, emigration, Ellis Island, train trip to Tacoma, language difficulties, work in the U.S., marriage and family, community involvement, trips back to Norway, and pride in Norwegian heritage. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

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

Box 7, File 3A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mrs. Johnsen’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

The interview was conducted with Andrew Johnson (Anders Johansson) on November 10, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on personal background, emigration, Scandinavian churches and organizations, travel, marriages, and a return trip to Sweden. The interview also includes photographs of Andrew Johnson at his mother's home in Sweden, Andrew at grammar school in Sweden, Andrew and other machinists at Coast Iron and Machine Works in Tacoma, WA (1918), Andrew and Alice on their wedding day (1929), and Andrew at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 9, File 14 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 9, File 14A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Johnson’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 9, File 14B Photographs
Five photographs

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 Aleph Johannsson on October 12, 1982 in Seattle, Washington. It contains information on family background, growing up in North Dakota, marriage and family, settling in Seattle, community activities, and Icelandic heritage. The interview also includes a photograph of Aleph's brothers (taken in 1893), a photograph of Aleph on her wedding day, a photograph of Cascade Drug Store, an article, which includes a picture of Aleph meeting President Vigdis Finnbogadottur (September 1982), and two photographs of Aleph at the time of the interview.

Folder Contents

Box 9, File 3 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 9, File 3A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letter from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mrs. Johannson’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 9, File 3B Photographs and Clippings
Six photographs
One clipping
Family background