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Two booklets authored by B. Hjalmar Larsson:

• "A Visit to Scandinavia" by Dr. James E. Davis and Dr. B. Hjalmar Larsson is from the Journal of the Michigan State Medical Society, January 1937. A description of things to consider when visiting Scandinavia.
• "Carolus Linnaeus, Physician and Botanist" (1938) by B. Hjalmar Larsson is from the Annals of Medical History, 1938. An account of Carolus Linnaeus’ life and importance within the scientific community, especially within the fields of medicine and botany

Anita Hillesland Londgren’s finding as she looked into her Norwegian ancestry. The story, which contains the Myrstøl family’s ancestry all the way back to year 860, is made into a booklet broken into the chapters: Roots in Norway (and Denmark and Sweden), Emigrants and Immigrants (Going to America), Families and Individuals, Religion and Churches, Culture, Customs and Communities, and Family Photos.

A post card from 1953 news article from the CBC Times and the Seattle Times. Two photographs of Dr.Falkenberg and an article written by O.L. Ejde from the Western Viking.

A short autobiography of Henry Brosten wherein he talks about his early childhood life in Norway as well as some experiences when he came to United States.

Contains one from Lovisa (surname unknown) to her brother (unnamed). Letter is in Swedish, with an English translation added to the collection.

Contains the autobiography of Oscar Rolander and his journey to the United States as well as the life he lived growing up in the United States.

One notebook in Swedish by Elin Susanna Bjorkelund, as well as a loose sheet with a song called “Faith of Our Mothers”.

Consists of a manuscript, "Privies, Charivaris, and Bedbugs, or Life on the Farm in the Olden Days,"covering James Bramblet’s life on his family farm in the 1920s and 1930s. This manuscript is divided into chapters discussing where he lived, when there was no running water, his one-room country school, work done on the farm, entertainment on the farm, animals on the farm, how inventions changed the farm, medical problems on the farm, and religion on the farm. There are also photocopied pictures of the family and their homes.

Title: Families of Andreas Herman Andersen Stapnes (Herman Anderson) and Anne Gurine Berentsdatter Nodland from Egersund, Rogaland, Norway

This document is in book form with 310 pages divided into nine chapters with a dedication page, a table of contents, and an index. It contains genealogical information, pictures, and biographies for the family of Andreas Herman Anderson Stapnes (Herman Anderson) and Anne Gurine Berentsdatter Nodland, both from Egersund, Rogaland, Norway. It documents the family’s history beginning with Herman Anderson’s grandparents, Søren Andreas Janson Mong and Anne Gurine Larsdatter Stapnes, and continues through Herman and Anne’s children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Information on the areas of Edison & Bow, Skagit Co., Washington, and Egersund, Rogaland, Norway is also included. An explanation of naming customs in Norway is also included.

Title: From the fjord lands to the flat lands: The Ancestors and Descendants of Nils O. Urness and Juditha Batalden

A 210-page scrapbook with lists of about 125 ancestors of Nils O. Urness and Juditha Batalden and about 250 of their descendants. There are about 800 photographs. It is divided into four sections. Section A is an introduction, section B details Nils O. Urness and his ancestors, section C details Juditha Batalden and her ancestors, and section D details the descendants of Nils and Juditha through the year 2000.