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This interview was conducted with Bertel Gilje on July 21, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information about family background, education, occupation, emigration, community activities, and Norwegian heritage. Also available is a letter from Bertel to Dr. Janet Rasmussen in regards to PLU's 'Scandinavian Immigrant Experience.' The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 8, File 13 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 8, File 13A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letter from Mr. Gilje to Janet Rasmussen pertaining to his family background.
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Gilje’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

The interview was conducted with Henny Hale on February 17, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview provides information about life in Norway, church experiences, Norwegian Christmas traditions, oral tradition within the culture, dealing with Norwegian winters, reasons for coming to America, voyage to America and Tacoma, settling into a new country, life in Tacoma, marriage, trips to Norway and the changes there, maintaining Norwegian traditions, and pride in Norwegian heritage. The interview also contains an early photograph of Henny Hale and her husband Louis and two photographs of Henny at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English with some Norwegian at the end of the interview.

Folder Contents

Box 7, File 1 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 7, File 1A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 7, File 1B Photographs
Three photographs

The interview was conducted with Olga Haug on October 25, 1982 in Seattle, Washington. This interview contains information on family history; life on a Norwegian farm; fishing, school, and church life in Norway; Christmas traditions; work in Norway; marriage and family; trip to and arrival in America; life in the U.S.; trips to Norway; community involvement. Also available are two black and white photographs of Olga Haug at the time of the interview.

Folder Contents

Box 9, File 10 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 9, File 10A Correspondence and Forms
Checklists and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mrs. Haug’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 9, File 10B Photographs
Two photographs

The interview was conducted with Anna Haugen on April 4, 1983 in Seattle, Washington. This interview contains information on life in Norway, family background, famous relatives, school and church life in Norway, Christmas traditions, work in Norway, WWI in Trondheim, preparation for emigration, voyage to America, life in North Dakota, learning English, voyage to Tacoma, work in Tacoma and Seattle, reasons for marrying late, and return trips to Norway. Also available are two photographs of Anna Haugen at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 10, File 24 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 10, File 24A Correspondence and Forms
Checklists and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mrs. Haugen’s participation
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 10, File 24B Photographs
Two photographs

The interview was conducted with Emma Mattson on February 9, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, work, marriage and family, and Norwegian heritage. The interview was conducted in English.

Also see Matt Mattson.

Folder Contents

Box 6, File 16 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 6, File 16A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

The interview was conducted with Ruth Nelson on July 1, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on personal background, life in Sweden, emigration, family, community life, and Swedish heritage. Also available are a photograph of Ruth and John Nelson on their 56th anniversary and a profile on them from the Tacoma News Tribune in regards to their 60th anniversary. The interview was conducted in English with some Swedish towards the end of the interview.

Also see John Nelson.

Folder Contents

Box 3, File 10 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 3, File 10A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mrs. Nelson’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 3, File 10B Photographs
One photograph

This interview was conducted with Esther Nilsen on January 20, 1982 in Gig Harbor, Washington. It contains information on family background, schooling, emigration, work, and marriage, return to Norway, church involvement, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also contains a Norwegian children's songbook, various newspaper clippings, a drawing of Oslo, copies of the N.A.L NYTT (May/June 1939), the Call Bulletin of San Francisco (April 10, 1940), and photographs of Esther as a child, Esther at the Daughters of Norway (1980), and Esther and her husband Arvid at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Also see Arvid Nilsen.

Folder Contents

Box 6, File 8 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 6, File 8A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen to Mr. and Mrs. Nilsen.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 6, File 8B Photographs and Clippings
Six photographs
Nine clippings in Norwegian
Drawing
Child’s Songbook in Norwegian

Interviews were conducted with Agnes Stuen on July 2, 1979 in Seattle, Washington and on May 6, 1980 in Tacoma, Washington. The interviews contain information on her family background, employment history, and the early days at Pacific Lutheran University, marriage and family, and Stuen Hall. The interview was conducted in English. John Stuen also contributed to the May 6, 1980 interview.

Folder Contents

Box 2, File 1 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 2, File 1A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letter from Janet Rasmussen thanking Mrs. Stuen and John Stuen for their participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

This interview was conducted with Julius Tollefson on May 7, 1981 in his Tacoma home. It contains information on family background, emigration, Scandinavian organizations, employment, family, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also contains two articles about Julius and his life experiences from the Tacoma News Tribune (December 2, 1979 and January 1, 1984).

Also see Judith Tollefson. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 2, File 14 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 2, File 14A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen to Mr. Tollefson regarding his participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 2, File 14B Clippings
Two Clippings

This interview was conducted with Carl Tweiten on January 25, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, return to Norway, emigration, occupation, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also contains an article from a Norwegian publication, which includes a photograph of Carl, and photographs of a painting of the Tweiten home in Norway and Carl at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Also see Martha Handeland and Anna Hopen.

Folder Contents

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

Box 6, File 6A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen.
Sirdals bok, how names have been changed.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 6, File 6B Photographs and Clippings
Two photographs
One clipping in Norwegian