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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”

Hazel Nesvig interviewed by Harvey Neufeld on the subject of Milton Nesvig for use at Milton's retirement party.

Mark Nesvig interviewed by Harvey Neufeld on the subject of Milton Nesvig for use at Milton's retirement party.

Jonathan Nesvig interviewed by Harvey Neufeld on the subject of Milton Nesvig for use at Milton's retirement party.

Lucille Giroux interviewed by Harvey Neufeld on the subject of Milton Nesvig for use at Milton's retirement party.

Clayton Petersen interviewed by Harvey Neufeld on the subject of Milton Nesvig for use at Milton's retirement party.

Milton & Philip Nesvig interviewed by Harvey Neufeld at the time of Milton's retirement.