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This interview was conducted with Elise Myklebust on June15, 1984 in Myklebust, Gursköy, Norway. It contains information about her family background, emigration, occupation, marriage, and return to Norway. Also available are a photograph of Elise as a young woman and a photograph of Elise at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in Norwegian.

Folder Contents

Box 11, File 19 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 11, File 19A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letter from Mrs. Myklebust offering her assistance.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 11, File 19B Photographs
Two photographs

This interview was conducted with Hilma Nelson on March 2, 1983 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, work, marriage and family, church and community involvement, and Norwegian heritage. Also available are photographs of Værøy, Norway, Hilma's husband Albert with their family, Albert and their youngest daughter on the farm, Hilma and Albert on their 50th wedding anniversary (December 28, 1957), and Hilma at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 10, File 18 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 10, File 18A Correspondence and Forms
Checklists and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mrs. Nelson’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 10, File 18B Photographs
Six photographs

The interview was conducted with Lars Nygaard by his daughter, Inger Nygaard Carr on April 1, 1982 in Stanwood, Washington. It provides information on family background, emigration, work, marriage and family, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also contains photographs of Lars as a young man, Lars, his wife Dagny, and their daughters, and Lars and Dagny at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Also see Dagny Nygaard.

Folder Contents

Box 7, File 12 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 7, File 12A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 7, File 12B Photographs
Six photographs

The interview was conducted with Trygve Nakkerud on May 27, 1981 at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, work, union activities, community activities, and marriage. The interview also contains: a postcard from Trygve, a program from Leif Erikson Day (1968) from the Norway Center in Seattle, Washington, minutes from a special board meeting at the Norway Center (January 5, 1972), an article on Trygve receiving the Ballard Exchange Club's 'Outstanding Senior Citizens Award,' correspondence with the Seattle Post Intelligencer, correspondence with the US Senate, articles on the fisheries in the Northwest, an article on Trygve and his real estate business, and an article on him from the Western Viking. The interview was conducted in English.

Also see Amanda Nakkerud and Trygve's interview about the Leif Erikson League.

Folder Contents

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

Box 3, File 2A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Postcard from Trygve Nakkerud to Janet Rasmussen
Letter from Janet Rasmussen thanking Mr. Nakkerud for his participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 3, File 2B Clippings
Clippings

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

Also see Emma Mattson.

Folder Contents

Box 6, File 15 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 6, File 15A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen to Mr. and Mrs. Mattson’s regarding their participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

The interview was conducted with Astrid Løvoll on June 14, 1984 in Volda, Norway. This interview was conducted in Norwegian and the tape is in a heavy Norwegian dialect; it has been partially translated. Also available is a copy of Astrid's memoirs, which were written in Norwegian.

Also see Alf Løvoll.

Folder Contents

Box 11, File 17 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 11, File 17A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 11, File 17B Memoirs
“Mi Historie” by Astrid Løvoll (in Norwegian)

This interview was conducted with Svanhild Sortland on January 12, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, employment, marriage, emigration, family, community activities, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also provides photographs of the Sortland home in Norway and Svanhild and her husband Erling at the time of the interview. Also see Erling Sortland. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 6, File 3 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 6, File 3A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 6, File 3B Photographs
Five photographs

This interview was conducted with Jens Solvik on December 16, 1982 in Everson, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, work, marriage and family, and return trips to Norway. The interview also includes two black and white photographs of Jens in 1982. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

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

Box 10, File 3A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Forms
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Solvik’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 10, File 3B Photographs and Slides
Three photographs
Two slides

This interview was conducted with Trygve Nakkerud, the president of the Leif Erikson League on May 27, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington at PLU. It contains information on the history and of the Leif Erikson League, purpose of the League, history of Leif Erikson, Leif Erikson Day, future goals in the League, lodge officers in 1981, PLU and League interaction, and the Leif Erikson commemorative stamp.

The interview also contains a Leif Erikson Day program from the Norway Center in Seattle, Washington, October 9, 1968. Mrs. Emma Mehus Varney speaks briefly on the recording. The interview was conducted in English.

Also see Trygve Nakkerud's personal interview.

Folder Contents

Box 3, File 1 Interview
Tape Archive Sheet and Tape Index

Box 3, File 1A Program
Program for Leif Erikson Day 1968

The interview was conducted with Emil Lundbeck on February 5, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on personal background, employment, emigration, family, Swedish organizations, and Swedish heritage. The interview also provides a newspaper clipping and photographs of Emil's first boat (1929), Emil salmon fishing (1929-1930), Emil's last boat (1947), and Emil and his wife Linnea at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Also see the interviews with Emil Lundbeck's sister, Nannie Whitman, and Emil's wife, Anna Linnea Lundbeck.

Folder Contents

Box 6, File 12 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 6, File 12A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen to Mr. and Mrs. Lundbeck regarding their participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 6, File 12B Photographs and Clippings
Five photographs
One clipping in Norwegian.