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Contains a paper titled "White Family History." The Johnsons bought Lloyd and Signe White a forty acre property. Over the years new developments were added to this property such as electricity and plumbing. The children (five) who were raised on this property graduated from Orting High School and went on to further their education. One of the children (the creator of the “White Family History”) decided to go back to family roots and take care of the place when the father could no longer support it. In time, they gave the place up to Audobon Wilderness Conservatory so that it would not be developed. The goal is for the beauty of the place to be enjoyed by as many people as possible.

Consists of a biographical sketch and personal papers of Olaf Rydjord. The biographical sketch was published in the “History of Snohomish County Washington” volume II in 1926. Two pages from the Pacific Lutheran College Bulletin published in August of 1927 show the record of the $5,000 gift Olaf donated to the Endowment Campaign. There is a letter written by Grace Birkestol to the PLU archives.

Personal papers for Olaf Rydjord include a card with the Norwegian and American flags drawn on it, a seasons greetings card, a one dollar membership card for a Norwegian-American club, two postcards, a 1931 map of Norway, “For My God and My Country” book, one page in Norwegian entitled “Subskriptionsindbydelse,” forty N.L.C.A. Centennial stamps, a brochure in Norwegian about Leif Erickson, a page announcing Faith in Action, a rally to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Stanwood Lutheran Parish with a list of duties of church membership, and a brochure with a list of all securities sold by Birger Osland & Co. and still in customer’s hands or redeemed, together with cost price to customer and current selling prices for 1911 to 1928.

Contains a poetry selected by Mary Kristianson, written in a notebook dated 2-5-1906 (May 2nd 1906). Some of the poems are marked with the author of the poem, as Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and Henrik Ibsen. Unknown if some of the writings are her own poems. The collection also contains a leaflet for a funeral for Mrs. Kristine Kristiansen held 04/11/1927, and a newsclipping for another funeral, for Petrea Svanes, held 06/13/1927. The entire collection is written in Norwegian.

Biography of Matilda Johnson. Includes original Swedish manuscript and the translated English version.

Articles in English and Norwegian concerning the Buschmann brothers: Dr. Trygve W., Eigil, and August. Also included is an article in Norwegian about the Norse Home.

Contains a special souvenir issue of Morgenbladet, released November 26th 1949 in Oslo, Norway. Articles on Norwegian emigration written in both Norwegian and English. Morgenbladet is a weekly newspaper in Norway, founded in 1819.

Newspaper clips about the Foss family business.

A Christmas story written by Jack M. Holl, started in 1970 and finished in 2008. Jack M. Holl started writing this story for his children in 1970. At the time he was a historian at University of Washington, but he moved to Kansas not long after starting the story. For 38 years the story lay unfinished, before he eventually picked it up in 2008 and finished it that same year. Contains one unbound manuscript, written by Jack M. Holl, and titled Everheartz Bear: A Christmas Story.

The Nordic Study Circle is a non-profit, educational lecture series for individuals interested in North European culture and institutions. Contains lecture programs and membership fee letters.