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A book written by Edgar Larson about his mother's early years, based on her oral history. In it, she discusses her family history, church, jobs, school days, her first love, meeting her husband-to-be, her sisters, immigration, her children, and her first Christmas in America.

The materials consist of an autobiography written by Bertha (Josephsen) Anderson between 1936 and 1939. Two different copies of the autobiography are available; one is a shorter printed version, and the second is a longer typewritten version. It details her life history, including her birth and early years in Denmark, marriage, and emigration to America, pioneering experiences, family life, and descendants. It also contains information on the settlement and activities in the west, the role of religion during the time, the history of many organizations in and around Sidney, Montana, and general notes on life as a pioneer.

This is a biography of Dagny Unsgaard Nygaard, born in Tydal, Norway. She and her husband, Lars, immigrated to America, he in 1928, she two years later. They settled in Minnesota, then in Montana, and finally ended up in Washington State.

Letters in Norwegian from B.O. Berge of Ottawa, Illinois, to his cousin Hilda Espedal in Norway, written from 1937-1939. File also contains clippings with photographs of Olaus Westbo and his wife, and a 1983 letter written in English from Professor Janet Rasmussen to Mr. Karl Schultz of Illinois.

Rev. Peter Berglov left Sollerön, Sweden with his family 28 April 1882. These are journals entries, translated into English, originally made by Berglov in April and May of 1882.

Several original documents from Frans Johan Johanson’s life. His birth certificate is in Swedish. The emigration contract is both in Swedish and English. The emigration contract describes the price of the fare, the travel route, and information about the travel.

Eleven letters written by Olaf Walseth of Trondheim, Norway, from 3 December 1922 to 24 July 1928. Olaf Walseth lived in “Fjeldly” on Byåsen, a part of Trondheim. He had two brothers, Ørnulf and Bertram. Three of the letters are addressed to Bella and one is addressed to “dear sister.” The rest of the letters start with “dear.” The letters describe Olaf’s life and contain responses to letters sent to him.