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The interview was conducted with Magdalene Underle on June 23, 1981 in Seattle, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, settling in, her career as a nurse, marriage, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also contains a photograph of Magdalene at PLU's Norwegian Festival (May 2, 1981). The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 3, File 7 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 3, File 7A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen to Mrs. Underle regarding her participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 3, File 7B Photographs
One photograph

This interview was conducted with Sara Vanderbilt on November 7, 1981. It contains information on family background, emigration, employment, marriage and family, community activities, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also provides photographs of Sara and Captain Jorgens, Sara at a logging camp, Sara and Thea Foss, Sara at age eighteen, and Sara at the time of the interview.

Also see Bergliot DeRosa. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 5, File 12 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 5, File 12A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 5, File 12B Photographs
Seven photographs

The interview was conducted with Emma Mehus Varney on May 27, 1981 at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, marriage and family, community involvement, and Norwegian heritage. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 3, File 4 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 3, File 4A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letter from Janet Rasmussen thanking Mrs. Varney for her participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

This interview was conducted with Turi Drage in Seattle, Washington on January 28, 1983. It contains information on family background, life in Norway, World War II in Norway, emigration, cultural differences, and Norwegian heritage. Also available are a photograph of Turi on her confirmation day and snapshots of Turi at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 10, File 13 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 10, File 13A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letter of inquiry from Janet Rasmussen
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 10, File 13B Photographs
Four photographs

This interview was conducted with John Eide on October 15, 1982. It contains information about family background, becoming a Christian, emigration, return to Norway and re-emigration, marriage and family, and church involvement. The interview also contains a paper by John regarding baptism, a photograph of John and his siblings in Norway, and two photographs of John at the time of the interview. Mr. Eide speaks Norwegian fairly often during the interview.

Folder Contents

Box 9, File 4 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 9, File 4A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen
Letter from Mr. Eide’s daughter requesting a photograph back
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 9, File 4B Photographs and Personal Papers
Three photographs
“Baptism thus saith the Lord”

The interview was conducted with Otto Halseth on November 30, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on the details of the fire in Ålesund, Norway, on January 23, 1904; furniture making; professions of his family members; life as a child in Norway; Norwegian Christmas traditions; living in a strong Christian home; voyage to America and Tacoma; citizenship process; building of Fort Lewis; life on a fruit farm; church involvement; return to Norway; ministry work in Canada and Norway; life in U.S. after returning; feelings about being Norwegian; and changes in Norway. The interview also provides photographs of Otto Halseth's family, Otto's school (class of 1916), Otto and his wife Esther (1949), and Otto at Monitor Cabinets on Center Street in Tacoma, Washington. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 5, File 16 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 5, File 16A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 5, File 16B Photographs
Four photographs

The interview was conducted with Henry Haram on June 19, 1984 in Sykkylven, Norway. The interview contains information on his family background, emigration to the U.S., settling in experience, work, return to Norway, violin playing, and life in America. This interview was recorded in Norwegian; the tape has not been fully translated. Also available are a photograph of Henry Haram with his violin and a photograph of Henry at the time of the interview.

Folder Contents

Box 12, File 1 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 12, File 1A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 12, File 1B Photographs
Two photographs

The interview was conducted with Ole Hoset in Rennebu, Norway on June 20, 1984. The interview contains information on his family background, emigration, settling in and working, return to Norway, work and family in Norway, and contacts with America. This interview was recorded in Norwegian. Also available are a letter from Ole Hoset, a postcard, a photograph of Ole's Montana homestead, photographs of Ole as a young man, and photographs of Ole and his wife at the time of the interview.

Folder Contents

Box 12, File 3 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 12, File 3A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letter from Ole Hoset to Janet Rasmussen written in Norwegian.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 12, File 3B Photographs
Seven photographs
One postcard

The interview was conducted with Anton Isaksen on April 5 and 6, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on family history, life and fishing in Norway, emigration and reasons for emigrating, voyage to America, Ellis Island, train trip to Tacoma, arrival in and first impression of Tacoma, language difficulties, fishing in the U.S., working in a sawmill and logging camp, changes in fishing, marriage and family, and trips to and changes in Norway. The interview also contains an article on Captain Anton Isaksen, a letter written to Anton and Olive Isaksen by their daughter Mrs. J. Robert Howard on their 40th anniversary (May 1968), and photographs of Anton and Olive as a young couple and their house in Tacoma, Washington.

Also see Olive Isaksen.

Folder Contents

Box 7, File 15 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 7, File 15A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letter from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Isaksen’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 7, File 15B Photographs and Personal Papers
Two photographs
One clipping
Letter written to Mr. and Mrs. Anton Isaksen on the occasion of their 40th wedding anniversary by their daughter, Mrs. J. Robert Howard.

This interview with Hilma Johnson conducted on April 19,1979 in Port Townsend, Washington contains information on family history, first marriage and husband's death, life in a mining town, running a farm, emigration, settling in Seattle, work in the U.S., traditions in Norway, return trips to Norway, fishing in Alaska, trapping, and life in Alaska. The interview was conducted in English with some Norwegian towards the end of the interview.

Folder Contents

Box 1, File 22 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 1, File 22A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background