This collection includes various papers and documents about the N/A 150. It commemorates the the 150th annivesary of the association with the visit of King Olav. Many of the files contain information about the king's visit.
The records of the Northwest Washington Synod include committee and board meeting minutes, convention and conference programs and proceedings, and operational documentation of the Synod.
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These records include agendas and minutes of board meetings, financial records, scrapbooks, and event programs and materials.
Normanna Male ChorusThe records of Nordlandslaget Nordlyset (or the Northlight Club) includes correspondence, financial and membership ledgers, publications, and programs.
Nordlandslaget NordlysetPLU professor of History Arthur Martinson donated this collection of undated and undescribed photographs to the Archives. These and other materials now housed in Special Collections were part of his Nisqually Plains Collection.
The Nisqually Plains Collection consists of materials on local history of the PLU area collected by Dr. Arthur Martinson. Records include historical Tacoma postcards and promotional materials, correspondence on establishing the Nisqually Plains Room, interviews with former students of Harts Lake School, and listings of photos in the collection.
Papers of Nils J. Hong, president at Pacific Lutheran Academy, 1898 – 1918, contains correspondence, corporate reports, newspaper clippings, and class books.
Hong, Nils JosephThe Oral History collection contains the recorded interviews of 282 men and women who emigrated from Scandinavia and settled in the Pacific Northwest. The project was started during an experimental course on Scandinavian Women in the Pacific Northwest. Students in the course were encouraged to interview women and learn about their experiences as immigrants to the United States. The project was continued and expanded with support from the president’s office and by grants from the L.J. Skaggs and Mary C. Skaggs Foundation, from the Joel E. Ferris Foundation and the Norwegian Emigration Fund of the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The project was directed by Dr. Janet E. Rasmussen. Upon completion, the collection was transferred to the Archives and Special Collections Department.
The oral history collection is open for personal and scholarly work. For commercial use, please contact archives@plu.edu.