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This interview was conducted with Martha Nilsen on March 2, 1983 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on her family background, emigration, settling in, return trips to Norway, and Norwegian heritage. Also available are photographs of Martha at ages seventeen and nineteen, Martha and her family during her first visit to Norway, and Martha at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 10, File 17 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 10, File 17A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mrs. Nilsen’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 10, File 17B Photographs
Five photographs

This interview was conducted with Ingolf Nilsen on July 27, 1983 in Bellingham, Washington. It contains information about family background, work, emigration, marriage, and return trip to Norway. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 11, File 14 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 11, File 14A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Nilsen’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

This interview was conducted with Esther Nilsen on January 20, 1982 in Gig Harbor, Washington. It contains information on family background, schooling, emigration, work, and marriage, return to Norway, church involvement, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also contains a Norwegian children's songbook, various newspaper clippings, a drawing of Oslo, copies of the N.A.L NYTT (May/June 1939), the Call Bulletin of San Francisco (April 10, 1940), and photographs of Esther as a child, Esther at the Daughters of Norway (1980), and Esther and her husband Arvid at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Also see Arvid Nilsen.

Folder Contents

Box 6, File 8 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 6, File 8A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen to Mr. and Mrs. Nilsen.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 6, File 8B Photographs and Clippings
Six photographs
Nine clippings in Norwegian
Drawing
Child’s Songbook in Norwegian

The interview was conducted with Arvid Nilsen on January 20, 1982 in Gig Harbor, Washington. It contains information on personal history, work as a sailor, marriage, emigration, return to Norway, church and community involvement. The interview also contains a photograph of Arvid as a young man and photographs of Arvid and his wife Esther at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Also see Esther Nilsen.

Folder Contents

Box 6, File 9 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 6, File 9A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 6, File 9B Photographs
Three Photographs