The SIE Manuscript Collection consists of materials relating to Scandinavian immigrants and their descendants including biographies, personal documents, scrapbooks, correspondence, publications, and photographs.
The 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.
Swedish language weekly
Danish language weekly distributed from Decorah, Iowa
Norwegian language semi-monthly based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Three copies of the Svea Male Chorus spring concert program dated May 18, 1928. Lists honorary, active, and associate members. The Svea Male Chorus is a part of the First Swedish Baptist Church.
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.
Danish language weekly
Danish language bimonthly distributed from Decorah, Iowa
Norwegian language weekly.