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An excerpt of a book published by the Kitsap County Historical Society giving a brief biographical sketch of John Storseth. Also included is a printed page from the PLU library catalogue for John Storseth's book Djævelskap.

The biography and obituary for Pauline Paulson Hendrickson written by her daughter, Mabel, at the request of Corinne Johnson, and anthropology student at Pacific Lutheran University.

An autobiography of Svend Sneve published in Oppals Lag Bogen, an account from a newspaper article announcing the funeral of Svend, an account from a newspaper article about the death and funeral of Svend’s wife, Mette Olson Sneve, and a short biography of Svend’s mother, Sigri Olsdatter Sneve, written by Alvina Sneve.

Two biographies: one of Gunnar Lund and one of Marie Vognild Lund as well as copies of pictures of each of them. Also included is a letter dated 1990 from Roald Lund to Capt. Gunnar Olsborg explaining that he made corrections to the dates in the biographical sketch.

Contains twelve articles in Norwegian and one in English dated between 1926 and 1944 about polar exploration. On 24 November 1944 the Seattle Post Intellingencer published an article entitled “Searchers Unearth Greenland Wreck” by Captain Peter H. Hostmark. The article is an excerpt from the journal of Hostmark as he and two others make their trek over an ice cap of Greenland toward the wreckage of a plane which crashed with seven men aboard. The Norwegian articles: An advertisement for Peter Freuchen’s “Book of the Seven Seas” sold at Anundsen book center, Decorah, IA. “Blandt Eskimoer”: Interview with Christian Leden regarding his expedition to Greenland, where he lived among the Eskimos. The article talks about the Eskimo food, lifestyle, and society. “Bratvaag i Tromsø med sit Andree Fund”: Talks about the “Bratvaag”-expedition who found the bodies of Andree and Strindberg and some of their equipment. Talks about the preparation of the Andree-expedition. The article is incomplete. “W.P.S Telegrammer fra Norge”: Small notes from Norway, including one about a polar expedition. Picture of the flagship of the Byrd-expedition: “City of New York”, Was originally a sealer from Tønsberg called “Samson.” Two pictures regarding Dr. Cook, who forged pictures to make people believe that he was at the North Pole. There is also one picture of the man that discovered the forge, Admiral Peary. “Lars Christensen blev hyldet ved sine 50 aar”: Article describes consul Christensen’s 50th birthday, and the shipping history of Vestfold, Norway. “Grønlands-isen”: Brief description of Dr. Lauge Koch’s expedition to Greenland, where he explored the eastern mountains. “Ved jordens to poler”: Article describes Oscar Wisting, a member of Amundsen’s expedition to the South Pole.The article quote Wisting’s records regarding the speech Amundsen gave to his crew when he decided to go to the South Pole instead of the North Pole. The article also quotes Wisting’s records of their quest for the pole. The article also mentions Helmer Hansen and Olav Bjaaland, the only living members of the expedition at the time of Wisting’s death. “2200 aars kamp om Nordpolen”: Talks about peoples quest for the North Pole since 325 BC. “På ski over Grønland”: Article describing the 50-year celebration of Nansen’s skiing expedition across Greenland. Members: Otto Sverdrup, Oluf Dietrichson, Kristian Kristiansen Trana, Samuel Johansen Balto, and Ole Nielsen Ravna. The expedition started on August 15, 1888 and ended on September 26, 1888. After finishing the expedition they stayed in Godthaab, Greenland until April the next year.

Contains information about Enånger parish, from about 1520 until 1960 including a description of the settlement of the area, the Middle Ages, taxes, and wars. Also contains an alphabetic list of the names, and a linear list of the different families. The material is in Swedish.

Contains a special souvenir issue of Morgenbladet, released November 26th 1949 in Oslo, Norway. Articles on Norwegian emigration written in both Norwegian and English. Morgenbladet is a weekly newspaper in Norway, founded in 1819.

The Nordic Study Circle is a non-profit, educational lecture series for individuals interested in North European culture and institutions. Contains lecture programs and membership fee letters.

Contains one booklet of papers relating to the Scandinavian Presence in US sent out to the participants of the coming Scanpresence II conference. The Scanpresence (Scandinavian Presence in America) conference was first held in 1973, to discuss the presence of Scandinavian organizations, institutions, and interests in the US, as a way of preserving these cultures.