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Svanhild Knutson Sortland, one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
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Svanhild Knutson Sortland, one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
Olav Otheim is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.
This interview was conducted with Karl and Borghild Notø June 15, 1984 in Moldtustranda, Herøy, Norway. It contains information on family background, emigration, work, meeting each other, returning to Norway, and marriage. The interview was conducted in Norwegian and has not been fully translated. Also available is a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Notø the time of the interview.
Box 11, File 18 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index
Box 11, File 18A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background
Box 11, File 18B Photographs
One photograph
New Land, New Lives Oral History Collection
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.