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This interview was conducted with Torvald Opsal on March 22, 1983 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on Torvald's family background, work, emigration, marriage, church, and return trip to Norway. The interview also includes photographs of Torvald as a child, Torvald as a young man, the 'Stavangerfjord,' Torvald in Alaska in 1930, Torvald on his wedding day, and Torvald at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English and in Norwegian towards the end of the tape.

Folder Contents

Box 10, File 23 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 10, File 23A Correspondence and Forms
Checklists and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Opsal’s participation
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 10, File 23B Photographs
Eight photographs

Dagny and Lars Nygaard pose with their young daughters Thelma and Inger in an undated photograph. Dagny and Lars are among those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.

Lars Nygaard and daughters Inger and Thelma stand in front of a car near a large house in this undated photograph. With them are a dog, an elderly farmer, and another unidentified man. Nygaard is one of those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.

Lars and Dagny Nygaard, are among those interviewed for the New Land, New Lives: Oral History Collection at Pacific Lutheran University.

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.

Olivia Peterson