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Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection Audio With digital objects
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Thompson, Kjell

This interview was conducted with Kjell Øvrebo Thompson on July 21, 1983 in Ferndale, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, employment, education, marriage and family, and return trips to Norway. The interview was conducted in English.


Folder Contents

Box 11, File 12 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 11, File 12A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Thompson’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Sylliaasen, Bertha

This interview was conducted with Bertha Sylliaasen on April 4, 1983 in Seattle, Washington. It contains information on family background, school, emigration, work, marriage, and community activities. Also available are two photographs of Bertha at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.


Folder Contents

Box 11, File 1 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 11, File 1A Correspondence and Forms
Checklists and Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mrs. Sylliaasen’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 11, File 1B Photographs
One photograph

Sundvik, Ester

This interview was conducted with Ester Sundvik on September 29, 1981 in Vancouver, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, employment, marriage and family, and moving to the West Coast. The interview was conducted in English.


Folder Contents

Box 4, File 11 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 4, File 11A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 4, File 11B Photographs
One photograph

Sundberg, Mattias

The interview was conducted with Mattias Sundberg on April 23, 1982 in Seattle, Washington. This interview provides information on personal background, the army in Sweden, emigration, employment, and Swedish heritage. It also contains a photograph of Mattias Sundberg on his first 4th of July in America (1918) and Mattias at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English with some Swedish used at different times in the interview.


Folder Contents

Box 8, File 2 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 8, File 2A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letters from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mr. Sundberg’s participation.
Letter from Mr. Sundberg about his family history.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 8, File 2B Photographs
Three photographs

Stuen, Agnes

Interviews were conducted with Agnes Stuen on July 2, 1979 in Seattle, Washington and on May 6, 1980 in Tacoma, Washington. The interviews contain information on her family background, employment history, and the early days at Pacific Lutheran University, marriage and family, and Stuen Hall. The interview was conducted in English. John Stuen also contributed to the May 6, 1980 interview.


Folder Contents

Box 2, File 1 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 2, File 1A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letter from Janet Rasmussen thanking Mrs. Stuen and John Stuen for their participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Strom, Ralph

The interview was conducted with Ralph Strom on April 23, 1982 in Seattle, Washington. This interview contains information on personal background, emigration, employment, family, church and community life, a connection with author Kathryn Winslow, and Swedish heritage. It also provides photographs of Ralph Strom's home in Sweden, Ralph as a young man (Christmas 1912), Ralph with the Lake McMurray logging crew (1913), Ralph and his wife Edith (1922), and Ralph at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.


Folder Contents

Box 8, File 1 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 8, File 1A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 8, File 1B Photographs
Six photographs

Strom, Anne

This interview was conducted with Anne Strom on April 6, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington. It provides information on family background, emigration, employment, marriage and family, community involvement, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also contains copies of Anne's emigration papers, Anne's Certificate of Achievement from Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation for passing Test No. 1 for Welder, and photographs. The photographs consist of Anne and her father (taken in Norway), Anne at the North Star restaurant, and Anne and her husband Alfred at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Also see Alfred Strom.


Folder Contents

Box 7, File 16 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 7, File 16A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letter from Janet Rasmussen regarding Mrs. Strom’s participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 7, File 16B Photographs and Personal Papers
Four photographs
Copy of her Welder Certificate
Copy of her passport

Strom, Alfred

This interview was conducted with Alfred Strom on April 6, 1982, in Tacoma, Washington. It provides information on family background, emigration, employment, marriage, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also contains a photograph of Alfred at the First Annual Franklin Packing Company picnic on Ellerington Island, Alaska (June 30, 1918), a photograph of Alfred and his wife Anne, and a photograph of Alfred at the time of the interview.

Also see Anne Strom. The interview was conducted in English.


Folder Contents

Box 7, File 17 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 7, File 17A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 7, File 17B Photographs
Three photographs

Storwick, Henny

This interview was conducted with Henny Storwick on April 5, 1979 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, work, marriage and family life, community activities, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also includes a black and white photograph of Henny. The interview was conducted in English.


Folder Contents

Box 1, File 16 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Tape Index, and Family Background

Box 1, File 16A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 1, File 16B Photographs
One photograph

Stenersen, Sigvald

This interview was conducted with Sigvald Stenersen on August 22, 1984 in Spokane, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, occupations, marriage and family, and Norwegian heritage. The interview was conducted in English with some Norwegian towards the end of the interview.


Folder Contents

Box 12, File 8 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 12, File 8A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form

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