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Contains letters, “From America” by Erik Stenson about his opinion of America as an emigrant (in Swedish with a translation), a death notification for Andreas Nilsson, a letter from Erik to his brother Carl, his sister-in-law, and grandchildren dated 1922 in Swedish with the English translation (two copies), an unsigned letter dated 12 October, a letter dated 1907 from Elene to her brother-in-law and sister-in-law with a note from her son Arthur Stenson translated from Swedish, a family genealogical information in Swedish, a land deed allowing Skipper Per Mattson and wife Britta Larsdotter to own and live in property owned by the undersigned (Swedish with translation), a letter dated 1890 from Richards grandmother Kersti to Adel asking to borrow money, a copy of the front page of a bible belonging to Elof Svensson, Erik’s father, an invitation for the funeral of Councilman Sten Eriksson, a letter translated from Swedish from Erik to his brother and sister-in-law dated 1907, a letter from Erik to his brother Carl dated 1908, and a letter from Erik to Carl and family dated 1922 that explains a three-week trip he and his wife Elin took

This collection contains a Festival of Nations program, and a program for the American Tour of the Norwegian Royal University Chorus in 1939, newspaper clipping, biographical information, fourteen pictures, and eight postcard pictures from Tretten and Hjelmsted in Gudbrandsdalen, Norway. This information is found in two folders.

One folder contains fourteen historical photographs of: the Festival of Nations, St. Paul, 1939; Brobakken family in front of their home in St. Paul; wedding picture of Kristine and Gustav Brobakken; ladies group at church with Norwegian and American flags; young ladies in Norway taken in Hønefoss; large picture of the Brobakken farm; large picture of food preparation for Festival of Nations; large picture of Scandinavian salute display from 1948; seven small pictures from Norway. There are also eight postcard pictures from Tretten and Hjelmsted, Gudbrandsdalen, Norway, where Gustav grew up and Kristine spent part of her youth.

The second folder includes three newspaper clippings showing Norse-American activities, a Festival of Nations program, and a program for the American Tour of the Norwegian Royal University Chorus in 1939.

Contains three folders. The first folder contains: A newspaper add in the Washington Post for 1 June 1939 for Kristoferson’s Dairy greeting Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Martha of Norway to Seattle, A clipping dated about 1928 about Blindheim’s dairy winning first prize in a contest, A clipping dated 15 April 1941 entitled “Norwegian Ship Engineer Flies Here for Visit After 33 Years” about Anton and Ole Blindheim, brothers, reuniting after thirty-two years, A clipping with a picture advertising a performance by Ole and his grandson, Dale, at the Tacoma YMCA. The second folder contains early snapshots: Ole as a child, Ole’s mother circa 1910, Ole’s grandparents Mikal and Gunhild Blindheim (Ole’s father’s father from Nordfjord), Ole’s father Rasmus Mikelsen and his third wife, Ole and Anna Blindheim’s wedding picture from 1919, Ole and Nick in Alaska about 1909, Ole in 1909 during the Alaska Yukon Exposition, Ole wearing a cowboy hat with a group of men in front of Smyser’s Hotel in Chatanika 1910, Nick and Ole in the mines, two pictures of the Ester Creek mine shaft, Blindheim family in front of the old homestead, Anna and Ole with Agnetta and Alvin about 1938, mining pictures, picture of a stainless steel truck trailer for taking milk from Sequim to Seattle by ferry daily about 1946, picture of John Peterson, Gus Carlson, Walter Barton, and manager Ole Blindheim in front of La Villa Dairy, Nick and Ole Blindheim in Fairbanks, Ole on Blueberry Hill. The third folder contains more recent, color snapshots: Five pictures from Blueberry Hill Farm in Bothell, Washington about 1965, three pictures of the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Christmas Pageant from 1984, 1985, and 1986, ten pictures of Ole, three large pictures of Ole playing harmonica at the Northwest Folklife festival in 1989. The photographs mostly have labels on the back with greater detail.

History of the Ulnes family farm in Norway, beginning in 1528 with owners Syver and Amund Ulnes. In 1612, another Syver Ulnes took over the farm, and it changed hands many times over the years. This recorded history ends in 1966. The pages are divided into the following parts: One page information about owners of Øvre Ulnes from 1528 to 1737. Then there are three pages telling about the owners from early 1700 until around 1850. One page describes the story about Engebret Guldbrandsen Ulnes and how he grew up with a few personal anecdotes. The last six pages is a table describing the owners of Øvre Ulnes from 1528 until 1966. The table show names of owners, and names of children, name of wife, date of birth, and date of death if available.

The documents, letters, personal items, and resources Paul Rennord researched of his Swedish and Norwegian ancestors between the years 1982 and 2001. This collection is a compilation of the documents, letters, personal items, and resources Paul Rennord had accumulated of his Swedish and Norwegian relatives and ancestors between the years 1982 and 2001, as well as information on Scandinavian history and culture, and ranges from the 1600’s to the 1990’s.

The earliest documents, those from the seventeenth century, are church records from the parishes of Aamot and Ørre Rendal in Norway. The largest part of the collection is the series of family letters collected and kept by Paul’s grandmother, Anna Louisa Lind and his mother, Evangeline. This compilation of letters includes the family of both his mother and his father, Arnold Rennord Schreiner. The Schreiner and Rennord families, who make up the first part of the compilation, appear to have a history connecting them as early as the 1700’s. The Schreiners, according to Paul Rennord’s research, were a family of carpenters who originated from Germany and settled in Norway sometime between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Arnold Schreiner moved to the United States in about the 1890’s and then married Evangeline Lind in 1913. The Schreiners in the United States officially changed their name to Rennord in 1918.

The second part of the collection consists of letters from Evangeline’s Swedish family. Her mother, born Anna Louisa Gustafsdotter in 1844, had two husbands, first Jonas Alfrid Johnson and after his death she later married Swan Lind. The collection includes the letters of the families of both her husbands, as well as the family of her father, Gustaf Isaksson. These letters range from 1869 to about the 1970’s. Also included are the correspondence between Paul Rennord and his relatives from Norway and Sweden.

Kenneth Jorgenson's papers and manuscripts.

This collection consists of autobiographical stories and letters written by Christian Miller and compiled into an autobiography of his life growing up in Norway, immigrating to the United States, and serving in the army during the first World War. This book was written over the course of forty years, from 1917 during his years at Valparaiso University to the author’s death in 1957. The autobiography also includes notes and a preface written in 1987 by his daughter, Helen Miller-Scott.

In his writings about his childhood in Norway, Christian has included many stories and memories, and the autobiography contains stories of his parents as newlyweds, his own boyhood experiences and early perspectives, his family and their activities, and the community and simple lifestyle that he describes as distinctly Norwegian. Included in these descriptions of early life are many Norwegian folk tales and legends that had an influence on his young mind and within his memoirs are copies of some of his personal documents, including his enlistment record, as well as numerous personal photographs.

Contains a series of diaries written by Lyle A. Mattson between the years 1947 and 1987 and compiled in 2004 by his son John L. Mattson. Also contains a series of diaries written by Lyle’s wife’s mother, Rhoda E. (Livingston) Ackerman between the years 1947 and 1987, which was also compiled in 2004 by her grandson John L. Mattson.