Identity elements
Reference code
SIE 3.6
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Record group
Title
Western Viking
Date(s)
- 1929-1939 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
(1905-1941)
Administrative history
The Puget Sound Publishing Company, based in Tacoma, published the Norwegian newspaper, The Western Viking, and the Swedish newspaper, The Puget Sound Posten. The company sponsored "The Scandinavian Hour" radio program on Tacoma KVI. Another local newspaper, Vestkysten, was sold to the Puget Sound Publishing Company in 1931.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Issues of a Tacoma-based Norwegian weekly newspaper, published by the Puget Sound Publishing Company, Tacoma, WA.
System of arrangement
Chronological
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Languages of the material
- Norwegian
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Western Viking absorbed "Vestkysten" and was absorbed by "Washington Posten"