Thor Meland Collection
Collection
Identifier: OPVSIEmss_4
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1861-1978
Biographical / Historical
Thor Meland was born in 1861 on the family farm in Tjugm Parish, near Vetlefjord, Norway. In 1889, he and his brother John immigrated to the U.S., staying first in Wisconsin and then moving to Moscow, Idaho, in 1892. They settled down near the farm of their older brother, Peter, and a brother-in-law, Christen Langeteig. In 1904, Thor went to North Dakota and settled on a farm there, returning to Idaho after he retired. John continued to reside in Idaho, working as a farmer, and marrying a “mail order bride.” Thor Meland died in 1950, and his brother John died in 1955.
Extent
one Sheets
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Thor Meland Collection
- Author
- Sandra Estrada
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection Repository
Contact:
Robert A.L. Mortvedt Library
Pacific Lutheran University
12180 Park Avenue South
Tacoma Washington 98447 United States
archives@plu.edu
Robert A.L. Mortvedt Library
Pacific Lutheran University
12180 Park Avenue South
Tacoma Washington 98447 United States
archives@plu.edu