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Seattle (Wash.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 45 Collections and/or Records:

Scrap Book: Leif Erikson-Norway-Iceland Day C. 21 etc, 1897-1972

 Item
Abstract

This scrap book dates from 1897-1972. It is a collecting of correspondences dealing with topics about Leif Erikson Day, the Leif Erikson stamp, his histroy, and Leif Erikson Festival. There is also an ancestral chart of Leif Erikson included in the scrap book. Some of the letters and newsclippings could be similar to those from other files in this collection.

Dates: 1897-1972
Found in: Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection / OPVSIEmss_287, Guide to Leif Erikson Foundation Collection / Scrapbooks

Scrapbook 1, 1953-1979

 Item
Abstract

Clippings including Swedish Order Of Valhalla, Valhalla History, Swedish Archives in the Pacific Northwest, Wake Island, Swedish Politics, Vietnam, Fox Island, Tacoma Hotel

Dates: 1953-1979
Found in: Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection / OPVSIEmss_282, Guide to the Stephen Forslund Collection / Separate Scrapbooks – not in file box

Seattle (Wash.) August 30th 1905 meeting minute , 1905

 Item — Box 1
Abstract

These two pages are journal entries about the meeting that took place on August 30th 1905. It talks about financial matters.

Dates: 1905
Found in: Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection / OPVSIEmss_287, Guide to Leif Erikson Foundation Collection

Guide to Skagit Valley Mannskor: Sangerfest

 Collection
Identifier: OPVSIEmss_304
Abstract

Planning material from the Skagit Valley Mannskor and the Sangerfest of 2005

Dates: 1998-2006
Found in: Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection / Guide to Skagit Valley Mannskor: Sangerfest

Guide to the Sons of Norway District 2 Collection

 Collection
Identifier: OPVSIEmss_270
Abstract

This collection contains the records of the Sons of Norway District 2 cultural organization.

Dates: 1903-2010
Found in: Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection / Guide to the Sons of Norway District 2 Collection

Guide to the Sons of Norway Collection

 Collection
Identifier: OPVSIEmss_271
Abstract During a depression which began in 1893, 18 Norwegian immigrants living in Minneapolis created a fraternal organization as a mutual assistance society built on the moral principles of American fraternalism and based on a group assistance plan from Trondheim. The name “Sønner av Norge” was settled upon and the formal inception of the organization was completed on 16 January 1895. In 1903 a similar organization was founded in the Pacific Northwest, the Grand Lodge of the Sons of Norway of the...
Dates: 1903-2011
Found in: Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection / Guide to the Sons of Norway Collection

AW - Guide to Svenskar I Seattle News Article

 File
Identifier: OPVSIEmss223
Abstract

News article, titled Svenskar i Seattle, in the newspaper Svenska Posten, published April 7th 1976 by Scandinavian Studies faculty at University of Washington. The news article, translated to English as Swedes in Seattle, is about the immigration of Swedes to Seattle, and some well-known businesses created by those immigrants, like Boeing, Nordstrom, and the Swedish Hospital.

Dates: 1976
Found in: Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection / AW - Guide to Svenskar I Seattle News Article

guide to Swedish Council of America

 Collection
Identifier: OPVSIEmss_151
Abstract

Program of the Great Swedish Heritage and America’s Swede of the Year Awards for 2002 is included in this collection. The winner of the award is Marilyn Carlson Nelson.

Dates: 2002
Found in: Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection / guide to Swedish Council of America

The Courageous Norwegian Immigrant Women, 1978

 File
Abstract

An essay, The Courageous Norwegian Immigrant Women, written by Inger Carr in 1978. The essay is about the lives of Norwegian women immigrating to USA.

Dates: 1978
Found in: Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection / OPVSIEmss_121, Guide to Student Papers

The Experience of Early Twentieth Century Norwegian Immigrants in the Pacific Northwest , 1992

 File
Abstract This student paper talks about the way life that the Scandinavian immigrants had when they immigrated to the United States. They had to learn English, assimilate tot eh way of life, and learn how to associate with the other people who were living here. The immigration from Scandinavian countries, especially Norway, was huge during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Although some felt the pressure to assimilate, many did not. They Scandinavian folk were well accepted due to being known for being...
Dates: 1992
Found in: Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection / OPVSIEmss_121, Guide to Student Papers

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