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Sons of Norway Wergeland Lodge No. 21 Records, 1908-2017
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Sons of Norway (U.S.). Wergeland Lodge No. 21 (Bellingham, Wash.)
- Title
- Sons of Norway Wergeland Lodge No. 21 Records
- Dates
- 1908-2017 (inclusive)19082017
1927-2010 (bulk)19272010 - Quantity
- 13.5 linear feet
- Collection Number
- XOE_CPNWS0359
- Summary
- A collection documenting the history and activities of a Sons of Norway Lodge in Bellingham, Washington.
- Repository
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Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open to the public for research.
- Languages
- English, Norwegian
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
The Sons of Norway is an international cultural society dedicated to preserving Norwegian heritage and culture, and that has historically provided insurance and other financial support to its members. Wergeland Lodge No. 21 was established in Bellingham, Washington, in April 1927. Named for the poet Henrik Wergeland, the Lodge has worked throughout its history to provide members with opportunities to share and explore aspects of Norwegian heritage. Members and officers also participated in district and international conventions, building connections among the larger Norwegian community. In 1947, the Lodge purchased property at 1419 N. Forest Street in Bellingham, where they built the Norway Hall. The Hall was the location for Lodge meetings, and a variety of social and cultural events, until its sale in 2014.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Sons of Norway Wergeland Lodge No. 21 Records document the history and activities of a Norwegian heritage and cultural group in Bellingham, Washington. The collection contains records dated approximately 1908-2017, with the bulk of materials dating from the period 1927-2010.
Administrative records include correspondence, convention reports, officer’s materials, meeting minutes, and membership information. Researchers will also find records relating to the Norway Hall building committee’s work and permitting process. In addition to financial records and reports, the collection contains copies of the local “Wergeland 21 News” newsletter, files documenting planning and implementation of Lodge activities and events, and cultural resources about genealogy, Norwegian history and cultural skills. The photos and clipping series include images of members and events (including framed images of past Presidents), scrapbooks, and clippings of local Norwegian news.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Sons of Norway Wergeland Lodge No. 21 Records, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Processing Note
The collection was processed by Samantha Wu Rose in 2018.
Processing Note
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Acquisition Information
Donated to the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies in August 2018 by the Sons of Norway Wergeland Lodge No. 21.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: Administrative Records, 1927-2010Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | NSEA Correspondence |
undated |
1 | 2 | Wergeland Publicity |
1981; 1986 |
1 | 3 | Lodge Secretary Correspondence |
1963-1964 |
1 | 4 | Lodge Correspondence and Membership |
1980-1990 |
1 | 5 | Lodge Correspondence |
1991-2000 |
1 | 6 | Semi-Annual Reports |
1964-1997 |
1 | 7 | District 2 Correspondence / Convention
Materials |
1960-1994 |
1 | 8 | International Conventions /
Correspondence |
1991-1998 |
1 | 9 | Convention Reports |
1990-1992 |
2 | 1 | Convention Planning / Reports |
1990-2001 |
2 | 2 | Constitution and By-laws |
1971-1992 |
2 | 3 | Secretary's Materials |
circa 1998 |
2 | 4 | Postal Materials |
1997-2005 |
2 | 5 | Brochures + Proceedures |
1925; undated |
2 | 6 | Officer's Guidelines |
undated |
2 | 7 | Officer's Roster |
1998 |
2 | 8 | Meeting Rosters and Budget Reports |
1992-1993 |
2 | 9 | Lodge Supply Catalog and Orders |
1987-1999 |
2 | 10 | Administrative Forms |
undated |
2 | 11 | Lodge Officers Form |
1999 |
2 | 12 | Roll Call Record |
1987-2000 |
2 | 13 | Miscellaneous Materials |
2005-2006 |
2 | 14 | Miscellaneous Administrative / Publicity
Materials |
2004-2007 |
2 | 15 | By-laws, Newsletters, and Lodge
Brochures |
1980s-2000s |
2 | 16 | Sunshine Committee / Thank Yous |
1993-1999 |
2 | 17 | Memorial Fund |
1991-1994 |
2 | 18 | Norway Hall Building Committee |
1966-1967 |
2 | 19 | Norway Hall Building Permits |
2000 |
3 | 1 | Norway Hall Tax Filing |
1956-2001 |
3 | 2 | Meeting Minutes |
1927-1930 |
3 | 3 | Meeting Minutes |
1929-1934 |
3 | 4 | Meeting Minutes |
1936-1940 |
3 | 5 | Meeting Minutes |
1940-1943 |
3 | 6 | Meeting Minutes |
1944-1948 |
4 | 1 | Meeting Minutes |
1948-1952 |
4 | 2 | Meeting Minutes |
1980 |
4 | 3 | Meeting Minutes and Newsletters |
1986-2012 |
4 | 4 | Meeting Minutes and Other Notes |
circa 1990s |
4 | 5 | Auxilary Meeting Minutes |
1994-1999 |
4 | 6 | Executive Board Meeting Minutes |
1997-2000 |
4 | 7 | Lodge of the Year Application and Meeting
Minutes |
1992-2000 |
4 | 8 | District 2 Convention |
1998 |
4 | 9 | Meeting Minutes |
2003-2004 |
5 | 1A | Meeting Minutes |
2005-2006 |
5 | 1B | Norway Hall Meeting Minutes and
Adminstration |
2002-2005 |
5 | 2 | Application Forms |
1995 |
5 | 3 | Member Lists |
1932-1945 |
5 | 4 | Membership Reports |
1984-1985 |
5 | 5 | Membership List |
1986-1987 |
5 | 6 | Membership List |
1988 |
5 | 7 | Membership Reports |
1989 |
5 | 8 | Membership Reports |
1990 |
5 | 9 | Membership Reports |
1991 |
5 | 10 | Membership Reports |
1992 |
5 | 11 | Membership Reports |
1993 |
5 | 12 | Membership Reports |
1994 |
5 | 13 | Membership Reports |
1995 |
5 | 14 | Membership Reports |
1996 |
5 | 15 | Membership Reports |
1997 |
6 | 1 | Membership Reports |
1998 |
6 | 2 | Membership Reports |
1999 |
6 | 3 | Membership Records |
1990-2010 |
6 | 4 | Record of Applications |
1936-1971 |
6 | 5 | Report of New Members |
1983-1998 |
6 | 6 | Membership Records of Dues |
1973-1990 |
6 | 7 | Deceased Member Records |
1970-1999 |
7 | 1 | Deceased Member List |
1998-2000 |
7 | 2 | Membership Cancellations |
1984 |
7 | 3 | Membership + Misc. Materials |
1978-1986 |
Volume | |||
1 | Lodge Roster |
1927-1931 | |
Box | Folder | ||
7 | 4 | Membership Roster |
circa 1927-2001 |
7 | 5 | Membership Rosters |
1990-1997 |
7 | 6 | Membership Roster |
1992 |
7 | 7 | Member Directory / File Backup CD |
2006 |
Series 2: Financial Records, 1930-2007Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
7 | 8 | Wergeland Financial Reports |
1950-1954 |
7 | 9 | Miscellaneous Financial Materials |
1959-1968 |
7 | 10 | Blank Norway Hall Building Fund
Notes |
undated |
8 | 1 | Cash Flow Reports |
1998 |
8 | 2 | Member Account Sheets (A-E) |
1930-1950 |
8 | 3 | Member Account Sheets (F-J) |
1930-1950 |
8 | 4 | Member Account Sheets (K-O) |
1930-1950 |
8 | 5 | Member Account Sheets (P-Z) |
1930-1950 |
8 | 6 | Member Account Sheets I |
1950-1975 |
9 | 1 | Member Account Sheets II |
1950-1975 |
9 | 2 | Member Account Sheets (Bound Book) |
1953-1973 |
9 | 3 | Secretary's Cashbook |
1931-1935 |
10 | 1 | Secretary's Cashbook |
1935-1939 |
10 | 2 | Secretary's Cashbook |
1939-1942 |
10 | 3 | Secretary's Cashbook |
1942-1944 |
10 | 4 | Secretary's Cashbook |
1945-1947 |
10 | 5 | Secretary's Cashbook |
1947-1950 |
10 | 6 | Cash Book |
1946-1954 |
10 | 7 | Secretary's Cashbook |
1960-1964 |
10 | 8 | Secretary's Cashbook |
1965-1968 |
11 | 1 | Secretary's Cashbook |
1969-1974 |
11 | 2 | Secretary's Cashbook |
1975-1996 |
11 | 3 | Cash Book |
1970-1973 |
11 | 4 | Cash Book |
1973-1976 |
11 | 5 | Cash Book |
1976-1979 |
11 | 6 | Cash Book |
1980-1983 |
11 | 7 | Cash Book |
1983-1987 |
11 | 8 | Cash Book |
1987-1992 |
11 | 9 | Cash Book |
1992-1995 |
12 | 1 | Check Register |
1977-1989 |
12 | 2 | Receipt Books |
1983-1986 |
12 | 3 | Receipt Books |
1994-1997 |
12 | 4 | Receipt Books |
1997-2000 |
12 | 5 | Receipt Books |
1987-1994 |
12 | 6 | Record of Bills |
1991-2008 |
Series 3: Newsletters, 1985-2005Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
13 | 1 | International Newsletter |
1985-1998 |
13 | 2 | National Newsletters |
1996-1998 |
13 | 3 | District 2 Newsletters |
1991-1999 |
13 | 4 | Wergeland Newsletters |
1980-1999 |
13 | 5 | Wergeland Newsletters |
1983-1995 |
13 | 6 | Wergeland Newsletters + Articles |
1985-1999 |
13 | 7 | Wergeland Newsletters |
1995-1999 |
13 | 8 | Wergeland Newsletters |
1996-1999 |
13 | 9 | Wergeland Newsletters + USPS Service
Guide |
1997-1998 |
13 | 10 | News of Norway and Wergeland 21
Drafts |
1993-2005 |
13 | 11 | Misc. Newsletters |
1998 |
13 | 12 | Viking Magazine / Wergeland
Newsletters |
1998 |
13 | 13 | Wergeland Newsletter Materials |
1995-1996 |
14 | 1 | Wergeland Newsletter Materials |
1996 |
14 | 2 | Lyle and Erliss Buss Materials |
1994-1995 |
14 | 3 | Newsletter Materials |
1995 |
14 | 4 | Newsletter Planning / Design |
1995; undated |
14 | 5 | Wergeland Newsletter Editor
Materials |
1995-1999 |
14 | 6 | Articles for Newsletter |
1995-1998 |
14 | 7 | Member Submissions |
1997 |
14 | 8 | Newspapers |
1995-1998 |
Series 4: Events and Activities, approximately 1965-2007Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
14 | 9 | Lodge Events and District Boundaries |
1965-1973 |
14 | 10 | Misc. Materials |
1968-1994 |
14 | 11 | Correspondence re: 50th Lodge
Anniversary |
1977 |
14 | 12 | 65th / 66th Anniversary Materials + Belinda
Hovde Correspondence |
1992-1993; 2001 |
14 | 13 | Event Planning and Programing |
1992-1994 |
14 | 14 | Wergeland Anniversary Celebrations |
1992-1998 |
14 | 15 | Trollhaugen |
undated |
14 | 16 | Merit Awards |
1996-1997 |
14 | 17 | Norway Hall Event Planning |
1997; undated |
14 | 18 | Lodge of the Year Award |
1997 |
14 | 19 | Lodge of the Year Rating Form |
1998 |
14 | 20 | Anniversary Planning |
1998-2000 |
14 | 21 | UFFDA Awards Dinner CD |
2004 |
14 | 22 | Public Relations |
2005 |
14 | 23 | Cultural Programs and Election
Materials |
undated |
14 | 24 | Anniversary Celebration Invite |
2007 |
Series 5: Cultural Resources, approximately 1984-1992Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
14 | 25 | Geneaology Resources |
1984; undated |
14 | 26 | Norwegian Cultural Skills Program |
1991-1992 |
14 | 27 | Recipes |
undated |
14 | 28 | Scandinavian Travel Brochures |
undated |
14 | 29 | Wergeland History |
undated |
14 | 30 | Norweigan Culture Articles |
undated |
14 | 31 | Norse Mythology and Viking History |
undated |
14 | 32 | Norwegian Studies Resources |
undated |
14 | 33 | Song Book |
undated |
Series 6: Photographs, Clippings and Display Materials, approximately 1908-2017Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Box | Folder | ||
14 | 34 | Festivals and Historic Photos |
1908-2016 |
14 | 35 | Cultural Events / Member Photos |
1959-1993 |
14 | 36 | Clippings |
1960s-2010s |
14 | 37 | Correspondence to Lisa Tofsrud + Norweigan
Clippings |
1982-1986 |
14 | 38 | Scrapbook Pages |
1980s-1990s |
14 | 39 | Photos of Members / Activities |
1989; 1997 |
14 | 40 | Family / Personal Photos |
1990s; undated |
14 | 41 | Anniversary Celebration Photos |
1992 |
14 | 42 | Members and Events |
1999-2003 |
14 | 43 | Elaine Grasdock Photos |
2011 |
14A | 1 | Album (unidentified event) |
undated |
14A | 2 | 90th Anniversary Celebrations |
2017 |
15 | 1 | Framed Past Presidents Photos |
1927-1960 |
16 | 1 | Framed Past Presidents Photos |
1960-2011 |
17 | 1 | Scrapbook: Photos of Lodge Members /
Events |
1990s |
17 | 2 | Photo Album: Members and Events |
1950s-1970s |
17 | 3 | Scrapbook: Clippings and Photos |
1980s |
17 | 4 | Wooden Gavel |
undated |
18 | 1 | Lodge Scrapbook |
1980s |
18 | 2 | Lodge Scrapbook: History and Photos |
1948-2000 |
18 | 3 | Scrapbook: Clippings and Drawings |
1950s-1970s |
item | |||
1 | Historic Photos |
1927-1953 | |
item | |||
Posterboards (3) |
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Fraternal organizations--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources
- Norwegian Americans--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources
Corporate Names
- Norway Hall Incorporated--Archives
- Sons of Norway (U.S.).--Wergeland Lodge No. 21 (Bellingham, Wash.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Albums (Books)
- Photographs
- Records (Documents)