Archives West Finding Aid
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Historical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
-
Detailed Description of the Collection
- History of NSWVA
- Bylaws
- Chronological administrative files
- Correspondence
- Donations and memorials
- Events
- Financial files
- King Haakon VII (ship)
- Meeting minutes
- Membership
- Newsletter – Sjøgutten
- Radio KBLE program – The Scandinavian Hour
- Reports
- Røsberg, Peter
- Rosters
- Songs
- Miscellany
- Photograph/scrapbook albums
- Names and Subjects
Norwegian Seamen and War Veterans Association, Seattle Chapter records, 1942-2013
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Norwegian Seamen and War Veterans Association. Seattle Chapter
- Title
- Norwegian Seamen and War Veterans Association, Seattle Chapter records
- Dates
- 1942-2013 (inclusive)19422013
1979-2013 (bulk)19792013 - Quantity
- 2.92 cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 5787 (Accession No. 5787-001)
- Summary
- Records of the Norwegian Seamen and War Veterans Association of Seattle, Washington
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Seattle chapter of the Norwegian Seamen and War Veterans Association formed in 1979 in Seattle with the assistance of members from the New York Norwegian Seamen War Veterans Club and the San Francisco Norges Krigsseilerforbund. The group was made up of Norwegians who had served Norway in World War II and had later settled in the Pacific Northwest. While it flourished as a social group, the purpose of the association was also to help members receive benefits from the Norwegian government for their wartime contributions.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Photo albums, scrapbooks, and administrative files of the Norwegian Seamen and War Veterans Association of Seattle, Washington.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's rights have been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
History of NSWVA, 1981-2008Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/1
Bylaws, undatedReturn to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/2
Chronological administrative files, 1985-1993Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/3-8
Correspondence, 1995-2013Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/9-10
Donations and memorials, 1982-2013Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/11
EventsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
1/12 | Announcements |
1995-2011 |
1/13-14 | Cod fish dinner |
1998-2007 |
1/15 | Election night dinner |
2002 |
1/16 | Expenses, fundraising |
1995-2006 |
1/17 | 15th anniversary dinner party |
1995 |
1/18 | Frigjøringen's Dagen celebration |
1999 |
1/19 | Julebord |
1994-1999 |
1/20 | King Haakon VII medal for WWII veterans |
1988-1990 |
1/21 | Luncheon |
2005-2008 |
1/22 | Sammenkomst (reunion/convention) |
1982-1999 |
1/23 | 20th anniversary dinner |
1999 |
Financial filesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
1/24-26 | Check registers |
1980-2005 |
1/27 | Income statements/summaries |
1980-1997 |
King Haakon VII (ship), ca. 1994-1995Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/28
Meeting minutes, 1979-1993, 2012Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/29-32
MembershipReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
1/33 | Deceased members |
1980-2002 |
1/34 | Dropped members |
1980-2003 |
1/35-36 | Old ledger cards |
1988-2000 |
2/1 | Old ledger cards |
1988-2000 |
2/2 | Miscellany |
undated |
Newsletter – Sjøgutten, 1983-2011Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 2/3-5
Radio KBLE program – The Scandinavian Hour, 1998-2006Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 2/7
ReportsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
2/8-11 | Report of Members to Norges Krigsseilerforbund,
Oslo |
1980-2000 |
2/12 | Treasurer's Reports |
1996-2005 |
Røsberg, Peter, 1942-2009Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 2/13
Rosters, 1980-2012Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 2/14
Songs, ca. 1983-1999Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 2/15
Miscellany, 1994-1996, undatedReturn to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 2/16
Photograph/scrapbook albumsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
2/17 | Photo album 233 color and black & white photographs of NSWVA events such
as meetings, seminars in Norway, 17th of May dinners and parades, war medal
presentation ceremonies, Christmas parties and dinners (Julebord), dedication
of stone in Battery Park (New York), picnics, potlucks, banquets; members and
boards; construction of parade float. Most photos include typed captions
identifying events and people pictured. . Some captions are missing matching
photo, presumably removed by album owner. Photos removed from original album.
|
1979-1984 |
3/1 | Photo album (oversize) 257 color photographs and pieces of paper ephemera relating to
NSWVA events in Seattle, San Francisco, and Long Beach (CA), such as the
Sammenkomst, dinners, meetings, socials; paper ephemera includes newsletters
and event programs. Most photos include handwritten captions identifying events
and people pictured.
|
1985-1987 |
3/2 | Clippings album (oversize) Clippings about NSWVA founding; events such as 17th of May
celebrations, fish dinners, picnics, parades; and other news, primarily in
Norwegian and some English.
|
1979-1988 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Military pensions--Norway--History--Sources
- Nonprofit organizations--Northwest, Pacific--History--Sources
- Norwegian Americans--Northwest, Pacific--Archives
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- Veterans--Northwest, Pacific--Societies, etc.--History--Sources
- Veterans--Services for--History--Sources
- World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Northwest, Pacific--History--Sources
Corporate Names
- Norwegian Seamen and War Veterans Association. Seattle Chapter--Archives