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)
1979-2013 (bulk)
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
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

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

Acquisition Information

Donor: Kari Knudsen, 2013.

Processing Note

Processed by J. Moore and A. Demeter, 2013

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

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

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
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