University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
3745
Sunnmorslaget av Seattle
Sunnmorslaget av Seattle records
1925-1987
1.28 cubic feet (2 boxes)
Collection materials are in
English
Norwegian.
Records of a
Norwegian fraternal group organized in 1925 by immigrants from Sondmor in
Norway
Sunnmorslaget av Seattle was founded by young immigrants from Sunnmor,
Norway, who came to Seattle in 1923. Initially led by Enoch Ulvestad and Hans
Carlsen, the first meeting was held on November 11, 1925 in which about 30
people attended. Ulvestad served as the first president and they met in Noway
Hall on Boren Avenue. The group expanded quickly as more Norwegians immigrated
to the Seattle area. Events put on by the organization included semi annual
picnics, which included members from as far afield as Tacoma, Grays Harbor, and
Everett. The fraternity also focused on community support, organizing benefit
events for members and friends. The organization also sent money back to
Norway, both as relief and to support cultural institutions. In the 1950s the
organization founded Norse Home, a retirement home on the edge of Phinney Ridge
in Seattle, which opened in 1957. The group continued to host community events,
from the Fishermen's Festival to Christmas parties through the 1950s and 60s.
Meetings were held in Norwegian until the 1950s, and the by-laws were finally
translated to English in 1963. The organization continued to serve Seattle's
Norwegian community until the 1980s.
Source: "History of Sunnmorslaget of Seattle" by Clara H Aurdal,
1975
The collection is arranged into two accessions:
- Accession no. 3745-001, Sunnmorslaget av Seattle records,
1925-1982
- Accession no. 3745-002, Sunnmorslaget av Seattle membership
card file, 1926-1987
Organizational and historical background, records relating to Norse
Home, a retirement community in Seattle, and other Norwegian cultural events,
meeting minutes, correspondence, financial records, membership card file, and
ephemera.
No restrictions on access.
Request at UW
Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington
Libraries.
Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Auradal, Clara H
Bygdelagnes Fellesraad
Leif Erikson League of the Seattle Area
Norwegian 17th of May Committee (Seattle, Wash.)
Sunnmorslaget av Seattle--Archives
University of Washington. Libraries. Scandinavian Archives
Scandinavian Americans
Seattle
Accession No. 3745-001: Sunnmorslaget av Seattle records, 1925-1982
1.14 cubic feet (1 box)
Scope and Content:
Organizational and historical background, records relating to
Norse Home, a retirement community in Seattle, and other Norwegian cultural
events, meeting minutes, correspondence, financial records, and ephemera.
Restrictions on Access:
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use:
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info:
Donated by Sunnmorslaget av Seattle, 11/14/1984.
1/1
3745-001
Organizational/Historical Features
1929-1986
1/2
3745-001
Correspondence: Bygdelagenes Fellesraad
1967-1976
1/3
3745-001
Correspondence: Norse Home
1944-1978
1/4-5
3745-001
Correspondence: Norway Center
1951-1981
1/6
3745-001
Correspondence: Scandinavian Music Festival
1965-1970
1/7
3745-001
Correspondence: United Norwegian 17th of May
Committee
1941-1975
1/8-9
3745-001
Correspondence: Miscellaneous
1940-1982, undated
1/10
3745-001
Outgoing letters: re: Publicity
1965-1975
1/11
3745-001
Outgoing letters: Announcements
1965-1973
1/12
3745-001
Minutes
1925-1982
1/13
3745-001
Subject: Annual Picnic
1952-1980
1/14
3745-001
Subject: Banquet
1966-1978
1/15
3745-001
Subject: Children's Christmas Party
1963-1980
1/16
3745-001
Subject: Cleng Peerson Memorial
approximately 1970s
1/16
3745-001
Subject: Cleng Peerson Memorial
approximately 1970s
1/17
3745-001
Subject: Fishermen's Festival
1965-1980
1/18
3745-001
Subject: Leif Erickson Day/ Festival (Leif Erickson
League- major correspondent)
1940-1971
1/19
3745-001
Subject: Nordic Festival
1967-1976
1/20
3745-001
Songs
1950, undated
1/21
3745-001
Membership Lists
1925-1969, undated
1/22
3745-001
Commitee Lists
1965-1976
1/23-24
3745-001
Financial records and ledgers
1936-1976
1/25
3745-001
Questionnaires
1970-1981
1/26
3745-001
Legal Documents
1947-1973
1/27-28
3745-001
Ephemera, including Norway Center
1945-1982
1/29
3745-001
Miscellany
1939, undated
1/30
3745-001
Clippings
approximately 1960s-1970s
Accession No. 3745-002: Sunnmorslaget av Seattle membership card file, 1926-1987
.14 cubic foot (1 box)
Scope and Content:
Membership card file.
Restrictions on Access:
Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use:
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of
Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info:
Donated by Aslang Jorgensen, 8/31/1987.