Emil Lundbeck Oral History Interview 1982.

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Emil Lundbeck Oral History Interview 1982.

The interview was conducted with Emil Lundbeck on February 5, 1982 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on personal background, employment, emigration, family, Swedish organizations, and Swedish heritage. The interview also provides a newspaper clipping and photographs of Emil's first boat (1929), Emil salmon fishing (1929-1930), Emil's last boat (1947), and Emil and his wife Linnea at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English. See also the interviews with Emil Lundbeck's sister, Nannie Whitman (SPEC T166), and Emil's wife, Anna Linnea Lundbeck (SPEC T139).

1 sound cassette.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6944904

Oregon State University Libraries

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Emil Lundbeck was born on October 3, 1904 in Siknäs, Kalix, Sweden. Emil's father Anders was a shoemaker in the village while his mother Anna Matilda Jackström was a housewife. The Lundbeck family, which included twelve children, grew their own food on their small farm. Emil attended school for four years and then began working in the woods at age 11. He learned about the Lutheran church in school and was confirmed at the age of 14. His family enthusiastically took part in the traditional Chri...