Thomas Wilhelm Olsen Breiwick Oral History Interview 1982.

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Breiwick, Thomas Wilhelm Olsen. Thomas Wilhelm Olsen Breiwick Oral History Interview 1982.

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Thomas Wilhelm Olsen Breiwick Oral History Interview 1982.

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/184907571

Abstract

This interview was conducted with Thomas Breiwick on September 14, 1982 in Seattle, Washington. It contains information about family background, emigration, work, marriage, church and community activities, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also includes a brief autobiography, a catalog from Kolstrand Supply Company, and an article from the Western Viking concerning Thomas's ninetieth birthday. The interview was conducted in English.

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1 sound cassette.

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Oregon State University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6948864

Oregon State University Libraries

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Thomas Breiwick was born on January 11, 1893 in Breivik, Stokmarknes, Norway to Elling Lorence Olsen, a fisherman and small farmer, and Thea Bergitta Sorensen, a homemaker. There were eleven children in Thomas's family, but the first four died shortly after birth. Thomas's remaining siblings were Sophia, Olga, Emma, Emil, Sigrid, and Thorval. Thomas attended school for seven years and then fished with his father. Feeling that he was lacking in education and opportunities, Thomas decided to emigr...