Ivar Gottfrid Alm Oral History Interview 1981.

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Ivar Gottfrid Alm Oral History Interview 1981.

This interview was conducted with Ivar Alm on August 6, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington. The interview contains information on personal data, life in Sweden, emigration, settling in, work in Tacoma, Swedish heritage, and return trips to Sweden. A photograph of Ivar and his wife Edith on their fiftieth anniversary (January 28, 1978) is also available. The interview was conducted in English.

1 compact disc.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7950296

Oregon State University Libraries

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