Albertine Johnson oral history interview

Collection — Item: tapes

Identifier: S2319

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of three audio recordings of interviews with Albertine Johnson. The interviewer was her son, Rudy Johnson. Interviews took place on September 7, 1977 and May 7, 1978.

Tape 1: 1886-1917 Describes living conditions among fisherfolk in North Norway, going to school, church life, folk culture, etc., and work in Kerkenes 1914-1917, and emigration to the United States.

Tape 2: 1917-1925 Reasons for emigration, the crossing (1917), immigrant life in Thomson (Carlton County, Minnesota), 1917-1920 during the Armistice, the Great Cloquet Fire, the Flu epidemic, and early years in West Duluth in the immigrant community.

Tape 3: 1925-1978 Factory work in Duluth in the 1920’s, domestic work in the 1930’s, naturalization, retirement. (side two mostly family history).

Dates

Creation: 1977-1978

Creator

Johnson, Albertine, 1886 December 17-1984 December 29 (Person)
Johnson, Rudy, 1916 March 7-2007 January 14 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

Albertine Svendsen Johnson immigrated from Norway to the United States in 1917, settling initially in Carlton County, Minnesota. She married to Ivar Johnson in 1915 and was the mother of former University of Minnesota Duluth Library Director Rudy Johnson. Her husband died in Duluth, Minnesota in 1921

Extent

3.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection consists of three audio recordings of interviews with Albertine Johnson. The interviewer was her son, Rudy Johnson. Interviews took place on September 7, 1977 and May 7, 1978.

Physical Location

This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.