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Thingvalla Line papers, 1884-1993
- Title
- Thingvalla Line papers, 1884-1993
- Identifier
- P1024
- Date
- 1884-1993
- Description
- Booklet describing the operations of a direct shipping line from Copenhagen to New York, whose stated purpose was to assure passengers sailing from and to Scandinavia an inexpensive, convenient, and comfortable journey across the Atlantic Ocean. NB: Odd Lovoll ("The Promise of America," 1984, p. 22) says, "the Danish Thingvall linein 1880 established the first direct passenger route by steamship between Scandinavia and the U.S. Many Norwegians emigrants booked passage on this line." Includes lists of passengers on July and August sailings, lists of banks where tickets could be purchased, and quotations from Norwegian newspapers, September and December, 1882.
Includes:- Pamphlet (40 pages).
- "For People Who Are Not in a Hurry…: The Danish Thingvalla Line" typescript of article published in "Journal of American Ethnic History," v. 13, no. 1, 1993. pp. 28-67. 26 p.; Added Feb. 2, 2011: Research notes and papers collected by Prof. Odd Lovoll. Including: "The Danish Thingvalla Line in the Nordic Competition for Emigration Traffic," (Lovoll, 1992); passenger lists (1885-86)
- Extent
- 1.0 cubic feet (1 record center carton)
- Subject
- Thingvalla Line
- Type
- Pamphlets
- Clippings
Citation
“Thingvalla Line papers, 1884-1993,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed September 20, 2024, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10512.