Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archival Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context P1024 Title A name given to the resource Thingvalla Line papers, 1884-1993 Description An account of the resource 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.<br /><br />Includes:<br /><ul><li>Pamphlet (40 pages).</li> <li>"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)</li> </ul> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1884-1993 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 1.0 cubic feet (1 record center carton) Subject The topic of the resource Thingvalla Line Type The nature or genre of the resource Pamphlets Clippings