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 P1677 Title A name given to the resource Halvo Quam (Kveim) papers, 1889-1899 Description An account of the resource <p>Born in Gjerstad, Norway, January 20, 1868. He was a graduate of the Aas school of agriculture, Norway. At the age of 24 he came to Minneapolis, moved to Seattle in 1898, and the same year went to the Yukon Territory seeking gold. A founding member of the Monitor Gold Mining and Trading Company. In 1901 he settled in Everett and opened the Quam &amp; Clausen Coffee &amp; Tea Company, which he operated until 1912. In that year he went into the insurance and real estate business and in 1924 he took the secretaryship of the Scandinavian Savings and Loan Company, later Everett Federal Savings and Loan Association (manager at the time of his death).</p> <p>Includes:</p> <ul> <li><span>Diary from gold prospecting expedition</span> <ul> <li><span>Begins in Minneapolis and concludes in the Yukon Territory. January 1, 1898-August 31, 1899.</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span>"Minnebok", Rauland Folkehøyskole, Seljord, Telemark (1889-1891)</span></li> <li><span>Memorandum. </span> <ul> <li><span>Handwritten collection of Norwegian and some English poems and songs; Chemical laboratory notes, Aas Landbruksskole, 1891.</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span>Lecture notes, "Botanikk", Aas Landbruksskole, 1890</span></li> <li><span>Lecture notes, "Havebrugslære, Aas Landbruksskole, undated</span></li> </ul> Location: 13/C/5 Subject The topic of the resource Gold mining Hoidal, Oddvar Kveim, Halvor Quam, Halvor Quam, Osmund Waerstad, Ovar Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1889-1899 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Quam, Halvo Extent The size or duration of the resource. 8 folders Type The nature or genre of the resource Diaries Notebooks