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Gustav Knudsen Ronvik papers, 1873-1986
- Title
- Gustav Knudsen Ronvik papers, 1873-1986
- Identifier
- P1466
- Date
- 1873-1986
- Creator
- Ronvik, Gustav
- Description
- Copies of family documents, correspondence, photos, and union records of a Chicago emigrant from Stavanger, who was a member of the Bridge and Structural Iron Workers Union, beginning in 1902. He served on the steam yacht during the Spanish-American War
Includes: photocopies of official records (1871-1922); correspondence (original and photocopy) involving Ronvik and family (1925-1986), including one letter from Peder Knudsen to Ronvik, in which Knudsen expresses disappointment at not receiving payment of a debt to him from Gustav and family; photocopies of articles and order of service for Peder Knudsen's death (1936); family pedigree chart; recipe for port wine (1925); notes from an interview with Rick Ronvik (Gustav's son), Evanston, IL (1986); photocopies of newspaper articles re: murder of Bergit Kyvik, Peter (son of Gustav) Ronvick's sister (1941); photographs of Gustav Ronvik, of Ronvik family, of postcard of Steam Yacht Niagara, on which Gustav served, and of ironwork, including Iron Workers, North Side Sewage Disposal, John Griffiths & Son Co Builders, Chicago (1925); photograph negatives. - Location: 12/A/6
- Extent
- 1 folder
- Type
- Records
- Correspondence
Collection
Citation
Ronvik, Gustav, “Gustav Knudsen Ronvik papers, 1873-1986,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10785.