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Leif Wilhelmsen autobiography, 1981
- Title
- Leif Wilhelmsen autobiography, 1981
- Identifier
- P1207
- Date
- 1981
- Creator
- Wilhelmsen, Leif
- Description
- A 30-page account written by an emigrant who was born at Hoholmen, Herøy, Norway, covering his life as a fisherman and seaman in Norway, experiences there during the German occupation and emigration to Chicago in 1947 with the various occupations he engaged in until his retirement in 1973 as a maintenance worker in the Brooks Building.
- Extent
- 1 folder
- Type
- Manuscripts
- Access Rights
- This collection is open to research.
Collection
Citation
Wilhelmsen, Leif, “Leif Wilhelmsen autobiography, 1981,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/11917.