Reidar Nilsen Qualley papers, 1870-1952

Reidar Nilsen Qualley papers, 1870-1952

P1442

1870-1952

Correspondence, documents, diaries, and other data of an emigrant from Vestre Slidre, Valders, to Madison, Wisconsin, in 1890. He had been trained as a tailor in Norway and worked at this trade for about ten years in Madison. He joined the local tailors' union, helped organize the central body of the AFL, and was a key figure in the Federated Trades Council for twelve years. He also commanded leadership roles in the local church, Sons of Norway, Ygdrasil Literary Society, Valdres Samband, the Leif Erikson Memorial Association, etc.

0.8 cubic feet (2 archives boxes)

Correspondence

Diaries