George Arne Vaieland and Aslaug Haviland scrapbooks and memoir
Scope and Contents note
Collection contains materials from the life of Aslaug Haviland created, acquired, and assembled by her son, George Arne Haviland. Materials include biographical and autobiographical items, letters, photographs, and printed material and ephemera. It also includes an autobiographical memoir written by Aslaugh Haviland in 1977.
Dates
- 1913-2007
Creator
- Haviland, Aslaug, 1913-2003 (Person)
- Vaieland, George Arne (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the George Arne Vaieland and Aslaug Haviland scrapbooks and memoir must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Aslaug Haviland was born Aslaug Sofie Johansen on January 19, 1913 in Oslo, Norway. Her parents were Anna Aas Johansen and Johan Sigvard Johansen. She contracted scarlet fever as a teenager. As a result of this illness her hearing and sight were seriously impaired. Aslaug studied at the School for the Deaf and Blind in Hamar, Norway. She married Arne Jens Vaieland in 1934. George Arne Vaieland was born to the couple on September 1, 1941. The family immigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in 1952. Auslag and Arne divorced, after which Aslaug and George immigrated to Salt Lake City, Utah, in October 1958. Aslaug married Fred Eugene Haviland 7 July 1967 in Salt Lake City. Here the couple would reside and Aslaug would continue her remarkable life as an advocate and inspiration to the deaf/blind community as well as an inspiration to those not deaf and blind. In the 1980s Aslaug and Fred moved to Orangevale, California. It was there in her Orangevale home that Aslaug Haviland died 6 January 2003.
Biographical History
George Arne Vaieland was born September 1, 1941 to Aslaug Sofie and Arne Jens Vaieland. An only child, he lived with his family in Oslo, Norway until they immigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1952. George immigrated to the United States in October of 1958 with his mother. They resided in Murray, Utah, where George finished his high school education. From 1961 to 1964 George served a full time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Denmark. George and his wife Lena were married in the 1960s and lived in Maryland while attending Montgomery College. George and Lena had three children: Jo, Jon Karl, and Nancy. George received a bachelor's degree from Utah State University in 1970, and in 1972 he received his master's degree in Education from Brigham Young University. From 1972 to 1974 he was a counselor at Box Elder High School in Brigham City, Utah. In 1974, George was hired as Assistant Director of Admissions, Brigham Young University, where he worked until his retirement in 2007. From 1961 to 2004 he served as an Intelligence Officer in the Utah Army National Guard, fulfilling numerous international assignments. After George's retirement from Brigham Young University in 2007, he relocated to Henderson, Nevada.
Extent
1 oversize box (0.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection contains materials from the life of Aslaug Haviland created, acquired, and assembled by her son, George Arne Haviland.
Custodial History note
Donated by George Arne Vaieland.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated; George Arne Vaieland.
Appraisal note
LDS, Utah, and Western American women (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy 5.V, August 2007).
Processing Information note
Processed; Nicholas James Walker, student manuscript processor; 2009.
- Title
- Register of the George Arne Vaieland and Aslaug Haviland scrapbooks and memoir
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Nicholas Walker, student manuscript processor
- Date
- 19 May 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States