The Captain Alv Kulstad and George Kulstad Collection contains correspondence, 3D objects, monographs, serials, ephemera, and research materials related to the maritime career of Peter Alv Kulstad and the lives of his wife Helen (Nellie Thomas) Kulstad and children George Kulstad and Olav E. Kulstad in Shanghai in the first half of the 20 th century. The bulk of the materials date from 1920-1949.

Captain Alv Kulstad was born Peter Alv Kulstad in Trondheim, Norway in 1895. He attended Trondheim Navigation School, served in the Royal Norwegian Navy during World War I, and then made his living working on a number of ships. He met Helen (Nellie) Thomas while in Shanghai and the two were married in 1928.

7.41 linear feet

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This collection is open for research use.