Þorbjörg Dýrleif Árnadóttir fonds

Þorbjörg Dýrleif Árnadóttir (1898-1984) emigrated from Iceland to Copenhagen in 1919 to train as a nurse, graduating in 1923. She moved to Seattle, Washington, for her work and study in 1925 but returned to Iceland in 1929 after being appointed head nurse of the Vífilstaðaspítali hospital. In 1931-1937, she worked as a nurse in Reykjavík and Oslo, Norway, before returning in Seattle in 1937, where she graduated with a Master’s degree in public health in 1945. She returned to Iceland in 1946, where she worked as a teacher and novellist.This fonds contains 31 boxes. Her papers include drafts of articles and books, an application for American citizenship, documents relating to her international studies and travel and 15 boxes of correspondence.