This website is part of the centenary marking of the dissolution of the union and an important part of the information published by the network of Norwegian-Swedish historians: Project 1905: Norwegian-Swedish relations over 200 years. Project 1905 is funded by and collaborates with the company set up to mark Norway's centennial anniversary Hundreårsmarkeringen Norge 2005 as and the jubilee fund of the National Bank of Sweden Riksbankens Jubileumsfond. The 1905 website was the brainchild of Project 1905 and has been set up through close collaboration with the National Library of Norway, the National Archives of Sweden and Norway, the Royal Library in Stockholm and many others. Project 1905 is working on an extensive, diverse historical marking of the centenary jubilee of the dissolution of the union, including book projects and a range of events and exhibitions in addition to the internet productions.

Content

English version

The 1905 website is primarily in Norwegian and Swedish. The English summary is intended to give foreign readers a brief introduction to the events that took place in 1905. There are two general articles in English about the union between Sweden and Norway and the dissolution thereof, plus short summaries of texts that deal with some of the main issues related to 1905. There is a timeline showing the main events in the union and especially 1905.

Below is a summary of the information on the 1905 website available in Swedish and Norwegian, for English-language readers that have a good knowledge of Scandinavian languages:

The web pages

The website consists of a searchable bibliography and a variety of sources, articles and pictures. The timeline is a good place to start. The timeline briefly presents the ninety-year history of the union from 1814 to 1904, focusing on events that were significant to the union in this period. Most of the timeline deals with the year 1905 and the events that took place that year. The timeline has links to the thematic texts that deal with various topics associated with the events of 1905. It is also possible to go straight to the thematic articles, as opposed to following the chronology of the timeline. The thematic texts have links to the comprehensive document database, allowing access to a huge amount of source material available on the website. All the source material that has been published is accompanied by explanatory texts.

Source material

The website contains an enormous amount of original source material from 1905. Most of the material focuses on the year 1905 and broader political and military events. The source material on the website is accessible via the document database, where you can search for keywords, titles and type of source.

Bibliography

Together with the source material, the comprehensive, searchable bibliography, which as of January 2004 includes approx. 5500 entries, makes up the 1905 website's most important resource for students, researchers and other people who want to do their own work on these topics. The bibliography includes some material in English, but by far most of the publications are in Norwegian and Swedish.

School pages

A special educational pack has been developed for schools in Norway: the 1905 website's School Pages. The 1905 website's School Pages are aimed at Norwegian lower and upper secondary schools.

Funding

Project 1905 is supported by Norge 2005 as and the Jubilee Fund of the National Bank of Sweden. The 1905 website is financed by funds from the parties involved. Funding has also been received from the Freedom of Expression Foundation and the Labour Movement Archives and Library in Norway. The School Pages have been developed with funds from the Norwegian Board of Education and the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research. The English translations were financed by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Copyright

All rights are reserved for the 1905 website. Material found here may not be used in other contexts without permission. We have made every effort to clear all copyright issues; however, if you feel you have rights linked to any of the material published here, please contact 1905@nb.no. The film clips are courtesy of Karine Munch and are taken from her television series "Fiin Aargang".

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