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American Swedish Historical Museum document and photograph collection, 1702-1981 (inclusive)

Extent:
11.5 linear feet
Abstract:
The American Swedish Historical Museum document and photograph collection, 1702-1981, consists of miscellaneous documents and photographs collected by the American Swedish Historical Museum. It includes correspondence, printed broadsides, certificates, deeds, manuscripts and stage scripts, photographs, glass and film negatives, Speakophone recordings, and many other document types. The materials relate to Americans of Swedish descent, Sweden and Swedish culture, the founding of the Swedish American Historical Museum, and associated topics.

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J. G. Winnberg family papers, circa 1850-1890

Extent:
1.25 linear feet
Abstract:
Johan Gustav Winnberg (1824-1899) was a Swedish-born pharmacist who settled in Jamestown, New York in 1891. The J. G. Winnberg family papers, circa 1850-1890, are comprised of scrapbooks compiled by Johan Gustav Winnberg, poems by Johan, and English-translation school exercise books belonging to his daughters. The scrapbooks are of several types: newspaper clippings, "småplock" ("odds and ends"), and autographs/letters.

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Johannes Hoving papers, 1917-1936 (inclusive)

Extent:
10.5 linear feet
Abstract:
Johannes Hoving (1868-1954) was a Finnish-born Swedish physician who immigrated to New York in 1903. Hoving was highly involved in and a member of many organizations associated with American-Swedish culture. The Johannes Hoving papers, 1917-1936, consist primarily of correspondence, with clippings, photographs, receipts, tickets, and other ephemera. The bulk relate to Hoving's involvement with the Vasa Order of America, the St. Erik club for Swedish art and writing in America, and other Swedish-American social and cultural groups.

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American Swedish Historical Museum scrapbook collection, 1920-1960 (bulk) 1861-1976 (inclusive)

Extent:
6.0 linear feet
Abstract:
The American Swedish Historical Museum scrapbook collection, 1861-1976, contains various scrapbooks--mostly newspaper clippings scrapbooks--relating to topics of interest to Swedes in America. Major subjects include visits of the Swedish royal family to America, the American Swedish Historical Museum, and specific Swedish or Swedish-American personalities including Jenny Lind and Charles Lindberg.

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American Swedish Historical Museum subject files, 1938-1962 (bulk) 1862-1994 (inclusive)

Extent:
13.5 linear feet
Abstract:
The American Swedish Historical Museum subject files, 1862-1994 [bulk 1938-1962] is an assembled collection of newspaper clippings, articles, ephemera, photographs, and other materials relating to topics of interest to Swedes in America. The collection is arranged into three series: I. "General subject files"; II. "American Swedish historic sites", and III. "Swedish ambassadors."

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Nordic Museum photographs of Swedish manors, circa 1930s

Extent:
2.25 linear feet
Abstract:
The Nordic Museum photographs of Swedish manors, circa 1930s, consist of reproduction photographs from the Nordic Museum in Stockholm, Sweden manors collection (herrgårdsarkiv). The photographs are numbered and arranged by county, and labeled with city. They depict manor exteriors and interiors, and include some copies of paintings.

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American Swedish Historical Museum genealogy collection, 1880-1992 (inclusive)

Extent:
7.8 linear feet
Abstract:
The American Swedish Historical Museum genealogy collection, 1880-1922, consists of genealogical research materials collected by the American Swedish Historical Museum on various American families of Swedish descent. It is arranged in two series: Series I. Genealogy files in alphabetical order, and Series II. Miscellaneous narrative genealogies, family history notes, and family trees. The genealogy files typically include a family history fact sheet, and any combination of the following: photographs, newspaper clippings, short genealogical narratives, research notes, correspondence with the American Swedish Historical Museum.

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