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Hegborn-Nelson Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SAAGC/039
Scope and Contents

The Hegborn-Nelson Family Collection contains the personal records of John P. Nelson and children.  It includes correspondence, official papers, personal papers, memoirs, photographs, and a variety of other materials.

Dates: 1870 - 1984

Helga Stromberg (1886-1971) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SAAGC/029
Scope and Contents

The papers of Helga Stromberg include personal items, correspondence, manuscripts of both poetry and prose, clippings, and a folder of music and sketches.

Dates: 1901 - 1971

Henry Bengston Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SAAGC/002
Scope and Contents This collection contains materials pertaining to Bengston's involvement with the Scandinavian‑American socialist movement, materials about Bengston's printing firm, the System Press, Bengston's involvement with the Brynford Park Improvement Association, the original manuscript for and one copy of Bengston's book, Skandinaver på Vänsterflygeln i USA (1955), correspondence from Bengston during his 1963 trip to Sweden, and articles by Bengston for magazines and...
Dates: 1905 - 1971

Independent Order of Svithiod Records

 Collection
Identifier: SAAGC/023
Scope and Contents

The records of the Independent Order of Svithiod are organized by lodge, and include meeting minutes, constitution and bylaws, membership and financial records, correspondence, and programs.  Included in this collection are records from the Svithiod Nursing Home and junior lodges.

Dates: 1880 - 2003

Independent Order of Vikings Records

 Collection
Identifier: SAAGC/008
Scope and Contents

The records of the Independent Order of Vikings contain material in six general categories: history, administration, programs, clippings, correspondence, and music. Span dates for this series are February 1907 through May 1976, although the bulk of the records deal with the period 1959 to 1976. Much of the collection is from the files of Evert Winter, who served on the Committee on Laws (approximately 1959‑1969) and the Valhalla Home Committee (approximately 1957‑1967).

Dates: 1907 - 1976

Ingeborg Society Records

 Collection
Identifier: SAAGC/012
Scope and Contents

The records of the Ingeborg Society consist of one box, which contains a folder of applications for membership and a ledger of members with listings of dues. The ledger is in Swedish and contains information regarding date of birth, place of birth, United States address, and occupation of the members.

Dates: 1890 - 1958

Jenny Lind Collection

 Collection
Identifier: JLC
Scope and Contents The correspondence of Ragnar Cederlund occupies two boxes and is arranged by date. The secondary sources he collected occupies two boxes and is arranged by date or last name, depending on the subject of the folder.Box 1 contains eleven folders with correspondence from 1930-1935. Included are letters from Robert Ball Nachf, C. Holmberg, L. Westervelt, D. Holmbergs Mynthandel, Forest H. Sweet, Heinrich Tiedemann, and the American Numismatic Association, who all regularly...
Dates: 1840 - 1946

John A. Nyden Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SAAGC/040
Scope and Contents The collection consists of family and personal information of a number of Swedish and American families, as well as incoming and outgoing correspondence between the Nydens and the relatives they had identified. Most of the information included in the collection has been gathered from this correspondence with relatives rather than from searching original records. This has made the collection somewhat inaccurate, since much of the information appears to have come from the memories of the...
Dates: 1850 - 1989

Linné Monument Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SAAGC/047
Scope and Contents The Linné Monument collection contains records relating to the statue honoring Carl von Linné and includes: a history of the monument by Selma Jacobson, biographical records for Linné, records related to the planning and erection of the Linné monument in Lincoln Park, its relocation to the University of Chicago, and records related to May Celebrations. Also included are correspondence with a number of people, including: Ragnar Benson, Brian Garrick, Carl Hjalmar Lundquist, Pehr Peterson,...
Dates: 1875 - 1993

Linnea Aid Society Records

 Collection
Identifier: SAAGC/001
Scope and Contents

The Linnea Aid Society Records include documents related to organizational structure including a number of histories, minutes, membership rollbooks and lists, correspondence, and financial records.

Dates: 1906 - 1970; Majority of material found within 1955 - 1970

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Swedish-American Historical Society (1983-) 4
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Alemite Die-Casting Company 1
American Colony in Jerusalem 1
American Daughters of Sweden 1
American Scandinavian Foundation Chicago Chapter 1
American Sons and Daughters of Sweden 1
Augustana Hospital Auxiliary 1
Bengston, Henry, 1887-1974 1
Bishop Hill Colony 1
Bohus Society of Chicago 1
Central Swedish Committee of Chicago 1
Club Dalarna of Chicago 1
Dalkullan Publishing and Importing Company (1890?-1972) 1
Folkdanslaget National (1923-1963) 1
Gotland Society (1940-) 1
Halland Society of Chicago (1962?-1995) 1
Hegborn, Harvey Nelson, 1905-1984 1
Independent Order of Svithiod (1880-) 1
Independent Order of Vikings (1890-) 1
Ingeborg Society (1890-1958) 1
Johnson, E. Gustav (Eric Gustav), 1893-1974 1
Lange, Olof Gottfrid, 1811-1893 1
Larsson, Betty, 1859-1935 1
Linnea Aid Society (1906-1970) 1
Lund, Eric R. (Eric Rudolph) 1
Lundquist, Carl Hjalmar, 1883-1968 1
Nelson, John P., 1858-1946 1
Nelson, Lillian, 1892-1974 1
Nelson, Martha, 1890-1972 1
Nelson, Pauline, 1882-1972 1
Nordens Söner (1896-1950?) 1
Nordic Country Club 1
Nordstjernan Singing Club 1
Norrlanders Society 1
Northern Daughters 1
Nyden, John A., 1878-1932 1
Nyden, Valborg 1
Scandinavian Fraternity of America 1
Skåne Club (1939-1993) 1
Smålands-Förbundet 1
St. Ansgarius Church (1849-1990?) 1
Stromberg, Helga Sofia Henning, 1886-1971 1
Strömberg, Gustaf, 1882-1962 1
Svenska Gillet (1951-2008) 1
Svithiod Singing Club (1882-) 1
Swedish Educational League 1
Swedish Engineers’ Society 1
Swedish Journalists Society of America 1
Swedish National Society of Chicago 1
Swedish Pioneer Centennial Association 1
Swedish Typographical Union of Chicago (1894-1970) 1
Swedish-American Athletic Association (1914-) 1
Swedish-American Historical Society (1983- ) 1
United Nordic Folk Dancers of America (1932-) 1
United Swedish Radio Service (1933-1962) 1
Varmlands Nation of Chicago 1
Vasa Order of America 1
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