Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)

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This collection includes correspondence, event files, promotional material, membership information, and a nearly complete run of meeting minutes documenting the mission and activities of the Augustana Hospital Auxiliary.  The collection is complemented by yearbooks from Augustana Hospital School of Nursing in Chicago.

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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.

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,...

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The records of the Svithiod Singing Club include meeting minutes, constitution and bylaws, membership and financial records, correspondence, programs, music, and clippings.  Also included are bulletins and publications issued by the club, including Svithiod Life.

Scope and Contents The records of the Swedish Engineers' Society of Chicago, Illinois include administrative records, correspondence, publications, photos, and newspaper clippings documenting the activities of the Society. The bulk of the administrative records date from 1910 through 1969 and include reports, constitutions and bylaws, membership lists, yearbooks and general correspondence. Also included in the Swedish Engineer’s Society Records are programs of events dating from 1915 through 1970, Ladies’...