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Ander, O. Fritiof. The Cultural Heritage of the Swedish Immigrant: Selected References. Rock Island, IL: Augustana College Library, 1956. Call No. lowercase f 8398.035. Lists a variety of works related to Swedish Americans.
Guide to Swedish-American Archival and Manuscript Sources in the United States. Chicago: Swedish-American Historical Society, 1983. Call No. Z1361.S9 G85.
Historical Background Affecting Genealogical Research in Sweden. Salt Lake City, UT: LDS Church, 1976. Call No. folio CS923.H57 1976.
Johansson, Carl Erik. Cradled in Sweden: A Practical Help Guide to Genealogical Research in Swedish Records. Logan, UT: Everton Pub., 1977. Call No. CS2601.J6 1977 (2nd floor open shelf).
Major Genealogical Record Sources in Sweden. Salt Lake City, UT: LDS Church, 1974. Call No. folio CS923.M36 1974.
Erickson, James E. and Nils William Olsson. Tracing Your Swedish Ancestry. New York: Swedish Information Service, 2000. Call No. CS922 .E75 2000 (2nd floor open shelf).
Scandinavia Vital Records Index [Electronic Resource]: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden. Salt Lake City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2001. Call No. CS898.A1 S25 2001 (2nd floor reference desk). Also available online from the Family History Library.
Landelius, Otto Robert. Swedish Place-Names in North America. Trans. Karin Franzen. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1985. Call No. E155.L36 1985.
National Atlas of Sweden. Ed. Leif Wastenson. Stockholm: SNA Pub., 1990. Call No. folio G2070.N38 1990. See pages 152-153 for information on using Swedish maps for genealogical purposes. Also see Newberry Map bibliographies.
Benson, Adolph and Naboth Hedin. Americans from Sweden. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1950. Call No. F8398.088.
Johnson, Amandus. Swedish Contributions to American Freedom, 1776-1783. Philadelphia: Swedish Colonial Foundation, 1953. Call No. F8398.454.
Kastrup, Allan. The Swedish Heritage in America. St. Paul, MN: Swedish Council of America, 1975. Call No. E184.S23 K37.
Nelson, Olof Nickolaus. History of the Scandinavians and Successful Scandinavians in the United States. 2nd ed. Minneapolis, MN: O. N. Nelson and Co., 1900. Call No. F8398.62.
Focuses on Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Norelius, Eric. The Pioneer Swedish Settlements and Swedish Lutheran Churches in America 1845-1860. Trans. Conrad Bergendoff. Rock Island, IL: Augustana Historical Society, 1984. Call No. E184.S23 N8 1984.
Selected chapters from Eric Norelius' 1890 book. Swedes in America 1638-1938. Ed. Adolph Benson and Naboth Hedin. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1938. Call No. F8398.09. Includes chapters on inventors, lawyers, doctors, etc.
Westman, Erik G. and E. Gustav Johnson. The Swedish Element in America: A Comprehensive History of Swedish-American Achievements from 1638-Present Day. 3 vols. Chicago: Swedish-American Biographical Society, 1931. Call No. F8398.853.
Also see Passenger List guide.
Olsson, Nils William and Erik Wiken. Swedish Passenger Arrivals in the United States, 1820-1850. Stockholm: Schmidts Boktryckeri AB, 1995. Call No. E184.S23 O45 1995 (2nd floor open shelf).
Index (Soundex) to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, July 1, 1902-Dec. 31, 1943. Call No. Microfilm 1042. Ask at the 2nd floor reference desk for the reel number for your Soundex code and for the guide to using this source. Note: The print on this microfilm is extremely small and very hard to read. Lagevik, Elsa.
The People of the Red Barns: Emigrants from Västmanlands, Kopparbergs, Gävleborgs, Västernorrlands, Jämtlands, Västerbottens, and Norrbottens län, 1851-1863. Trans. Vicky Oliver. Ockelbo, Sweden: E. Lagevik, 1996. Call No. folio E184.S23 L34 1996.
The Swedish Emigrant. [Electronic Resource] Call No. E184.S23 S94 2001 (2nd floor CD shelf). Contains approximately 1.4 million emigrant names. See CD booklet for Swedish ports and date ranges.
Swedish-American Life in Chicago. . . 1850-1930. Ed. Philip J. Anderson and Dag Blanck. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1992. Call No. F548.9 S23 S88 1992.
Beijbom, Ulf. Swedes in Chicago: A Demographic and Social Study of the 1846-1880 Immigration. Stockholm: Läromedelsforlagen, 1971. Call No. HN80.C5 B413.
Nilson, Allan T. An English Translation of Chapters Two and Three from De Byggde Jarnvagsvagnar: Emigranterna fran Ryfors hos Pullman i Chicago. Trans. Raymond E. Johnson. South Holland, IL: South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society, 2000. Call No. folio F550.S23 N5517 1999. Relates to Swedes who lived and worked in Pullman.
Olson, Ernst Wilhelm. The Swedish Element in Illinois: A Survey of the Past Seven Decades. Chicago: Swedish-American Biographical Association, 1917. Call No. F896.643. Includes biographical sketches, some church and industry information.
Swedish Voters in Chicago, 1888: Based on the Voter Registrations of 1888. Ed. Nils William Olsson. Winter Park: FL: SAG Publications, 1999. Call No. F550.S23 O48 1999 (2nd floor open shelf).
Swedish American Genealogist. Winter Park, FL: Swedish American Genealogist, 1981-. Holdings: Vol. 1 (1981) - currently received. Call No. E184.S23 S88. Indexed yearly.
Swedish American Historical Quarterly. Chicago: Swedish Pioneer Historical Society, 1950-. Holdings: Vol. 1 (1950) - currently received. Call No. F8398.856. Index for 1950-1969 only. Articles published between 1950-2002 are listed in Jan. 2003 issue.
McKay's Modern English-Swedish and Swedish-English Dictionary. New York: D. McKay Co., 1972. Call No. Ref PD5640 .N613 1972 (3rd floor open shelf).
This bibliography only contains a portion of the Newberry's resources on
Swedish history and genealogy. Search the
online and card catalogs to find additional materials. The
following subject headings may be helpful:
Swedes - [locality]
Swedish Americans - [locality]
Scandinavians - [locality]
For example:
Swedes - Illinois
Swedish Americans - Iowa
Scandinavians - United States
The Swenson
Center at Augustana College.
639 38th Street Rock Island IL 61201-2296
(telephone: 309-794-7024)
A major repository of Swedish-American resources.
The
F. M. Johnson Archives and Special Collections at North Park
University.
3225 W. Foster Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625 (telephone
773-244-6223)
Maintains the Swedish-American Archives of Greater Chicago.
The University of
Minnesota Library.
309 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, 55455 (tel
612.626.2227).
Collects materials related to Swedish-American heritage and
history. The library's Web site contains
a
list of the Library's Swedish-American genealogy resources.
The Family History Library in Salt Lake City also collects Swedish-related materials. Explore the Library's online catalog to see what types of records may be available through the Family History Library's microform loan program. Ask at the 2nd floor reference desk for details.