Swedes in America

Creator(s): Department of State. Office of the Secretary. (9/1789 - ) (Most Recent)
Series: Moving Images Relating to U.S. Foreign Policy and Foreign Relations, 1911 - 1972
Record Group 59: General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002
Scope & Content: Ingrid Bergman visits places that reflect Swedish interests. Shows ice skaters, offices of Swedish organizations, and the Gripsholm in New York City. Briefly relates the history of Swedish colonization in the U.S. and shows relics in the American-Swedish Museum in Philadelphia. Shows homes, farms, and municipal facilities of Swedish descendants in and near Minneapolis. Includes views of fishermen at work, a church service, Carl Sandburg at his home, and closeups of Swedish war workers in U.S. plants.
Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RDSM), National Archives at College Park
8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001
Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone], Email: [e-mail]
National Archives Identifier: 11940
Local Identifier: 59.124
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