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Manuscript diary of Anna Birchman (nee Anna Björkman, later Anna Birchman Mills), written in Swedish, with entries dating from December 18, 1890-January 14, 1891. Birchman wrote the diary in the form of a letter home to her family during her emigration from the Dalarna province in Sweden to Portland, Oregon. Also included are a typescript English translation and an edited version of that translation in the form of a pamphlet published in 2006.

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Oral history interview with G. Bernhard Fedde conducted by Eliza E. Canty-Jones on September 16, 2006, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Fedde was an attorney in Portland, Oregon.

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Papers of Antti Kopra (1890-1968), primarily relating to his attempts to purchase property in Portland, Oregon, during World War II. Kopra was a Finnish American who spent the majority of his adult life in Butte, Montana, but briefly lived in Portland during World War II.

Abstract This collection consists of original sheet film negatives taken by Marie Holst Pottsmith, the bulk of which she made during the eight months of 1908 that she taught in the remote Finnish community of Hamlet, Oregon. These images document people, farming, and community life in Hamlet. Other photos in the collection depict her studies at the University of Oregon; her time teaching at Fisher, Washington; and her early married life as a Presbyterian minister’s wife in Washington and Oregon. The...

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Oral history interview with Clement M. Risberg conducted by Linda Watkins from August 26-October 13, 1993. Risberg owned Risberg Truck Service, a trucking business in Portland, Oregon.

Abstract Papers of and relating to John Skaaluren (1894-1974), primarily concerning his role in beginning the annual Lower Umpqua School Children's Tree Plant Day in Douglas County, Oregon. Materials include correspondence between Skaaluren and political figures, newspaper pages and clippings about the tree plantings, a biographical sketch of Skaaluren, and a souvenir program from the 50th annual tree planting. Skaaluren was born in Norway, and came to the United States in 1922, eventually living in...

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The Swedish Aid Society was an organization established in 1893 to provide financial assistance to Swedish immigrant members during illnesses and to help defray expenses of members' funerals. It was legally dissolved in 1962. Collection includes constitution; correspondence; member lists; treasurer reports; certificate of dissolution; minute book with most entries in Swedish; and account books.

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Materials relating to Scandinavian Americans, and particularly Swedish Americans in Oregon, collected by Ross Fogelquist, founder of the research organization Swedish Roots in Oregon. These materials include records and memorabilia of and relating to Scandinavian American organizations and cultural events, papers of individuals and families from Scandinavian backgrounds, and historical data.