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Swedish-American Archives
of Greater Chicago
The mission of the Swedish-American
Archives of Greater Chicago (SAAGC) is to support the activities and goals
of the Swedish-American Historical Society and North Park University by
identifying, collecting, preserving and making accessible the documentary
record of the Swedish-American community in Chicago. The SAAGC is a
research collection for the use of the Society, the campus community, and
the general public.
Statement of Authority:
The Swedish-American Archives of Greater Chicago (SAAGC) was established
in 1968 by the Swedish Pioneer Historical Society (renamed in 1983 the
Swedish-American Historical Society). The Society retains ownership of the
collection. In 1986, North Park University through its Center for
Scandinavian Studies became the legal trustee of the SAAGC. The SAAGC is
part of and administered by the North Park University Library.
Collection development policy:
The SAAGC will collect documentary materials based upon their support of
the above mission and along the following guidelines and priorities. All
recorded information, regardless of format or characteristics, will be
considered for the collection. Records and resources will be appraised
based on historical, informational, legal, fiscal, administrative, and/or
intrinsic values. The collection will be developed by the expertise of
professional staff as well as through recommendations from the Society and
North Park University’s Center for Scandinavian Studies. The SAAGC will
collect within a general time frame of 1846 through the present:
- The records of greater Chicago area
Swedish-American organizations, associations, and businesses, and
those involved with the Swedish-American community.
- The personal papers of greater Chicago
area Swedish-Americans or those involved in the community.
- Primary source material supporting the
understanding of the Swedish immigrant experience in greater
Chicago.
- Published materials: (Swedish or
English language)
a. Publications issued in greater Chicago.
b. Publications documenting the Swedish-American experience in
greater Chicago.
c. Collections supporting the manuscript collections.
Material outside of this scope, (including
those documenting Scandinavia, the general immigrant experience in
America, and Swedish-Americans in other geographic areas), will generally
not be accepted. The professional staff will make every effort to refer
donors with out-of-scope material to an appropriate repository and will
cooperate with other local and national repositories with related
collecting missions. Collections will be accepted by legal deed of gift
only. Because of space, conservation, and research considerations,
artifacts are not sought for the collection but will be considered by the
professional staff on a case-by-case basis.
Approved by the Board of the Center for
Scandinavian Studies, North Park University, April 13, 2000
Approved by the Board of the Swedish-American Historical Society, April
29, 2000
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