Swedish Costumes

The Swedish Cultural Society Collection dates from 1951 to 2005, with the majority of the materials dating from 1980 to 2005. These records consist of meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence, program materials, membership lists, bylaws, newspaper clippings, and several photographs relating to the Rockford Chapter of this organization. The annual reports from 1971 to 1975 are written in Swedish. Also located within this collection are items from the Chicago Chapter and National Council of the Swedish Cultural Society, including twenty years of the “Kulturarvet,” the Swedish Heritage newsletter. The Swedish Council of America is also represented here, as well as material from various Swedish organizations in Rockford and Geneva, Illinois, and Minnesota. General information on Swedish costumes and songs are also found here.