Immigrants
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
Duluth Public Schools Night Schools records
The collection contains registration cards, attendance records, naturalization records and some grade information for students enrolled in the Duluth Public Schools Night Schools/Community Education program.
Duluth-Superior Chapter American-Scandinavian Foundation records
The collection consists of minutes, programs announcements, news releases, news clippings, membership lists, Bylaws and Constitution.
Einer Bjork Family Interview
The collection contains one digital file of the interview and 17 items the family copied for context.
Albert O. Enzmann papers
The collection contains a 220 page autobiography completed in 1971.
John Gilomen papers
This collection contains a certificate of citizenship (passport) from Scheunenberg, Switzerland, a typed translation of that document, and a homestead certificate from Duluth, Minnesota, dated 1874.
Evert Haglund oral history interview
The collection consists of 2 interviews of Evert Haglund on two cassettes.
International Institute, Duluth (Minn.) records
The collection, arranged alphabetically by subject, contains reference materials, correspondence, photographs, minutes, and bulletins.
Albertine Johnson oral history interview
The collection consists of three audio recordings of interviews with Albertine Johnson. The interviewer was her son, Rudy Johnson. Interviews took place on September 7, 1977 and May 7, 1978.
Herman Melheim papers
The collection contains correspondence, photographs and newspaper clippings.
James N. Prior papers
The collection consists of: certificate of discharge (1871); letter (1872); Declaration paper, Marquette, Michigan, 1878; marriage certificate; Jessie Sparrow’s genealogy; Certificate of Citizenship, 1888; Nobles of the Mystic Shrine certificate; Dept. of Commerce & Labor, Washington letters; and one carte-de-visite of Jessie (?).
Peter Erik Schelin diaries
The diaries are written in the Swedish language; books are missing for years: 1896, 1893, 1918, 1925. A transcription of the 1893 one-year diary is in the biographical file of Peter and Ross Schelin.
Swedish Baptist Bethel Church records
The collection contains records of the Swedish Baptist Bethel Church, including financial records, membership registers, Sunday school records, and other records.
The Brimson-Toimi Legacy research collection
The collection contains research files related to the book The Brimson-Toimi Legacy: The History of the Area and Its People (Including Fairbanks, Bassett and Ault Townships, compiled and edited by The Brimson-Toimi History Project Committee.
They Came From Sweden project files
The collection is comprised of the survey responses of Swedish people who live in Duluth or nearby communities (Cloquet and Two Harbors) and an accompanying booklet They Came From Sweden Invandrare (Immigrant) Register.
WDTH Labor in Duluth oral history interviews
The collection consists of three interviews concerning union organizing activities, factory working conditions, labor politics, and the experiences of Croatian immigrants in northern Minnesota. Earl Bester, Nick Borovack, and Joe Paszak were interviewed by Jean Johnson of radio station WDTH.
Dave Wetka papers
The collection contains a naturalization certificate, army enlistment record, honorable discharge forms, continuous discharge book issued to seaman by the Department of Commerce giving a list of ships Dave Wetka worked on, and Lake Carrier’s Association membership cards.