The migration of the Swedes to Lindsborg, Kansas
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Authors
Giannangelo, Emory
Advisors
Rydjord, John, 1893-1994
Issue Date
1947-03
Type
Thesis
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgment -- Dedication -- Provinces of Sweden -- The Swedish settlements in central Kansas -- Immigration from Swedism settlements in central Kansas -- Immigration from Sweden to the United States -- Swedish immigration chart 1869-1940 -- The immigration of men aged sixteen to twentyfive form Sweeden -- Swedish immigration divided into occupations -- Economic causes for emigration -- Social causes for emigration -- Military causes for emigration -- Religious causes for emigration -- The America letters -- America's desire for immigration -- Early settlers and traders of the Smokey Valley -- The first Swedish agricultural company and the Galesburg colonization company -- The olof Olsson group -- The founding of Lindsborg, Kansas -- The founding of Bethany College -- Bibliography -- Appendix
Description
Thesis (M.A.)-- University of Wichita, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Dept. of History
Publisher
Wichita State University