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The collection is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is:
University of Chicago. Scandinavian Club. Records, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
The Scandinavian Club sponsored a variety of social activities intended to promote Scandinavian culture and arts, including lectures, dinners, concerts, and even the production of plays by such authors as Ibsen and Strindberg. The club coordinated activities with other Scandinavian groups in the Chicago area, and invited faculty members, consular officials, and other notable persons of Scandinavian descent to participate in its programs.
Although records of the Scandinavian Club are fragmentary, they indicate the extent and range of the club's activities over a long period. A minute book in Swedish provides the main documentation for the years 1926-1937, although a few letters and programs survive as well. For 1944-1962 there are fairly complete sets of meeting notices, membership lists, and programs for annual spring banquets and Christmas festivals, along with miscellaneous correspondence and news clippings.