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Scandinavian Young People's Society records, 1872-1945
- Title
- Scandinavian Young People's Society records, 1872-1945
- Identifier
- P1382
- Date
- 1872-1945
- Description
- Minutes and financial records of a society organized in 1872 as "De Unge mænds kristelig forening tilhøreded Trefoldigheds Menighed, Chicago, Ill." Later minutes books cite 1876 as date of organization. The stated purpose was to foster spiritual, intellectual, and social development. Later they owned a building on Kedzie Avenue, Chicago.
Includes: 6 volumes of minutes, 1872-1917. Miscellaneous. Includes constitution and by-laws, 1890; various newspaper articles, including one from Ungdommens Ven, by Harald Schmidt, 1890; Vinland, 1972; A History of Norwegian in Illinois by A.E. Strand, 1908; Skandinaven: 1894, 1905; 10 ledgers. 2 volumes of minutes, 1917-1945; 8 volumes of financial records: 1886-1895, 1889-1899, 1893-1911, 1907-1923, 1911-1913, 1916-1945, 1921-1939, 1929-1930. - Extent
- 0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box)
- Type
- Minutes
- Records
- Access Rights
- This collection is open to research.
Citation
Scandinavian Young People's Society, “Scandinavian Young People's Society records, 1872-1945,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed September 20, 2024, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/11931.