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Magnus Swenson papers, 1919-2000
- Title
- Magnus Swenson papers, 1919-2000
- Identifier
- P0377
- Date
- 1919-2000
- Creator
- Swenson, Magnus
- Description
- Articles, clippings, and biographical material recounting Swenson's contributions as a chemical engineer, "Ancestral Voices, part II: Magnus Swenson—The Last Viking," 993 typescript pages, compiled by Abigail Davis Curkeet, a granddaughter. See article on Swenson by Olaf Hougen in NAHA "Studies and Records," volume 10, 1938. Includes "Magnus Swenson, Inventor and Chemical Engineer," by Olaf Hougen (1938), photocopy of "Magnus Swenson-Engineer and Benefactor," by David McCall Walsten ("The Norseman," Jan. 2001, pp. 20-24.), "Magnus Swenson (1854-1936) Presidentof the University of Wisconsin," by Glenn Frank (n.d.), and "Magnus Swenson: Administrator and Humanitarian," by Olaf A. Hougen (1938).
- Location: 1/C/4
- Extent
- 1 folder
- Type
- Clippings
Collection
Citation
Swenson, Magnus , “Magnus Swenson papers, 1919-2000,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 17, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/12255.