Samuelson Family Interview
Collection
Identifier: SC 1471
Scope and Contents
Typed summary of an interview by Don Berg with an unidentified Samuelson son, concerning the Corser Farm located near Crookston, Minn. Includes mention of his parents emigrating from Sweden to America, returning to Sweden, and coming back to the U.S., ordering supplies by mail, cheesemaking, threshing, a description of the land on the Corser Farm, other farm equipment, and prairie fires.
Dates
- 1966.
Creator
- Berg, Donald J. (Person)
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection are held by the Institute.
Biography
Eric Samuelson emigrated in 1878 from Sweden. He worked on the Corser Farm located near Crookston, Minn. Wed Clara Swenson, also employed at Corser Farm. They returned to Sweden in 1898, coming back to the U.S. after a year. They farmed until 1902, then bought a different parcel of land and farmed it until retiring in 1947. They were the parents of five children: Richard, Youngve, Oscar, Arthur, and Gertrude.
Extent
1 Items (1 item (16 leaves).)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Typed summary of an interview by Don Berg with an unidentified Samuelson son, concerning the Corser Farm located near Crookston, Minn. Includes mention of his parents emigrating from Sweden to America, returning to Sweden, and coming back to the U.S., ordering supplies by mail, cheesemaking, threshing, a description of the land on the Corser Farm, other farm equipment, and prairie fires.
Provenance
Donated by Samuelson family in June 1966 (Acc. 1471).
Property rights
The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
Creator
- Berg, Donald J. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Samuelson Family Interview
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
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