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Johan G.R. Banér papers, 1890-1938

3 linear feet — 2 oversize volumes

Swedish-American author and journalist, of Ironwood, Michigan. Correspondence, manuscripts of poetry and other writings, and scrapbooks containing correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other poetry, concerning the myths of Sweden and Scandinavia and Banér's studies of Michigan Indian lore; also photograph.

The Johan G.R. Banér collection is an especially valuable resource for the study of immigrants in Michigan; it also provides examples of popular folklore during the first half of the twentieth century. The collection is divided into six series: Biographical Information, Correspondence, Manuscripts, Scrapbooks, Publications and Photographs; the material is written in both English and Swedish.

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Correspondence, 1890-1939

Correspondence (.3 linear ft. and 1 scrapbook; 1890-1939 and undated) is arranged in chronological order where possible. A "Calendar of Correspondence" at the beginning of the series provides an index to the people with whom Banér corresponded, as well as thumbnail descriptions of the letters' contents. There are letters in the collection from Luther Burbank, Joe Hill, Elbert Hubbard, Chase Osborn, and Booker T. Washington.

Johan G.R. Banér papers, 1890-1938
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