Banér, Johan G. R. (Johan Gustav Runeskeold), 1861-1938
Variant namesSwedish-American author and journalist, of Ironwood, Michigan.
From the description of Johan Gustav Runeskeold Banér papers, 1890-1938. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423566
Johan Gustav Runeskeold Banér was a noted Swedish-American author and folklorist who spent most of his life in Ironwood, Michigan. Born in Småland, Sweden in 1861, he immigrated to the United States in 1883, where he lived in Ashland, Wisconsin and Duluth, Minnesota.
While in Ashland, Banér began publishing Frihet, which became the major Swedish language publication in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. He continued to publish Frihet after he moved to Ironwood, which was home to a large Swedish speaking community. Banér also began to write poetic accounts of Scandinavian epics, as well as translations of Chippewa legends, myths and folklore; he wrote literally thousands of articles and poems for the nation's Swedish language press. As his influence as a publisher and writer spread, Banér corresponded with several well-known people, including Luther Burbank, Booker T. Washington, Elbert Hubbard, and Michigan governor Chase S. Osborn. He died in 1938.
From the guide to the Johan G.R. Banér papers, 1890-1938, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Emigrantinstitutet (Växjö, Sweden). Emigrantinstitutet papers, 1869-1932. | Bentley Historical Library | |
| creatorOf | Johan G.R. Banér papers, 1890-1938 | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Lemmer, Victor F. Victor F. Lemmer collection. | State Archive of Michigan | |
| creatorOf | Emigrantinstitutet (Växjö, Sweden). Emigrantinstitutet papers, 1869-1932. | Bentley Historical Library | |
| creatorOf | Banér, Johan G. R. (Johan Gustav Runeskeold), 1861-1938. Johan Gustav Runeskeold Banér papers, 1890-1938. | Bentley Historical Library | |
| creatorOf | Swedish Historical Society of America. Society records and collected papers, 1854-1962 (bulk 1905-1951). | Minnesota Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Society records and collected papers., 1854-1962 (bulk 1905-1951). | Minnesota Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Emigrantinstitutet (Växjö, Sweden) letters, 1869-1932 | Bentley Historical Library |
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| associatedWith | Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926. | person |
| associatedWith | Emigrantinstitutet (Växjö, Sweden) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Emigrantinstitutet (Växjö, Sweden) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Hill, Joe, 1879-1915. | person |
| associatedWith | Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915. | person |
| associatedWith | Lemmer, Victor F. | person |
| associatedWith | Osborn, Chase S. (Chase Salmon), b. 1860. | person |
| associatedWith | Swedish Historical Society of America. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Ironwood (Mich.) | |||
| Upper Peninsula (Mich.) | |||
| Upper Peninsula (Mich.) | |||
| Michigan | |||
| Ironwood (Mich.) |
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| Authors, American |
| Authors |
| Indians of North America |
| Indians of North America |
| Journalists |
| Journalists |
| Poetry |
| Swedish Americans |
| Swedish Americans |
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Person
Birth 1861
Death 1938
