Hans Mattson and family papers. 1855-1990 (bulk 1855-1939).

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Hans Mattson and family papers. 1855-1990 (bulk 1855-1939).

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Correspondence (1855-1939, 1987-1990), newspaper clippings (1862-1932), diaries (1868-1891), scrapbooks (1858-1891), autograph book (1891), photographs, minutes (1889-1891), speeches (1886-1888), certificates (1871-1890), resolutions, and newspaper obituaries related to a prominent Swedish immigrant to Minnesota and his family.

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