Carl Albin Berg Oral History Interview 1982.

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Carl Albin Berg Oral History Interview 1982.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/182974396

The interview was conducted with Carl Albin Berg on May 12, 1982 in Seattle, Washington. This interview provides information on personal background, emigration, first impressions of America, work in Canada, life in Seattle, family life, a return trip to Sweden, children, and Swedish organizations. The interview also includes photographs of Carl Berg and his wife Emmy at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English with some Swedish towards the end of the interview. Also see Emmy Berg.

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