Emmy Erickson Berg Oral History Interview 1982.

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Emmy Erickson Berg Oral History Interview 1982.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/183208817

This interview was conducted with Emmy Berg on May 12, 1982 in Seattle, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, employment, marriage, community involvement, and Swedish heritage. The interview also includes photographs of Emmy as a young woman, Emmy with her dance group, and Emmy at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English with some Swedish towards the end of the interview. See also Carl Albin Berg, t171.

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