Friends of Olin and Emma Swenson (Eau Claire, Wis.) collection, 1965-1982 1980-1982.

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Friends of Olin and Emma Swenson (Eau Claire, Wis.) collection, 1965-1982 1980-1982.

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The collection contains materials relating to socialist activists Olin and Emma Swenson. Materials include newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, a family history, and interviews on cassette tapes.

0.2 linear feet (1 archives bos, 4 cassette tapes)

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, McIntyre Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7311528

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Swenson, Emma.

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Friends of Olin and Emma Swenson (Eau Claire, Wis.)

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Olin and Emma Swenson were prominent activists in the fight for socialist causes in the Chippewa Falls, Wis. area. Beginning in his youth, Olin Swenson organized lectures and debates concerning issues such as women's suffrage and prohibition. In the early 1920s he founded a cooperative creamery on his farm. In 1924, he married Emma Bartz, his lifelong companion and partner in political activism. he supported the formation of the Group Health Cooperative and was involved with Northern Thunder to ...

Swenson, Olin, 1888-1980.

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Chippewa Farmers Union Cooperative (Chippewa County, Wis.)

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Group Health Cooperative of Eau Claire (Eau Claire, Wis.)

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