FINDING AID
SWEA Los Angeles records, 1978-2014
COLLECTION SUMMARY
Collection Title:
SWEA Los Angeles records
Collection Number:
I/O:66
Dates:
1979-2014
Size:
3 large boxes (3.25 linear feet)
Language:
English (bulk), Swedish
Creator/Collector:
Nilsson, Agneta, 1941-
Subject Headings:
Swedish Women’s Educational Association (SWEA)
Women, Swedish.
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Social groups
Repository:
Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois.
Abstract:
The Swedish Women’s Educational Association International, Inc. (SWEA) is a global non-profit organization for Swedish speaking women who live or have lived outside Sweden. The organization has chapters throughout the world. SWEA was founded in Los Angeles in 1979 by Agneta Nilsson. The collection includes binders of information related to the SWEA Los Angeles chapter including financial statements, meeting minutes, Christmas bazaars, programming, correspondence, pictures, Swedish Hollywood stars information, and more.
RIGHTS AND ACCESS
Conditions Governing Access:
A portion of this collection is restricted until 2064.
Reproduction and Use:
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Swenson Center and the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation:
[item identification], in I/O:66 SWEA Los Angeles records, Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois.
ACQUISITION AND RELATED MATERIALS
Source of Acquisition:
Gift of Agneta Nilsson, founder of SWEA International, in 2014.
Related Materials:
- I/O:46 SWEA International records, 1979-2004
- SWEA-Bladet (and SWEA-Nytt) chapter newsletters are cataloged into Periodicals section of the Center library
- SWEA-Bladet International (SWEA International Forum) newsletter is cataloged into Periodicals section of the Center library
Notes:
Collection name shortened from “Swedish Women’s Educational Association (SWEA) Los Angeles records” in 2019.
Processed By:
Processed by Lisa Huntsha in 2015. Finding aid updated by Lisa Huntsha in 2019.
CONTENT AND STRUCTURE
Administrative/Biographical History:
The Swedish Women's Educational Association (SWEA) is a global non-profit organization for Swedish speaking women who live or have lived outside Sweden. SWEA was founded in Los Angeles in 1979 by Agneta Nilsson. The mission of the organization is to promote Swedish culture, the use of the Swedish language, to facilitate personal and professional contacts and to establish networks for its members across the world.
The local chapters support various projects with Swedish connections such performances of Swedish artists, exhibits, lectures, and seminars. Swedish Christmas, Lucia, and Midsummer celebrations are other important events sponsored by at the local level.
Scope and Content:
This collection contains 17 binders related to the SWEA Los Angeles chapter. Topics include financial statements, Christmas bazaars/fairs, fundraising, programming, correspondence, pictures from 10th anniversary dinner in 1989, Swedish Hollywood stars information, and more.
System of Arrangement:
The items are arranged in order received from records creator.
Collection Inventory:
Box 1
Binder 1: Financial Statements, English/Swedish, 1979-1990
Binder 2: Financial Statements, English 1991-1998
Binder 3: Financial Statements, English, 1999-2002
Binder 4: Wealth by Design Funds, English, 1997-2004 (RESTRICTED)
Binder 5: Wealth by Design Funds, English, 2005-2010 (RESTRICTED)
Binder 6: Wealth by Design Funds, English, 2011-2014 (RESTRICTED)
Box 2
Binder 7: Visit from Lars Roos and Kjerstin Dellert (musicians) to Los Angeles, Swedish/English, 1998, 2002
Binder 8: Christmas Fair (Julbasar), English/Swedish, 2009
Binder 9: Papers (board, agenda, minutes, financials, correspondence, members, PR), Swedish/English, 1997
Binder 10: Papers (board, agenda, minutes, financials, correspondence, programs, members, Christmas fair, donations, invitations), Swedish/English, 1998
Binder 11: Papers (board, agenda, minutes, financials, programs, correspondence, Christmas fair and 20th Anniversary at Bel Air Country Club), Swedish/English, 1999
Binder 12: Papers (minutes, financials, correspondence, programs), Swedish/English, 2007-2008
Box 3
Binder 13: SWEA Los Angeles 20th Anniversary (jubilee dinner, invitation and program, correspondence, seating arrangements, speeches, thank you notes, reports, SWEA-bladet magazine), Swedish/English, 1999
Binder 14: Tour of Swedish Troubadour Pelle Törner and Lazze Gråberg (musicians), Swedish/English, 1997
Binder 15: Thank you letters for SWEA International 10th Anniversary in Los Angeles, Swedish/English, 1989
Binder 16: Pictures from SWEA International 10th Anniversary gala dinner at MGM Filmland with Princess Christina and Ambassador Wachtmeister, April 1989
Binder 17: Swedish Hollywood stars, from Christmas Fair at the Hollywood Palladium with stars attending (pictures, bios, correspondence), Swedish/English, 1995