urn:taro:utexas.cah.00014 A Guide to the Swante Palm Papers, 1834-1897 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, February 2001.Edited with XMetal 2.0 by Bob Stewart, May 6, 2002. Finding aid written in English. Tue Jul 22 15:26:06 CDT 2003 urn:taro:utexas.cah.00014 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (20030505). June 2005 Revised by Evan Hocker Descriptive Summary Palm, Swante, 1815-1899. Swante Palm Papers 1834-1897 26939400 2 ft., 6 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Swante Palm, Swedish immigrant, resident of Austin, Texas, served in state government and as Swedish vice-consul. He donated his personal library to the University of Texas. Materials are in English, Swedish, and German. Biographical Note

Emigrated from Sweden to Texas in 1844. Was associated in mercantile business with his nephew S. M. Swenson in LaGrange and Austin and served as postmaster in both places and as alderman and in several state goverment positions in Austin. The Swedish government appointed him vice-consul in 1866, and the king knighted him in 1884. He married Agnes Alm, also a Swedish immigrant, in 1854. Their only child died in infancy. Palm was awarded an honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree by Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, in 1891. In 1897, he donated his extensive library to the University of Texas.

 Organization

Organized into three series: I. Personal papers. II. Business records. III. Agnes Alm Palm papers.

 Arrangement

Chronological arrangement by type of material.

 Scope and Contents

Correspondence, financial records, legal documents, reports, minutes, diaries, and printed material document the life of Palm. Papers reflect his business and political activities in LaGrange and Austin, Texas, as well as his literary and scientific interests.

A clipping scrapbook is created from an 1866-1867 freight list for steamboats operating on the Mississippi River between Saint Louis and New Orleans.

Literary collection includes inaugural address of Texas Lieutenant Governor John M. Crockett in 1861.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons and Organizations) Palm, Swante, 1815-1899--Archives. Swenson, S. M. (Svante Magnus), 1816-1896 Bethany College (Lindsborg, Kan.) Subjects Swedish Americans--Texas--History--19th century--Sources. Steamboats--Mississippi River. Places Austin (Tex.)--History--19th century--Sources. LaGrange (Tex.)--History--19th century--Sources. Other Authors Crockett, John McClannahan, b. 1816. Preferred Citation

Swante Palm Papers, 1834-1897, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Personal Papers: 2F187 Correspondence: 2F187 Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas, 1891-1896 and undated 2F187 General, 1839-1897 and undated 2F187 Political documents: 2F187 Reports of committee appointed by Governor A. J. Hamilton to investigate state treasury, 1865 2F187 Resolutions, bills, minutes, petitions, 1855-1866 and undated 2.325/U519 Oversize materials 2F187 Masonic records, 1847-1848: 2F187 Bylaws [incomplete] 2F187 Minutes, October 26, 1947 2F187 Financial records, October 1948 2F187 Financial records, 1860, 1861 OD 1199 Meteorological registers, Austin, Texas, 1858-1859 2F187 Miscellaneous diaries and similar items: 2F187 Memorandum book, 1834-1842/account book, 1838-1842 2F187 Account book (?), 1842-1843 (?) 2F187 Almanac/diary, 1846 2F187 Diary, 1873 2F187 Literary collection: 2F187 Poems, 1845-1872 and undated 2F187 Essays, addresses, and sermons, 1847-1883 and undated 2F187 Architectural treatises, in German, manuscript books (3) 2F188 Architectural treatises, in German, manuscript books (3) 2F188 Scrapbooks: 2F188 Newspaper clippings relating to John W. Robertson's political career, 1871 2F188 Legal argument, 1875; and address of A.W. Terrell, 1885 2F188 Clippings: 2F188 1872, superimposed on 1866-1867 accounting ledger and index to court decisions 2.325/U519 1873, superimposed on 1866-1867 Mississippi River freight list ledger 3C100 Engravings and lithographs, undated OD1199 Honors: OD1199 Diploma, honorary Ph.D, Swante Palm, from Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas, 1891 OD1199 Certificates of appreciation to Swante Palm for donating his library to the University of Texas, from the University and both houses of the legislature, 1897 OD1199 Remarks made by J.T. Curry in Texas House of Representatives before adoption of resolution in appreciation of donation of library to the University of Texas, 1897 2F189 Miscellaneous materials: 2F189 Ephemera, 1858-1884 and undated 2F189 Printed materials, 1857-1892 and undated 2F189 Notes and fragments, 1838-1865 and undated Business Records: 2F189 Partnership agreements: 2F189 C.P. Flack and Swante Palm, 1846 2F189 Carl G. Palm, August B. Palm, and Swante M. Swenson, 1861 2F189 Financial Records: 2F189 Account book, Flack and Palm, 1847-1850 2F189 S.M. Swenson business affairs: 2F189 John F. Hamilton estate, 1854-1857 2F189 Swenson and Swisher; and miscellaneous, 1842-1869 and undated 2F189 Miscellaneous financial records, 1843-1873 2B50 Correspondence: 2B50 Letter press books, Swenson and Palm: 2B50 Vol. I, [includes some account records] 1862-1874 2B50 Vol. II, 1869 2B50 Transcriptions, 1863-1874 and undated 2B50 Miscellaneous letters, 1849-1871 2B50 Advertisements: 2B50 State lottery ticket vendors: Circular S, broadsides, and tickets, 1860-1861 2.325/U519 Oversize materials: 2.325/U519 Circulars, broadsides and brochures, 1858-1885 and undated Agnes Alm Palm Papers: 2B50 Letters from Sweden, 1860-1861 2B50 Invitation, 1856 3Y140 Photographs 3S221 Photograph