A Guide to the Swante Palm Papers, 1834-1897
Descriptive Summary |
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| Creator: | Palm, Swante, 1815-1899. | |
| Title | Swante Palm Papers | |
| Dates: | 1834-1897 | |
| Abstract | 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. | |
| OCLC No. | 26939400 | |
| Extent | 2 ft., 6 in. | |
| Languages | Materials are in English, Swedish, and German. | |
| Repository | Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
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.
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.
Organization |
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| Organized into three series: I. Personal papers. II. Business records. III. Agnes Alm Palm papers. | ||
Arrangement |
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| Chronological arrangement by type of material. | ||
Index Terms |
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| 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. | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Swante Palm Papers, 1834-1897, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Agnes Alm Palm Papers: |
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| 2B50 | Letters from Sweden, 1860-1861 | ||||||||||||
| Invitation, 1856 | |||||||||||||
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| 3Y140 | Photographs | ||||||||||||
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| 3S221 | Photograph | ||||||||||||