Signe Carlson Collection

Archive

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Swedish American Museum

2024.28.12_Front

2024.28.12_Front

Name/Title

Signe Carlson Collection

Entry/Object ID

2024.28

Scope and Content

Collection of glass plate negatives, 35 mm negatives, photographs, a recipe book, and cards pertaining to Signe Carlson. The collection is divided into three series: Series I: Photographic Material Series II: Correspondence Series III: Printed Material

Context

Signe Carlson was a Swedish-American in Chicago who worked in her brothers photography business as a retoucher.

Acquisition

Accession

2024.28

Source or Donor

Kathy Pilat

Acquisition Method

Donation

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Photographs, Negatives

Search Terms

Illinois--Chicago, Recipes

Archive Details

Creator

Signe Carlson

Primary Language

English, Swedish

Archive Items Details

Title

Photographic Material

Description

5x7 glass plate negatives, 35mm negatives, 35mm proof sheets, and 5x7 photographs

Creator

Signe Carlson, Kathy Pilat

Title

Correspondence

Description

Two Christmas cards and two postcards

Date(s) of Creation

1941

Title

Printed Material

Description

The Good Templar Cookbook with Swedish recipes and recipe cards.

Date(s) of Creation

1954

Dimensions

Height

7 in

Width

5 in

Height

8-1/2 in

Width

6 in

Reproductions

Notes

This collection is open to research and does not contain sensitive information.