Building traditions among Swedish settlers in rural Minnesota. Material culture – reflecting persistence or decline of traditions. [Utg. av] Nordiska museet [&] Emigrantinstitutet.

Skrivmaskinstyper. Engelsk text. Innehåll: Introduction; Aims and methods of the investigation; Swedish migration to America; Brief history of the research area (Chhisago County; Kandiyohi County); Rural architecture in Sweden in the 19th century (Farmhouses; Farmsteads; Rural villages); Building traditions in the rural archhitecture in the Swedish disstricts in Minnesota (Land asssignment; The farmstead - location of the buildings; Ecological and econmic basis; Building traditions - dwellings; Building techniques and house types; Building traditions - barns and other farm buildings; Agricultural improvements demanded new types of barns; Public buildings); Artifacts as an historical source; Concluding remarks - material culture, reflecting persistence or decline of traditions; Footnotes; List of illustrations; List of informants; BBibliography and selected reading list; Apppendix I and II.