Since the beginning of the Swedish-American Historical Society, publishing books in our field has been a major focus. Since 1950 and the publication of our first book, the Society has published a total of 35 books.
Some of the books have been published directly by the Society. With other books, the Society has played a major role in supporting the publication of a book, even though it may have been published by another press. About a third of these books have now been digitized, and are available through the Society’s Swedish-American Archives of Greater Chicago website. Many of the others are available for sale through the Society’s website.
The following list shows each of the books published by the Swedish-American Historical Society in its first 75 years. The titles that have been digitized are so noted:
1. Unonius, Gustaf. A Pioneer in Northwest America, 1841-1858: The Memoirs of Gustaf Unonius, Vol. I. Translated by Jonas Oscar Backlund. Edited by Nils William Olsson. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1950. (Digitized)
2. Ander, O. Fritiof. The Cultural Heritage of the Swedish Immigrant: Selected References. Rock Island, Ill.: Augustana Book Concern, 1956.
3. Unonius, Gustaf. A Pioneer in Northwest America, 1841-1858: The Memoirs of Gustaf Unonius, Vol. II. Translated by Jonas Oscar Backlund. Edited by Nils William Olsson. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1960. (Digitized)
4. Benson, Adolph B. Farm, Forge, and Philosophy: Chapters from a Swedish Immigrant’s Life in America. Chicago: Swedish Pioneer Historical Society, 1961. (Digitized / For Sale)
5. Scott, Franklin D. Wertmüller: Artist and Immigrant Farmer. Chicago: Swedish Pioneer Historical Society, 1963. (Digitized / For Sale)
6. Larson, Esther Elizabeth. Swedish Commentators on America, 1638-1865: An Annotated List of Selected Manuscript and Printed Materials. New York, Chicago: New York Public Library and Swedish Pioneer Historical Society, 1963.
7. Capps, Finis Herbert. From Isolationism to Involvement: The Swedish Immigrant Press in America, 1914-1945. Chicago: Swedish Pioneer Historical Society, 1966. (Digitized / For Sale)
8. Olsson, Nils William. Swedish Passenger Arrivals in New York, 1820-1850. Chicago: Swedish Pioneer Historical Society, 1967. (For Sale)
(Also published as Olsson, Nils William. Swedish Passenger Arrivals in New York, 1820-1850. Stockholm: Kungliga Biblioteket, 1967.)
9. Isaksson, Olov and Sören Hallgren. Bishop Hill: A Utopia on the Prairie. Stockholm: LT Publishing House, 1969.
10. Ljungmark, Lars. For Sale–Minnesota: Organized Promotion of Scandinavian Immigration 1866-1873. Chicago: Swedish Pioneer Historical Society, 1971.
(Also published as Ljungmark, Lars. For Sale–Minnesota: Organized Promotion of Scandinavian Immigration 1866-1873. Göteborg, Sweden: Läromedelsförlaget [Akademiförlaget], 1971.)
11. Lindmark, Sture. Swedish America, 1914-1932: Studies in Ethnicity with Emphasis on Illinois and Minnesota. Chicago: Swedish Pioneer Historical Society, 1971.
(Also published as Lindmark, Sture. Swedish America, 1914-1932: Studies in Ethnicity with Emphasis on Illinois and Minnesota. Stockholm: Läromedelsförlaget, 1971.)
12. Barton, H. Arnold, ed. Letters From the Promised Land: Swedes in America, 1840-1914. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1975. (For Sale)
(Also published as Barton, H. Arnold, Brev från löftets land: Svenskar berättar om Amerika 1840-1914. Stockholm: Askild & Kärnekull, 1979.)
13. Elmén, Paul. Wheat Flour Messiah: Eric Jansson of Bishop Hill. Carbondale, Ill.: Southern Illinois University Press, 1976. (For Sale)
14. Hasselmo, Nils, ed. Perspectives on Swedish Immigration: Proceedings of the International Conference on the Swedish Heritage in the Upper Midwest, Apr. 1-3, 1976, at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. Chicago: Swedish Pioneer Historical Society, 1978.
15. Ljungmark, Lars. Swedish Exodus. Translated by Kermit B. Westerberg. Carbondale, Ill.: Southern Illinois University Press, 1979.
16. Barton, H. Arnold, ed. Clipper Ship and Covered Wagon: Essays from the Swedish Pioneer Historical Quarterly. New York: Arno Press, 1979. (For Sale)
17. Roos, Rosalie. Travels in America, 1851-1855. Original edited by Sigrid Laurell. Translated and edited by Carl L. Anderson. Carbondale, Ill.: Southern Illinois University Press, 1982. (Digitized)
18. Swedish-American Historical Society. Guide to Swedish-American Archival and Manuscript Sources in the United States. Chicago: Swedish-American Historical Society, 1983. (Digitized / For Sale)
19. Landelius, Otto Robert. Swedish Place-Names in North America. Translated by Karin Franzen. Edited by Raymond Jarvi. Carbondale, Ill.: Southern Illinois University Press, 1985. (Digitized)
20. Anderson, Philip J. and Dag Blanck, eds. Swedish-American Life in Chicago: Cultural and Urban Aspects of an Immigrant People, 1850-1930. Urbana, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, 1992.
(Also published as Anderson, Philip J. and Dag Blanck, eds. Swedish-American Life in Chicago: Cultural and Urban Aspects of an Immigrant People, 1850-1930. Uppsala, Sweden: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, 1992.)
21. Whyman, Henry C. The Hedstroms and the Bethel Ship Saga: Methodist Influence on Swedish Religious Life. Carbondale, Ill.: Southern Illinois University Press, 1992. (For Sale)
22. Anderson, Philip J., Dag Blanck, and Peter Kivisto, eds. Scandinavian Immigrants and Education in North America. Chicago: Swedish-American Historical Society, 1995. (Digitized / For Sale)
23. Barton, H. Arnold, ed. Peter Cassel & Iowa’s New Sweden. Chicago: Swedish-American Historical Society, 1995. (Digitized / For Sale)
(Also published as Barton, H. Arnold, ed., Peter Cassel & Iowa’s New Sweden. Kisa, Sweden: Peter Casselsällskapet, 1996.)
24. Bengston, Henry. On the Left in America: Memoirs of the Scandinavian-American Labor Movement. Translated by Kermit B. Westerberg. Carbondale, Ill.: Southern Illinois University Press, 1999.
25. Anderson, Philip J. and Dag Blanck, eds. Swedes in the Twin Cities: Immigrant Life and Minnesota’s Urban Frontier. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2001. (For Sale)
(Also published as Anderson, Philip J. and Dag Blanck, eds. Swedes in the Twin Cities: Immigrant Life and Minnesota’s Urban Frontier. Uppsala, Sweden: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, 2001.)
26. Bergstrom, Ingrid. Ingrid: My Swedish-American Life and Adventures. Chicago: Swedish-American Historical Society, 2003. (Digitized / For Sale)
27. Anderson, Philip J., Dag Blanck, and Byron J. Nordstrom, eds. Scandinavians in Old and New Lands: Essays in Honor of H. Arnold Barton. Chicago: Swedish-American Historical Society, 2004. (Digitized / For Sale)
28. Moberg, Vilhelm. Why I Wrote the Novel About Swedish Emigrants. Introduction by Philip J. Anderson. Chicago: Swedish-American Historical Society, 2008. (Digitized / For Sale)
29. Hagans, William and Willow. Zorn in America: A Swedish Impressionist of the Gilded Age. Chicago: Swedish-American Historical Society, 2009. (For Sale)
30. Marzolf, Marion. Shuttle in Her Hand: A Swedish Immigrant Weaver in America. Chicago: Swedish-American Historical Society, 2010. (For Sale)
31. Anderson, Philip J. and Dag Blanck, eds. Norwegians and Swedes in America: Friends and Neighbors. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2011. (For Sale)
32. Tredway, Thomas. Conrad Bergendoff’s Faith and Work: A Swedish-American Lutheran, 1895-1997. Rock Island, Ill.: Augustana Historical Society, 2014. (For Sale)
33. Ondrey, Hauna and Mark Safstrom, eds. Sacred Migrations: Borderlands of Community & Faith. Essays in Honor of Philip J. Anderson. Chicago: Swedish-American Historical Society, 2020. (For Sale)
34. Anderson, Philip J., Byron Nordstrom, Kevin Proescholdt, and Mark Safstrom, eds. Clio’s Abode in Swedish America: The Swedish-American Historical Society and Its Journal, 1950-2023. Introduction by Mark Safstrom. Chicago: Swedish-American Historical Society, 2023.