1945

United States. Office of Education; United States. Federal Security Agency; United States Office of War Information, Overseas Branch; United Films

Actress Ingrid Bergman gives an overview of the history of Swedes and Swedish culture in the U.S., presented as a reply to letters from her countrymen asking the question "why do Swedes get along so well in America?" A visit to the American Swedish Museum in Philadelphia occasions discussion of Swedes in the colonial era and prominent Swedes in the 19th century. Bergman travels to Minneapolis, "the center of Swedish culture," and tours Linstrom, Minnesota. Carl Sandburg is featured briefly before an overview of the Cooperative movement, started by Swedish Americans and widely adopted in agriculture and government.

Ingrid Bergman; Carl Sandburg

New York, NY, U.S.; Philadelphia, PA, U.S.; Minneapolis, MN, U.S.; Lindstrom, MN, U.S.

IUL Moving Image Archive

IUL Moving Image Archive

English

1 film reel (18 min.) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm