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Field name	Value
Title	Johannes Hoving Correspondence, American Society of Swedish Engineers
Date	29 Jan 1906 - 1 Feb 1917
Document Type	Correspondence
Reference	MSS 6, Box 3, Folder 4
Library / Archive	Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Collection Name	Johannes Hoving Papers, 1887-1933
Description	Correspondence between Johannes Hoving and the Swedish Society of Engineers regarding a dispute between Hoving and Dr Elfstrom.
Series Description	The collection contains organizational correspondence, minutes and committee reports and dates from 1904 to 1933. Also included are personal correspondence, financial records, and other papers. The additions to the Johannes Hoving Papers are in one box that includes clippings, newspapers, programs, booklets, articles, flyers, receipts, sheet music, architectural drawings, and other items. The additions date from 1887 to 1932.
Biographical Note / History	A physician, Johannes Walter Wilhelm Hoving was born in Wilborg, Finland, of Swedish parents. He immigrated to the United States in 1903, returning to Sweden in the 1930s. He was active in the American Scandinavian Society, Folk Festival Council of New York, and other similar organizations.
Theme(s)	Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations
Ports	New York City, United States
Nationality	Finnish; Swedish
People	Hoving, Johannes Walter Wilhelm (1868-1954)
Keywords	societies, immigrant, community relations, industry
Additional Information	Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania catalogue.
Language	English; Swedish
Document(s) linked to	Johannes Hoving Correspondence, Conference on Immigration Policy
Copyright	Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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