Saima Workers’ Society (Fitchburg, Massachusetts) records

Collection — Box: P2692-2693

Identifier: IHRC2344

Staff Only

Abstract

Records (1914-1964) of the Saima Workers' Society (Fitchburg, Minn.) include proceedings; board of directors minutes (1916-1918); correspondence; economic committee reports; and property inventories (1919).

Dates

1914-1964

Creator

Saima Workers' Society (Fitchburg, Mass.). (Organization)

Language of Materials

Finnish

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS

Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.

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HISTORICAL SKETCH

The Saima Workers' Society of Fitchburg, Mass. was founded in 1894 as a Finnish workers' organization. In 1905, it joined the Socialist Party, thus making it the oldest Finnish Socialist chapter in the United States. In 1906, it joined the Finnish Socialist Federation, and by 1924-1925 was the largest such chapter in the country, with over five hundred members. The Saima became a chapter of the Finnish American League for Democracy in 1940. In 1946, second generation Finns organized the Finnish American Club of Saima to carry on the activities of the original organization.

Extent

3 microfilm rolls

Subjects

Ethnic theater. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Finnish American socialists Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Finnish American theater Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Finnish Americans -- Massachusetts -- Fitchburg -- Political activity. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Finnish Americans -- Massachusetts -- Fitchburg -- Societies, etc. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Inventory of the Saima Workers’ Society (Fitchburg, Massachusetts) records.
Author: IHRC Archives
Date: 2016
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin
Language of description note: Finding Aid in English