Sonja Weed papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: IHRC2830

Staff Only

Abstract

Papers of Sonja Weed consist of her biography "Across the Sea" written by her daughter Jenny Weed (1983) and hand-written manuscripts of the book written by Sonja Weed herself. Also two photographs and a photocopy of a newspaper article.

Dates

Creation: 1918-1983

Creator

Weed, Sonja and Jenny (Person)

Language of Materials

Finnish and English

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS

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

OWNERSHIP & LITERARY RIGHTS

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HISTORICAL SKETCH

Sonja Weed (Hyvonen) was born in Keitele, Finland in 1918, and immigrated to the U.S. in 1948. She worked as a nanny, housemaid, and waitress in the states of New York, Florida, North Carolina, and California. She married Eddie Weed in 1960 in North Carolina, and daughter Jenny Maria was born in California. After four years of marriage Sonja Weed moved to Florida with her daughter. She later divorced her husband.