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Finnish Americans -- Societies, etc.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Velma Doby papers

 Collection
Identifier: IHRC551
Abstract

Papers of Velma (Hakkila) Doby (1923-2019) consist of materials on Finnish Americans and Finnish American life. Included are newspaper clippings concerning Finnish American scholars and also articles written by e.g. Michael Karni and Carl Ross; clippings concerning Finntowns, notorious Finnish Americans and Finnish Americans in general. Collection contains Velma Doby's thesis including her English translation of an autobiography by the Finnish American poet Helmi Mattson.

Dates: 1975-1977