This fonds contains the diaries of Ingibjörg Hóseasdóttir (23 November 1867–25 February 1958), who emigrated to Canada in 1903 as a single working-class woman. She initially settled in an Icelandic immigrant community in Argyle, Manitoba, but moved with her parents to Mozart, Saskatchewan, where she remained until her death. Her diaries span from 1913 until 1953 and document her life and experiences as an independent female migrant who supported herself and her family members through her work as a seamstress and carer.
Original source name : Dagbækur Ingibjargar Hóseasdóttur
English translation : Diaries of Ingibjörg Hóseasdóttir
Creator : personal fonds
Document- type 1 : diary/memoir
Reference number : Lbs 3815-3846 4to (44 volumes)
Language(s) : Icelandic
Geographical coverage : Canada
Time range : 20thc.
Year(s) : 1913–1953
Theme 1 : experience of migration
Link to the item in the catalogue : Three volumes have been digitized: Lbs 3828 4to [https://handrit.is/en/manuscript/view/is/Lbs04-3828] from 1935, Lbs 3840 4to [https://handrit.is/en/manuscript/imaging/is/Lbs04-3840] from 1945 and Lbs 3846 4to [https://handrit.is/en/manuscript/view/is/Lbs04-3846] from 1952.
Publication(s) : Davíð Ólafsson, Frá degi til dags: Dagbækur, almanök og veðurbækur 1720–1920 (Reykjavík: Háskólaútgáfan, 2021).
English translation : Diaries of Ingibjörg Hóseasdóttir
Creator : personal fonds
Document- type 1 : diary/memoir
Reference number : Lbs 3815-3846 4to (44 volumes)
Language(s) : Icelandic
Geographical coverage : Canada
Time range : 20thc.
Year(s) : 1913–1953
Theme 1 : experience of migration
Link to the item in the catalogue : Three volumes have been digitized: Lbs 3828 4to [https://handrit.is/en/manuscript/view/is/Lbs04-3828] from 1935, Lbs 3840 4to [https://handrit.is/en/manuscript/imaging/is/Lbs04-3840] from 1945 and Lbs 3846 4to [https://handrit.is/en/manuscript/view/is/Lbs04-3846] from 1952.
Publication(s) : Davíð Ólafsson, Frá degi til dags: Dagbækur, almanök og veðurbækur 1720–1920 (Reykjavík: Háskólaútgáfan, 2021).
Archive name : Landsbókasafn Íslands—Háskólabókasafn
Archive name (English) : National and University Library of Iceland
Archive address : Arngrímsgötu 3, 107 Reykjavík, Iceland
City : Reykjavík
Country : Iceland
Official website and institutional resources : https://landsbokasafn.is/
Finding aid(s) : https://handrit.is/en/
Archive name (English) : National and University Library of Iceland
Archive address : Arngrímsgötu 3, 107 Reykjavík, Iceland
City : Reykjavík
Country : Iceland
Official website and institutional resources : https://landsbokasafn.is/
Finding aid(s) : https://handrit.is/en/