These are the diaries of Torfhildur Þorsteinsdóttir Hólm (1845-1918) who emigrated from her homeland of Iceland to Canada in 1876, where she lived for 13 years. Her surviving diaries span only the period from February 1889 to June 1890, the period during which she returned to Reykjavík, Iceland, to advance her career as an author. Also preserved are financial records from 1887 and 1888, when she lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and supported herself independently through her work as a teacher. She was a widow at the time she emigrated to Canada and never remarried.
Original source name : Torfhildur Þorsteinsdóttir Hólm skáldkona-dagbókarbrot og viðskiptabók
English translation : Diary and Financial Records of Torfhildur Þorsteinsdóttir Hólm
Creator : personal fonds
Document- type 1 : diary/memoir
Reference number : Lbs 3985 4to
Language(s) : Icelandic
Geographical coverage : Canada
Time range : 19thc.
Year(s) : 1887-1890
Theme 1 : art and culture
Theme 2 : economy
Link to the item in the catalogue : https://baekur.is/bok/000233966/6/96
Publication(s) : Finnur Sigmundsson, Þjóðsögur og sagnir (Reykjavík: Almenna bókafélagið, 1962).
English translation : Diary and Financial Records of Torfhildur Þorsteinsdóttir Hólm
Creator : personal fonds
Document- type 1 : diary/memoir
Reference number : Lbs 3985 4to
Language(s) : Icelandic
Geographical coverage : Canada
Time range : 19thc.
Year(s) : 1887-1890
Theme 1 : art and culture
Theme 2 : economy
Link to the item in the catalogue : https://baekur.is/bok/000233966/6/96
Publication(s) : Finnur Sigmundsson, Þjóðsögur og sagnir (Reykjavík: Almenna bókafélagið, 1962).
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/
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/