Maria R. Mikkelsen, born in Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands, emigrated to Denmark in 1898, where she completed her education and found permanent employment as a registrar for the Danish State Archives. She quickly became a leader of the Faroese community in Copenhagen, where she remained until her retirement. She spent her final years, 1947-1956, in Tórshavn. Mikkelsen authored one short story and translated extensively, but she also played a less visible role in assisting other Faroese authors in proofreading their work and preparing it for print publication in Denmark. Mikkelsen’s letter collection is the largest collection of migrant women’s letters in the National Library of the Faroe Islands.
Original source name : Brævasavn Mariu Mikkelsen (1877-1956)
English translation : Maria Rebekka Mikkelsen Letters (1877-1956)
Creator : personal fonds
Document- type 1 : correspondence
Reference number : E 779 a2-a26
Language(s) : Faroese, Danish
Geographical coverage : Faroe Islands, Denmark
Time range : 20thc.
Year(s) : 1900-1956
Theme 1 : education
Theme 2 : work
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English translation : Maria Rebekka Mikkelsen Letters (1877-1956)
Creator : personal fonds
Document- type 1 : correspondence
Reference number : E 779 a2-a26
Language(s) : Faroese, Danish
Geographical coverage : Faroe Islands, Denmark
Time range : 20thc.
Year(s) : 1900-1956
Theme 1 : education
Theme 2 : work
Link to the item in the catalogue : https://fao.reindex.net/FAOUTL/main/T.php?Ifm=Pz&ColSearch=node0_0&zoomed=1002&qe=si%3De+573&tgtPos=1&SearchMode=lay&keepCart=
Archive name : Føroya Landsbókasavn
Archive name (English) : National Library of the Faroe Islands
Archive address : J.C. Svabos gøta 16, Postboks 61, 110 Tórshavn
City : Tórshavn
Country : Faroe Islands
Official website and institutional resources : https://landsbokasavnid.fo/
Archive name (English) : National Library of the Faroe Islands
Archive address : J.C. Svabos gøta 16, Postboks 61, 110 Tórshavn
City : Tórshavn
Country : Faroe Islands
Official website and institutional resources : https://landsbokasavnid.fo/