Sample collection on women migrants at the National and University Library of Iceland below
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Collection title: Dagbækur Ingibjargar Hóseasdóttur | Diaries of Ingibjörg Hóseasdóttir (Canada: 1913–1953)
Description: 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.
Archive address: Arngrímsgötu 3, 107 Reykjavík, Iceland.
Reference number: Lbs 3815-3846 4to (44 volumes)
Links: The digital catalogue of the National Library is available here, but does not yet include a record of the collection. Three volumes have been digitized: Lbs 3828 4to here from 1935, Lbs 3840 4to here from 1945 and Lbs 3846 4to here from 1952.
Publications: Davíð Ólafsson. Frá degi til dags: Dagbækur, almanök og veðurbækur 1720–1920. Reykjavík: Háskólaútgáfan, 2021.
Contributor: Katelin Parsons