Sample collection on women migrants at the Society of Swedish Literature in Finland below
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Collection: SLS 1859 Amerikaexpeditionen 1971 | SLS 1859 Fieldwork in America 1971 (United States, Canada: 1971)
Description: Fieldwork materials collected in North America during a 1971 research trip. Researchers Ragna Ahlbäck, Lars Huldén, Mikael Reuter and Ann-Marie Ivars interviewed Swedish-speaking emigrants from Finland and their descendants living in Canada and the United States as part of the project. The collection has been digitised and includes photographs, audio tapes (oral histories in Swedish), emigrant lists and newspaper clippings, as well as a travel journal. Many women were interviewed about their migration experiences, and oral recordings of these interviews can be accessed online.
Archive address: Ritarikatu 5, 00170 Helsinki
Reference number: SLS 1859
Links: Visit the archive’s website HERE and access the catalogue HERE.
Contributor: Katelin Parsons