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This interview was conducted with Alli Benson on January 28, 1983 in Seattle, Washington. It provides information on family background, emigration, education, employment, marriage, and heritage. The interview also includes photographs of Alli and her sister Gunhild (July 3, 1911), Alli and her mother (ca. 1916 - 1917), and Alli at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 10, File 12 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 10, File 12A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letter of inquiry from Janet Rasmussen
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 10, File 12B Photographs and Negatives
Three photographs
Two negatives

This interview was conducted with Lydia Christenson on May 17, 1982 in Seattle, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, marriage and family, and Finnish heritage. Lydia's oldest son's wife speaks on the tape also. The information was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 8, File 9 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 8, File 9A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

This interview was conducted with Lempi Forman in Portland, Oregon. It contains information on her family background, life in Finland during World War II, emigration, and return trips to Finland. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 1, File 19 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 1, File 19A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

This interview was conducted with Eric Heikkala on August 27, 1981 in Vancouver, Washington. It contains information on family background, being a prisoner of war, coming to America, marriage and family, and Finnish heritage. The interview also includes a photograph of Eric at the time of the interview.

Folder Contents

Box 4, File 5 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 4, File 5A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Letter from Donna Mallonee regarding his participation.
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 4, File 5B Photographs
One photograph

This interview was conducted with Anna Johnson on October 23, 1981 in Tacoma, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, employment, marriage and family, community involvement, and Finnish heritage. The interview was conducted in English with some Swedish at the end of the interview.

Folder Contents

Box 5, File 1 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 5, File 1A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Thank you letter from Janet Rasmussen
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 5, File 1B Photographs
Five photographs

This interview was conducted with Sigrid Kasen on January 18, 1983 at Foss Home in Seattle, Washington. It provides information on family background, emigration, employment, marriage and family, and heritage. Also available are two photographs of Sigrid at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 10, File 11 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background and Tape Index

Box 10, File 11A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Letter of inquiry from Janet Rasmussen
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 10, File 11B Photographs
Two photographs

This interview was conducted with John Kuivala on August 28, 1981 in Astoria, Oregon. It provides information on family background, emigration, employment, marriage and family, and Finnish heritage. The interview also includes a photograph of John at the time of the interview.

Folder Contents

Box 4, File 6 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 4, File 6A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 4, File 6B Photographs
One photograph

This interview was conducted with Hilma Michelson on February 20, 1979 in Battle Ground, Washington. It contains information on family background, emigration, employment, marriage and family, and Finnish heritage. The interview was conducted in Finnish and the summary sheets were complied from the paper 'Looking Back' by the interviewer, Donna Mallonee.

Folder Contents

Box 1, File 15 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Tape Index, and Family Background

Box 1, File 15A Correspondence and Forms
Checklist and Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 1, File 15B Photographs
Seven photographs

Box 1, File 15C Memoirs
“Looking Back: Hilma Kristiina Vanhala Michelson” by Donna Mallonee

This interview was conducted with Hilma Miller on August 25, 1981 in Astoria, Oregon. It provides information on family background, marriage and family, emigration, employment, and Finnish heritage. The interview also includes a photograph of Hilma. The interview was conducted in English.

Folder Contents

Box 3, File 21 Personal and Family History
Tape Archive Sheet, Family Background, and Tape Index

Box 3, File 21A Correspondence and Forms
Release Form
Handwritten Tape Archive Sheet and Family Background

Box 3, File 21B Photographs
One photograph