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| Creator: | Erickson, Hilma, 1887-1968. | |
| Dates: | 1931-1968 | |
| Abstract: | Papers (1931-1968) of Hilma (Bockman) Erickson (1887-1968) consist of letters written to her daughter Eva Helen Erickson (b. 1912). | |
| Quantity: | 2 linear ft. | |
| Language: | In Finnish with English translations. | |
| Collection ID: | IHRC628 | |
Collection donated to the IHRC in 1985 by Hilma Erickson's daughter, Eva Helen Erickson.
Hilma (Bockman) Erickson (1887-1968) was born in Merikarvia, Finland and came to America with a brother in 1905. Hilma worked at the Anderson Boarding House and in a hospital in Ishpeming, Mich. She married Ilmari Erickson (1885-1957), a miner, in 1910. In 1916, the family moved to Waukegan, Ill. when Ilmari was blacklisted. The family remained in Waukegan and Ilmari became a carpenter; both he and Hilma were active members of the Workers Hall, and he served on the Board of Directors for the Waukegan Co-operative Trading Company.
The Erickson, Hilma, 1887-1968 collection is available for public research.
The Erickson, Hilma, 1887-1968 collection is the physical property of the Immigration History Reseach Center, University of Minnesota.
For further information regrading the copyright, please contact the IHRC.
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The Erickson, Hilma, 1887-1968 Papers, Finnish American Collection, Immigration History Research Center, University of Minnesota
| Finnish Americans--Michigan--Ishpeming. | |
| Finnish Americans--Illinois--Waukegan. | |
| Halls--Illinois--Waukegan. | |
| Cooperative societies--Illinois--Waukegan. | |
| Finnish American socialists. |