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| Creator: | Skrastins, Hugo, 1914- | |
| Dates: | 1960-1985 | |
| Abstract: | Correspondence files related to Skrastins's activities as publisher of Voyageur magazine and as proprietor of Hugo Skrastins Film Company. Correspondents are primarily advertizers, contributors, and production associates for Skrastins's magazine and films. Also included are several issues of Voyageur. | |
| Quantity: | 1.5 linear ft. | |
| Language: | In Latvian | |
| Collection ID: | IHRC2416 | |
Hugo Skrastins was born in Latvia in 1914 where he was active in theatrical and publishing activities. He left Latvia during WWII and came to the U.S. in 1950. Settling in Minneapolis, he resumed his publishing career producing the Latvian periodical TILTS and later the photo magazine VOYAGEUR, a publication devoted to the Great Lakes area ethnic culture and the environment.
The Skrastins, Hugo collection is available for public research.
The Skrastins, Hugo collection is the physical property of the Immigration History Reseach Center, University of Minnesota.
For further information regarding the copyright, please contact the IHRC.
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The Skrastins, Hugo Papers, Latvian American Collection, Immigration History Research Center, University of Minnesota
| Latvian American publishers and publishing. | |
| Latvian American journalists. | |
| Latvian Americans--Minnesota--Minneapolis. | |
| Motion picture producers and directors. | |
| Journalists--Minnesota--Minneapolis. |