Side A - Higginson, Eila,, March 6, 1991.
Item — Box: 1, Tape: 8
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
This oral history collection consists of thirty-six (36) interviews recorded on thirty-three (33), ninety-minute cassette tapes. There are no transcripts although interview summaries written by Rev. Wargelin are included.
Included in the collection is a tape in which Rev. Wargelin recalls an interview that was done in 1985 with artist and illustrator, Hella Shattuck. The collection also contains biographical materials about Hella Shattuck, including photocopies of news clippings from The Las Vegas Daily Optic and The Taos News, 1955-1962, and photocopies of woodcut illustrations drawn by Hella Shattuck. These drawings were used to illustrate, The Story of New Mexico: Its History and Government, written by George P. Hammond and Thomas C. Donnelly, published by UNM Press, 1936.
Additionally, the collection contains a copy of a 1985 interview with Yrjo Paloheimo in which he reminisces about his youth in Finland. He remembers composer Arvid Jarnefelt, and recalls the 1918 Russian invasion and fall of Helsinki.
In general, the interviews address topics including birthplace, kinship, immigration, settlement, school, family, employment, language acquisition, and the role that religion played in preserving Finnish national customs and culture abroad. Archival copies of the cassette tapes are located in B3; second copies for patron use are housed within the manuscript collection.
Included in the collection is a tape in which Rev. Wargelin recalls an interview that was done in 1985 with artist and illustrator, Hella Shattuck. The collection also contains biographical materials about Hella Shattuck, including photocopies of news clippings from The Las Vegas Daily Optic and The Taos News, 1955-1962, and photocopies of woodcut illustrations drawn by Hella Shattuck. These drawings were used to illustrate, The Story of New Mexico: Its History and Government, written by George P. Hammond and Thomas C. Donnelly, published by UNM Press, 1936.
Additionally, the collection contains a copy of a 1985 interview with Yrjo Paloheimo in which he reminisces about his youth in Finland. He remembers composer Arvid Jarnefelt, and recalls the 1918 Russian invasion and fall of Helsinki.
In general, the interviews address topics including birthplace, kinship, immigration, settlement, school, family, employment, language acquisition, and the role that religion played in preserving Finnish national customs and culture abroad. Archival copies of the cassette tapes are located in B3; second copies for patron use are housed within the manuscript collection.
Dates
- March 6, 1991.
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 box (.35 cu. ft. )
Creator
- From the Collection: Finlandia Society of Albuquerque Oral History Project (Organization)
- From the Collection: Finlandia Society of Albuquerque (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451