Hilma Laitinen Miller OralHistory Interview 1981

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Hilma Laitinen Miller OralHistory Interview 1981

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An oral history interview with Hilma LaitinenMiller, a Finnish immigrant.

3 file folders; 1 photograph; 1 sound cassette

eng,

Robert A.L. Mortvedt Library Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection Archives and Special Collections Department

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SNAC Resource ID: 6382253

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