Alex Kyyhkynen Papers, 1940-1979

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Alex Kyyhkynen Papers, 1940-1979

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18 linear ft.

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fin,

University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc]

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Minnesota Finnish-American Historical Society

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Wasastjerna, Hans R., 1926-

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Kyyhkynen, Alex, 1888-1984

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Alex Kyyhkynen (1888-1984) was born in Kemijärvi, Finland. In 1910, he came to Duluth, Minnesota, where he opened the Dove Clothing Store. Throughout his long life, Kyyhkynen was active in Finnish American organizations. He was a founder and president of the Minnesota Finnish-American Historical Society, a member of the Finnish American fraternity, The Knights of Kaleva, active in the Messiah Lutheran Church (Duluth, Minn.), and instrumental in publication of Hans R. Wasastjerna's History of th...