Sulo John Rinne Oral History Interview 1981.

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Sulo John Rinne Oral History Interview 1981.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/184906265

This interview was conducted with Sulo Rinne on August 26, 1981. It provides information on family background, emigration, employment, marriage, and return trips to Finland. The interview also contains a newspaper clipping from The Daily Astorian, which includes a photograph of Sulo at Hillcrest School in 1913 and a picture of Sulo at the time of the interview. Also see Esther Wiirre Rinne. The interview was conducted in English.

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