Papers, 1929-1973.

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Papers, 1929-1973.

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The papers (ca. 1929-1970) of Walter A. Harju (1900- ) include correspondence; speeches; articles; photographs of early Finnish American social life in California; oral histories; newspaper clippings; an autobiography of Henry Ahlgren; and letters to editors. Included is information by or about the Central Co-operative Exchange (Superior, Wis.); cooperatives; Finnish immigrants in America; Työmies-Eteenpäin; the Workers and Farmers Co-operative Unity Alliance (Superior, Wis.) and other persons and organizations.

32 folders and.17 tapes.

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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