ihrcerickson Inventory of the Hilma Erickson Papers, 1931-1968. Finding aid created by Immigration History Research Center staff, April 06, 1987 University of Minnesota Libraries June 3, 2004

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EAD encoding by Felicity HansonJune 3, 2004 English Erickson, Hilma, 1887-1968. Hilma Erickson Papers, 1931-1968 University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc] 2 linear ft. FIN In Finnish with English translations. Biographical/Historical Note

Hilma (Bockman) Erickson (1887-1968) was born in Merikarvia, Finland and came to America with a brother in 1905. Hilma worked at the Anderson Boarding House and in a hospital in Ishpeming, Mich. She married Ilmari Erickson (1885-1957), a miner, in 1910. In 1916, the family moved to Waukegan, Ill. when Ilmari was blacklisted. The family remained in Waukegan and Ilmari became a carpenter; both he and Hilma were active members of the Workers Hall, and he served on the Board of Directors for the Waukegan Co-operative Trading Company.

Scope and Content

Papers (1931-1968) of Hilma (Bockman) Erickson (1887-1968) consist of letters written to her daughter Eva Helen Erickson (b. 1912).

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Index Terms

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Erickson, Hilma, 1887-1968.Erickson, Eva Helen.Erickson, Ilmari, 1885-1957. Waukegan Cooperative Trading Company. Letters. Finnish Americans--Michigan--Ishpeming.Finnish Americans--Illinois--Waukegan.Halls--Illinois--Waukegan.Cooperative societies--Illinois--Waukegan.Finnish American socialists.Finnish American communists.