ihrctorkko Inventory of the Evert E. Torkko Papers, 1925-1966. Finding aid created by Immigration History Research Center staff, April 17, 1987 University of Minnesota Libraries December 31, 2003

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EAD encoding by Felicity HansonDecember 31, 2003 English Torkko, Evert E. b. 1901. Evert E. Torkko Papers, 1925-1966 University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc] 5 linear ft. FIN Mostly in Finnish. Biographical/Historical Note

The Rev. Evert E. Torkko (b. 1901) was born in Soudan, Minnesota. He was ordained at Messiah Lutheran Church (then the Finnish Lutheran Church) of Duluth, Minnesota and served in Suomi Synod parishes of Cloquet and Duluth, Minnesota; Astoria, Oregon; Monessin, Pennsylvania; Los Angeles, California; and Newberry, Michigan. Throughout his career, he continued his education at various universities and colleges.

Scope and Content

Papers (ca. 1925-1966) of the Rev. Evert E. Torkko (b. 1901), a Finnish American clergyman, consist of correspondence, birth, baptismal and marriage records, and church bulletins.

Partial inventory available.

Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Torkko, Evert E., b. 1901. Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Finnish Americans--Minnesota--Duluth.Church records and registers.