E. Olaf Rankinen Oral History Interview
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Dublin Core
Title
E. Olaf Rankinen Oral History Interview
Description
Native of Michigan's Upper Peninsula; graduate of Suomi College and Theological Seminary; military chaplain; Lutheran pastor in North Dakota, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan; pilot; and archivist emeritus at Finlandia University. Topics include his family; growing up on the Upper Peninsula; the Depression; ethnic relations; attending Suomi College and Theological Seminary; and his love of flying.
Oral History Item
Interviewer
Niemi, Adrian
Interviewee
Rankinen, E. Olaf (Eino Olaf), 1923-2004
Date Recorded
1972-07-23
Coverage
Detroit, MI; 1930's-2008
Collection
Citation
“E. Olaf Rankinen Oral History Interview,” Michigan Oral History Database, accessed March 13, 2025, http://www.database.michiganoha.org/items/show/1765.