Edith A. Koivisto Oral History Interview
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Dublin Core
Title
Edith A. Koivisto Oral History Interview
Description
Edith (Laine) Koivisto was born in Kuusenkoski, Finland, and immigrated to Spokane, Wash., in 1910. In 1912, she moved to Smithville, Minn., where she worked at and attended Työväen Opisto (Work People's College). In 1913 she married Arvid Koivisto; they lived in Duluth, Minn., and Quincy, Mass., before settling in Hibbing, Minn., where Arvid worked for the Hibbing Co-op and then for Central Cooperative Wholesale. In Hibbing, Edith Koivisto participated in numerous choral and theatrical groups, published articles in the Hibbing newspapers, and wrote many plays in Finnish and English as well as various histories of the Finnish Americans in the Hibbing area. Topics include the settling in Spokane, Wash.; schooling in Finland; Industrial Workers of the World; Työväen Opisto (Work People's College); cooperatives, Arvid Koivisto (1886-1964); and art work, theater activities, and playwriting.
Oral History Item
Interviewer
Ollila, Jr., Douglas
Interviewee
Koivisto, Edith A., 1888-1981
Date Recorded
1973-08-03
Collection
Citation
“Edith A. Koivisto Oral History Interview,” Michigan Oral History Database, accessed October 23, 2024, http://www.database.michiganoha.org/items/show/1766.