Seven letters were selected from the Granovsky* Papers. They were written in Ukrainian by Alexander A. Granovsky’s brother Serhii Neprytsky (6 letters) and sister Lida (one letter). This one-sided correspondence is from Berezhtsi, Ukraine to various cities in the USA where Granovsky lived.The selected letters date from 1913-1939. These long and detailed letters describe their… Continue reading Alexander Granovsky Letters
Tag: 1910-1919
George Grebenstchikoff Letters
George Grebenstchikoff (1883-1964) immigrated to the United States after World War I, to escape the post-1917 revolutionary developments in Russia. Grebenstchikoff had served in the Tzar’s army, and later in the White Army. His first published works appeared while still in Russia. After his arrival in the United States, Grebenstchikoff continued to publish his works… Continue reading George Grebenstchikoff Letters
Paul and Veronika Kovac Letters
Digital copies of the original materials were obtained from the donors who continue to retain the letters in their possession. The copies included in the DIL project are used with the kind permission of the Kovac family residing in Slovakia. Paul T. Kovac immigrated to the United States in the early 20th century from Slovakia… Continue reading Paul and Veronika Kovac Letters
Emilie Wehle Letters
As part of a collaborative project with the Sammlung Frauennachlässe (Collection of Women’s Personal Papers) housed at the Department of History at the University of Vienna in Austria, six letters selected by Li Gerhalter have been included in the Digitizing Immigrant Letters digital archive. While the originals remain in Vienna, the DIL project uses digital… Continue reading Emilie Wehle Letters
America Letters (Finnish)
In the 1960s, the Department of History of the University of Turku, Finland, conducted a project that gathered materials pertaining to Finnish overseas emigration. As part of the project, in 1964 and 1966, the Department collected letters sent by Finnish immigrants living in various destinations (mainly in the U.S. and Canada) to their family, friends,… Continue reading America Letters (Finnish)
