Interviewer
Timothy Madigan
Description
Russell O. Parta, publisher of a Finnish-language newspaper in New York Mills, Minnesota, discusses the Finnish immigrant experience in Minnesota, including European history, churches and social activities, and radical politics.
Biography
Russell O. Parta was born in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1918. In 1932, he moved with his family to New York Mills, Minnesota, where his father Carl co-founded the Finnish-language newspaper Minnesotan Uutiset (Minnesota News). The name was later changed to Amerikan Uutiset, and Parta became the publisher in 1955. The Parta family also printed and distributed the New York Mills Herald.
Date of Interview
6-15-1977
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Length (Time)
1:01:47
Original Format
Audio tape
Current Format
Mp3
Named Persons
Adolph Lundquist, Napoleon I, Lars Levi Laestadius, Ralph Henry Smith, Reverend Toivo Esala, Howard Lund, Reverend George Wilson, William Penn
Professions
Publishers and publishing
Organizations
Industrial Workers of the World, Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Suomen evankelis-luterilainen kirkko, Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church of America, Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, Lutheran Church in America, National Farmers' Holiday Association (U.S.), People’s Voice Cooperative Publishing Company, Minnesota Finnish-American Historical Society, Suomi College and Theological Seminary, University of Minnesota, Duluth, University of Minnesota
Places
Minnesota—Duluth, Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Massachusetts—Worcester, Minnesota--New York Mills, Minnesota—Pine Lake, Canada, New York (State)--New York—Brooklyn, Finland, Wisconsin—Superior, California, Sweden, Russia, Europe--Torne River, Russia (Federation)—Karelia, Michigan—Hancock, England, Minnesota—Minneapolis, North Dakota—Fargo, Minnesota—Moorhead, Minnesota—Wadena, Minnesota—Perham, Ontario, Michigan—Detroit, Michigan—Saginaw, Finland--Oulun lääni, Finland--Lapin lääni, Finland—Helsinki, Russia (Federation)—Siberia, Finland—Turku, Florida, Washington (State), Ohio, Delaware, Delaware—Wilmington, Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Keywords
Finnish Americans, Finnish-American newspapers, Great Depression, High school student activities, Finland, Michigan—Calumet, Raivaaja (The Pioneer), Minnesotan Uutiset (Minnesota News), Amerikan Uutiset (American News), Socialism, Communism, Russo-Finnish War (1939-1940), Uusi Kotimaa (The New Homeland), Temperance--Societies, etc., Cooperation, Vacationer, Immigrants, Sami (European people), Congregational churches, Indians of North America
ID Number
S243 244
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce these oral interviews must be obtained in writing from Minnesota State University Moorhead Archives.
Disciplines
Oral History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Parta, Russell O., "Oral Interview of Russell O. Parta" (1977). Oral Interviews. 15.
https://red.mnstate.edu/oral_interviews/15