Ragna Ulrica Ahlbäck (née Nikander) was born on 17 July 1914 in
Porvoo. She grew up in
Turku where her father, cultural historian and professor
Gabriel Nikander, taught at
Åbo Akademi University.[1] Niklander completed her doctoral dissertation in 1955. "Kökar: näringslivet och dess organisation i en utskärssocken" established her as a pioneer in the area of Nordic studies.[2]
Ahlbäck served over 44 years as archivist for
Svenska Litteratursällskapet Finland, the Swedish Literature Society's folklore archive in Finland. She began her professional work in 1937, which included field work throughout Finland, and later, Sweden.[2][4] In 1965 she moved to
Malax where she founded the
Kvarken Boat Museum with her husband.[2][5]
Later life
Alback died in
Pargas on 6 September 2002. Her extensive research archives, including a number of films from the 1950s and 1960s featuring traditional farming and fishing practices, are held at the Swedish Literature Society archives.[2][6][7][8][9]
Bibliography
Ahlbäck, Ragna (1984). Prästgårdsmuseet i Korsnäs. Korsnäs: Föreningen Prästgårdsmuseet i Korsnäs.
Ahlbäck, Ragna (1983). Bonden i svenska Finland: teori och praktik inom akerbruk och boskapsskötsel. Helsingfors: Svenska Litteratursällskapet i Finland.
ISBN978-951-9017-85-3.[10]
Ahlbäck, Ragna (1981). Fynd och forskning: till Ragna Ahlbäck 17.7.1981. Helsingfors.{{
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Ahlbäck, Ragna (1979). "Byråd och sockenstämma". Svenska Österbottens historia. 2.: 173–217.
OCLC937129660.
Härö, Elias; Kaila, Panu; Ahlbäck, Ragna; Svenska Österbottens landskapsförbund (1978). Österbottensgården: handbok för renovering. Seinäjoki; Vasa: Etelä-Pohjanmaan maakuntaliitto; Sv. Österbottens landskapsförb.
ISBN978-951-99084-2-7.
Ahlbäck, Ragna (1976). Amerikatrunken: emigranter berättar om sig själva. Helsinki: Schildt.
ISBN978-951-50-0111-5.
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