Wayrynen family photograph collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MS-1028

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Photographs (copyprints, black and white and color), 2022, of the Wayrynen Family of South Range, Michigan. The collection consists of 60 photoprints (4 x 6 in.) printed in 2022 with images dating from 1905-1991. Included are formal studio portraits and candid photographs of groups and individuals, as well a several images of local businesses. Families represented in the collection include members of the Kalliainen, Halenin, Hilden, Isovita, Niva, Kivari, Kinnuneni, and Walpurri Families.

Dates

2022

Conditions Governing Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections.

Biographical Note

Matti “Matt” Wayrynen was born September 30, 1884 in Säräisniemi, Oulu, Finland and immigrated to the United States in 1903, residing in Hancock, Michigan. Wayrynen married Matilda Hiltunen in April 28, 1906 and the couple resided in South Range for the remainder of their lives. They had seven daughters, Bertha, Helga, Hulda, Mildred, Eva, Elmi, and Helmi; and four sons, Toivo, Edwin, Arthur, and Paul. Wayrynen was first employed by the Quincy and Baltic Mines. He later switched professions and spent the next twenty-five years employed by the M. Kivi Company, a general merchandise store in South Range, and later the South Range Hardware store where he worked until his retirement in 1949.