Olev Berendsen papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: IHRC3110

Staff Only

Abstract

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, concert program brochures, pamphlets, post cards, photographs

Dates

Creation: 1940-1990

Language of Materials

Estonian, English, German

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS

Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.

OWNERSHIP & LITERARY RIGHTS

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

HISTORICAL SKETCH

20.07.1912 - 2003, Washington. Olev Berendsen left Estonia at the end of World War II, spent time in the DP camps in Germany, resettled in the United States. Originally received law degree and served as Head of the Red Cross in Estonia. Later also active as a singer, involved in the New York Male Chorus.

Extent

5 linear inches

Additional Description

PROVENANCE

Collection transferred to the IHRC from the Estonian Archives in the U.S.A. (EAU) in 2003-2005. It was processed as part of a collaborative project between the Estonian Archives in the USA (Lakewood, New Jersey), the National Archives of Estonia (NAE), and the IHRC in March 2009. Gristel Ramler and Birgit Nurme of the National Archives in Tallinn, Estonia, worked with IHRC staff on the project.