Latvian Relief Fund of America, Inc. records

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: IHRC1345

Staff Only

Abstract

Records (1955-1969) of Amerikas Latviesu Palidzibas Fonds (Latvian Relief Fund of America, Inc.) consist of a loose-leaf notebook with brochures explaining insurance plans, and minutes and related materials of relief fund board meetings.

Dates

Creation: 1955-1969

Creator

Amerikas Latviesu Palidzibas Fonds (Philadelphia, Pa.). (Organization)

Language of Materials

Latvian

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS

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HISTORICAL SKETCH

Amerikas Latviesu Palidzibas Fonds (The Latvian Relief Fund of America, Inc.) was founded in 1952 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As of 1972, it had about 12,000 members in the United States and Canada. The Fund provides Latvian immigrants with life and health insurance plans through a mutual assistance foundation. It also provides welfare services to elderly and impoverished Latvian Americans.