Eesti Kooli Fond (Estonian School Fund) records
Abstract
Correspondence, minutes, accounting reports.
Dates
- 1970-2000
Creator
- Eesti Kooli Fond (Estonian School Fund) (Organization)
Language of Materials
Estonian, English
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
Estonian School Fund was founded in 1971 in New York. Membership was open to all Estonians whose child attended an Estonian school in the U.S. The objectives of the Fund were: to promote the understanding and knowledge of Estonian language, literature, music, folklore, folk dances and art by lectures, courses and otherwise; to give financial assistance to children to learn the Estonian language and arts; to extend voluntary financial aid to such persons and organizations that were engaged in furthering the purpose named above; to extend financial assistance for publication of Estonian oriented teaching equipment; to grant fellowships to students to study Estonian language and arts; to grant financial assistance to organizations or individuals who provided courses, lectures, etc., for the study of Estonian language and arts.
Extent
1 Linear foot
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 2010. Margit Laanemets and Kristel Tammik of the National Archives in Tallinn, Estonia, worked with IHRC staff on the project.
- Title
- Inventory of the Eesti Kooli Fond (Estonian School Fund) records.
- Author
- IHRC Archives
- Date
- 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding Aid in English
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Immigration History Research Center Archives Collecting Area
