San Francisco Eesti Võitlejate Ühing (Legion of Estonian Liberation, San Francisco, California, Branch) records

Collection

Identifier: IHRC3083

Staff Only

DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

Box 1:

1. Constitutions

2. Minute books (2 pcs) with additional material (annual reports, budgets, lists etc) 1963-1993

3. Correspondence with additional material (annual reports, circular letters, minutes, brochures, questionnaires etc; 8 bands) 1972-1993

Box 2:

4. Correspondence with the Captive Nations 1979-1984

5. Correspondence about helping the Estonian war veterans and political prisoners (copies and originals)

6. Member lists 1954-1982

7. Cash books (2 pcs) 1960-1994

8. Accounting documents: notes about allowances, donations, checks etc

9. Collection of photos and newspaper clippings

Dates

Creation: 1954-1994

Creator

San Francisco Eesti Võitlejate Ühing (Legion of Estonian Liberation, San Francisco Branch) (Organization)

Language of Materials

Estonian

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. For further information regarding the copyright, please contact the IHRCA.

HISTORICAL SKETCH

The San Francisco Branch of Legion of Estonian Liberation was founded in 1954. The objective of the organization was to inform the public of the (political) situation in Estonia. The organization took part in the activities of the Captive Nations, gathered donations for the war invalids in Germany, etc. The San Francisco branch disbanded in 1994, because of the small number of members.

Extent

2 Linear Feet

Additional Description

Abstract

Correspondence, minute books, photographs and newspaper clippings.

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.