Ülemaailmne Eesti Vabadusvõitlejate Keskus (World Legion of Estonian Liberation) records
Abstract
Meeting minutes, organizational correspondence, financial records, newspaper clippings.
Dates
- 1952-1995
Creator
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
The World Legion of Estonian Liberation was an international organization founded in 1960 in USA to join Estonian war veterans in exile. The founding members of the organization were the central associations of the war veterans in USA, Canada, Argentina, Germany and England. The objective of the Legion was to free Estonia from the Soviet occupation and to restore the democratic polity.
Extent
5 linear inches
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.
- Displaced persons Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Estonian Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Military Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Political activity Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Inventory of the Ülemaailmne Eesti Vabadusvõitlejate Keskus (World Legion of Estonian Liberation) 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
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