Korp! Wäinla USAs (Estonian Student Fraternity 'Wäinla' in the United States) records
Abstract
Organizational bulletins.
Dates
- 1954-1963
Creator
Language of Materials
Estonian
OWNERSHIP & LITERARY RIGHTS
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HISTORICAL SKETCH
Fraternity Wäinla was founded in 1924 in Danzig as an all-male academic corporation to unite Estonian male students who studied abroad. The members of the fraternity studied in Danzig, Brno, Vienna, Budapest, Dresden, Paris, etc., and also a chapter in Tallinn was established. The activity of the fraternity was interrupted by the World War II. By the time the war ended, many of the member of the fraternity had fled from Estonia, and the organization could continue its existence in exile with many chapters in different countries.
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.
RELATED COLLECTIONS
Collections in the National Archives of Estonia: ERA.2035
- Education Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Estonian Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fraternal organizations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Inventory of the Korp! Wäinla USAs (Estonian Student Fraternity 'Wäinla' in the United States) 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
