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New Yorgi Eesti Seenioride Keskus (New York Estonian Seniors) records

 Collection
Identifier: IHRC3179

Abstract

Constitution, rules of procedure, minutes, member lists, correspondence, circulations, newspaper clippings.

Dates

  • Creation: 1974-1996

Creator

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

A Center for New York Estonian Seniors was founded in 1974 as a sub-organization of the New York Estonian Educational Society. The objective of the organization was to unite seniors of Estonian descent, to discuss and explain issues, new laws etc that concern them, to improve their opportunities for social communication, financial situation and to offer them moral support in their everyday lives.

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.

Title
Inventory of the New Yorgi Eesti Seenioride Keskus (New York Estonian Seniors) 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

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612-625-4800