Inglismaa Eestlaste Ühing (Association of Estonians in Great Britain) records

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: IHRC3188

Staff Only

Abstract

Correspondence, brochures, bulletins, newspaper clippings.

Dates

1950-1978

Creator

Inglismaa Eestlaste Ühing (Association of Estonians in Great Britain) (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

The Association of Estonians in Great Britain held their inaugural meeting in November 1947. The first Chairman of the association was Jaak Taul. The Association of Estonians in Great Britain acts as a central coordinating committee, trying to keep alive the culture and language of Estonia in Great Britain, both among the older generation who came there as refugees after the World War II, and among the later arrivals.

Extent

5 linear inches

Additional Description

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.

Subjects

Community life Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Displaced persons Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Estonian Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Inventory of the Inglismaa Eestlaste Ühing (Association of Estonians in Great Britain) records.
Author: IHRC Archives
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin
Language of description note: Finding Aid in English