Bostoni Eesti Selts (Boston Estonian Society) records
Abstract
Circular letter, correspondence, historical sketch, general ledger and rules of procedure documenting the organization's activities.
Dates
- 1937-1992
Creator
- Bostoni Eesti Selts (Boston Estonian Society) (Organization)
Language of Materials
Estonian, English
ACCESS RESTRICTIONS
Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.
OWNERSHIP & LITERARY RIGHTS
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HISTORICAL SKETCH
The Boston Estonian Association was founded in Sping 1936 by Ludvig Juht and Dr Mihkel Kask. The main goal of the society was to unite Estonians in and around Boston, and to promote their cultural and national activity.
Extent
1 linear inch
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.
- Estonian Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Social life and customs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Inventory of the Bostoni Eesti Selts (Boston Estonian Society) 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
