EELK USA Esimene Praostkond (USA First Synod of Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church) records
Abstract
Collection consists of synod's bulletins, bulletins for children (Laste Sõber), synod's budget, financial and services reports.
Dates
- 1954-2002
Creator
- USA First Synod of Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (Organization)
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.
HISTORICAL SKETCH
USA First Synod of Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (EELK USA Esimene Praostkond), chaired by Reverend Thomas Vaga, was formed on the 16th of December in 1953, and it presides over the following congregations: Baltimore St. Mark, Bergen County, Buffalo St. Paul, Chicago St. Paul, Cleveland-Ohio, Connecticut, Indianapolis, Lakewood Holy Ghost, Los Angeles, New York St. Paul, Paterson St. Paul, Philadelphia, Portland, Seattle, South Florida St. Paul. The First Synod had 2399 members in 1955, 1006 members in 2007. In 2013 USA First Synod and USA Chicago Synod were joined to create one USA Synod of Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church.
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), the BaltherNet non-profit network, and the IHRC Archives in May 2014. Birgit Nurme and Pille Aguraiuja of the National Archives in Tallinn, Estonia, worked with IHRC staff on the project.
- 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
- Religious life Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Inventory of the EELK USA Esimene Praostkond (USA First Synod of Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church) 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
