Detroidi Eesti Hariduseselts "Kodu" (Estonian Educational Society of Detroit "Kodu") collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: IHRC3226

Staff Only

Abstract

A copy of a brief overview of Estonians in Detroit, including biographies of the founders of the society and newspaper articles about Estonians in Detroit (written by Harry Kord ja Linda Einpaul in 1990?)

Dates

Creation: 1990

Language of Materials

Estonian

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS

Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.

OWNERSHIP & LITERARY RIGHTS

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HISTORICAL SKETCH

Estonian Educational Society of Detroit "Kodu" was founded on October 17, 1926 by twenty five local Estonians in Detroit, Michigan. The goal was to gather Estonians in their new homeland, to preserve their native culture and language. After World War II "Kodu" was instrumental in helping Estonian displaced persons, newly arriving from refugee camps from Europe, to find housing and work.

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.