Long Islandi Eesti Laste Suvekodu (Long Island Estonian Children's Camp) records
Abstract
Reports, correspondence, accounting documents, copies of photos
Dates
- Creation: 1950-1990
Creator
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
Long Island Estonian Childrens Camp has taken place every summer since 1955. The camp is a place where children of Estonian heritage (at the age of 5-16) can go to spend a few weeks each summer enjoying the fresh air, make friendships, learn about their culture and take part in a cultural programme as well as in many sports activities and games.
Extent
2.5 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 Long Islandi Eesti Laste Suvekodu (Long Island Estonian Children's Camp) 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
