Aksel Linkhorst papers
Abstract
Aksel Linkhorst's peronal documents and clippings about A. Linkhorst, documents related to Aksel Linkhorst's professional activities, collected manuscripts, printed matter, Karl Ast's documents, Estonian Committee evacuation commission's archive. Reports from people who fled Estonia 1945-1947 with information about the situation in Estonia. Speech texts, documents of Estonian General Consulate in New York.
Dates
- 1939-1979
Language of Materials
Estonian, English, Russian, German, French, Portugese, Swedish
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
Febr.1. 1912 Albu parish., Järvamaa, Estonia - Dec. 04.1980 New York, USA
Diplomat. Graduated from Tallinn Secondary Science School (Tallinna Reaalkool) in 1929. 1931-1936 studied in University of Tartu, B.A. in economics. 1937 started studies in École Libre des Sciences Politiques et Économiques in Paris. From 1935 worked in the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 1937-1938 worked in the Estonian Embassy in Paris, from 1938 in the Stockholm Embassy. 1944 official at the "Svenska Handelsbanken" in Sweden. Head of department at "Misomex AB". 01.05.1967 – 04.12.1980 consul of the Republic of Estonia in New York. Academically a member of the fraternity Fraternitas Estica (korp! Fraternitas Estica) since 1931. Wife: Maimu Linkhorst (nee Maiste) Married 1939 Son: Jaak Robert Member of: Estonian Committee, Estonian Relief Committee, Eesti rahvusfond (Sweden), Regional Union of Free Journalists from East and Central Europe in Sweden, Estonian Red Cross etc.
Extent
1 Linear foot
ORGANIZATION OF MATERIALS
Archive consists of 6 series and 29 folders.
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 2012. Gristel Ramler and Tiina Trumberg of the National Archives in Tallinn, Estonia, worked with IHRC staff on the project.
RELATED COLLECTIONS
Estonian State Archives in Tallinn: Eesti Peakonsulaat New Yorgis ERA.1608.2.159, ERA.1608.2.1154, ERA.1608.2.1155 ERA.1.6082.1156, ERA.1608.2.2269, ERA.1608.2.2270, ERA.1608.2.2271
- Displaced persons Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Estonian Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Inventory of the Aksel Linkhorst papers.
- 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
