August Võsu (Vosu) papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: IHRC3654

Staff Only

Abstract

Collection consists of manuscripts of memoirs of the naval senior lieutenant August Vosu.

Dates

Creation: 1899-1978

Language of Materials

Estonian, 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

13.07.1899 - 27.08.1990 Gävle, SwedenBorn in Tartu, Estonia. Until 1935 Võsso/Wõsso.Wife: Alide Võsu (nee Mänd, married in 1929); sons: William (1930) and Allan (1933).Participated in the Estonian War of Independence.1919 graduated Tartu Secondary Commercial School. 1919-1920 studied at the University of Tartu (chemistry).1924 graduated Estonian Military School (Tondi). Participated in WWII, Naval Senior Lieutenant.1941 in prison camp in Ebenrode and Staplack (East-Germany).Emigrated to Sweden in 1944, gained Swedish citizenship in 1958

Extent

2.5 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 2009. Gristel Ramler and Birgit Nurme of the National Archives in Tallinn, Estonia, worked with IHRC staff on the project.