Milwaukee Eesti Rahvusgrupp (Estonian Society of Milwaukee) records

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: IHRC3892

Staff Only

Abstract

Minute books, mission and procedure of the society, lists, correspondence.

Dates

1949-1998

Creator

Milwaukee Eesti Rahvusgrupp (Estonian Society of Milwaukee) (Organization)

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

Estonian Society of Milwaukee was organized in 1950-1951 by Milla and Peeter Kadaja. The first meeting of the group took place in 1954. The ambition of the society was to promote and conduct the organized activity of the Estonians in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and in its environs.

Extent

1 Linear foot

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.

Subjects

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
Exile Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Inventory of the Milwaukee Eesti Rahvusgrupp (Estonian Society of Milwaukee) 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