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Sally Sumboru papers

 Collection
Identifier: IHRC3545

Abstract

Personal letters, pamphlets.

Dates

  • Creation: 1951-1977

Language of Materials

Estonian

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. For further information regarding the copyright, please contact the IHRCA.

HISTORICAL SKETCH

Salme Sumboru (nee Sinimets, until 1932 Sup) Born 22. Sept. 1913 in Jõhvi, Virumaa county, Estonia. Journalist. Graduated from the Jõhvi Gymnasium in 1932, studied at the University of Helsinki beginning in 1936, at the University of Tartu 1940-1942. Emigrated to Germany in 1944. Studied at the University of Freiburg 1944-1945 and also at Heidelberg University. Went to Canada in 1949, to USA in 1950, where she studied library science at the University of Washington (in Seattle) 1950-1952. Member of the student sorority Filiae Patriae. Husband: Villi; Father: Abel (merchant)

Extent

2.5 linear inches

ORGANIZATION OF MATERIALS

Archive consists of 1 folder.

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.

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Title
Inventory of the Sally Sumboru 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

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