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Lia Nõukas-Staaf (Noukas-Staaf) papers

 Collection
Identifier: IHRC3564

Abstract

Magazines, newspaper clippings, Aleksander Tõnisson's and Helja Meindok-Kersten's documents.

Dates

  • 1946-1999

Language of Materials

Estonian, English

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

Born in Estonia 1933, emigrated to Germany in 1944. 1949 went to New York, USA. After that to Genoa, Ohio. In 1955 became an U.S. citizen. Attended Bowling Green State University, BA in history. MA degree in library science at Case Western Reseve University. Worked as a media specialist in Lakewood, Ohio. Daughters: Monica and NormaFather: Osvald (policeman)

Extent

2.5 linear inches

ORGANIZATION OF MATERIALS

Archive consists of 9 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.

Title
Inventory of the Lia Nõukas-Staaf (Noukas-Staaf) 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

Contact:

612-625-4800