Ernst Laur papers
Abstract
Professional correspondence, copies of articles about Ernst Laur, history of the honorary consulate of Republic of Estonia in Los Angeles including photos of E. Laur's activities as a honorary consul in Los Angeles.
Dates
- Creation: 1957-1999
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
07.09.1920 Tartu, Estonia – June 1985 Los Angeles, USAEmigrated to USA 1955 from Sweden. In USA assisted the honorary vice consul of Estonia Reginald Olds, later became the information official in the Estonian consulate and in 1976 became the honorary consul of the Republic of Estonia in Los Angeles, USA. Was the member of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church´s Los Angeles Congregation, was also active in the Los Angeles Estonian House.
Extent
5 linear inches
ORGANIZATION OF MATERIALS
Archive consists of 3 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.
Topical
- Title
- Inventory of the Ernst Laur 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
