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Carl Altenberg papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: IHRC592

Abstract

Personal papers, music notes, newspaper clippings, concert programs, scrapbook of newspaper clippings about Estonia.

Dates

  • Creation: 1920-1967

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.

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

HISTORICAL SKETCH

Emigrated to the USA before the WWII. Established the New York Estonian Male Chorus and was related to the New York Estonian War of Independence Veterans Male Chorus

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet

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.

Related Materials

Personal photo collection 1920 - 1967; photos of New York Estonian War of Independence Veterans Male Chorus; photos and negatives of the New York Estonian Male Chorus - these collections are housed in Estonian Archives in the USA, Lakewood, New Jersey (03.03.2009):

Title
Inventory of the Carl Altenberg 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