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| Dates: | 1914-1957 | |
| Abstract: | Personal papers, passports. | |
| Quantity: | 2.5 linear in. | |
| Language: | Estonian, English, German | |
| Collection ID: | IHRC587 | |
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, NJ), 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.
03.10.1898 - n.a. Father: Mihkel Aas; mother: Eva Aas (Siil); wife: Emilie Aas (Klaar, married in 1938, Põltsamaa); son: Ilmar Aas Occupation - locksmith, mechanic. Had a workshop of his own in Estonia, Põltsamaa. 1941-1942 compatriot in Estonia, emigrated to Germany in 1944 and in 1949 to USA. Worked also in Augsburg DP camp (Haunstetten) from 1946 to 1947 as a mechanic. Served in the Labour Service of the US Army from 1947 to 1949 as an auto-mechanic. Member of YMCA Died in Long Island, USA
Collection is organized into five folders:
1. Biographical documents - identity cards, passports, certificates, occupational certificates, health certificates, seal of his workshop in Estonia
2. Emilie Aas (26.08.1903-16.08.1974) - identity cards, passports, certificates, documents from DP camp in Germany, health certificates
3. Various - correspondence, prints, invitations, newspaper clippings, fotocopies of list of persons authorized to emigrate to Argentina
4. Friedrich Sinka - correspondence, notes, personal documents
5. Friedrich Sinka - business documents, contracts, house plans
The Aas, Priit collection is available for public research.
The Aas, Priit collection is the physical property of the Immigration History Research Center, University of Minnesota.
For further information regarding the copyright, please contact the IHRC.
The Aas, Priit Papers, Estonian American Collection, Immigration History Research Center, University of Minnesota