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| Dates: | 1949-1996 | |
| Abstract: | Passport, memoirs of the Estonian War of Independence, newspaper Uus Eesti 1977 (1/2), reviews, correspondence, memorabilias from fraternities Vironia and Sakala | |
| Quantity: | 1 oversize | |
| Language: | Estonia | |
| Collection ID: | IHRC3733 | |
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 Tallin, Estonia, worked with IHRC staff on the project.
20.02.1893 - n.a. Born in Sauga, Estonia. Participated in the Estonian War of Independence (cavalier). Member of Estonian parliament in 1934 and Estonian government in exile. Lawyer. Emigrated to Geislingen, Germany and from there to the U.S. (lived in Chicago)
Collection is organized into 11 folders: 1. Passport 2. Memoirs from the Estonian War of Independence (manuscript in typewriting, 1975, in Estonian), 15 sheets 3. Correspondence with Alfred J. Anderson 4. Correspondence with Dr. E. Leetaru and a letter from Ilse Leetaru to EAU (1949, 1996) 5. Memorabilias for 70th jubileum from fraternity Sakala and from Rahvusliku Välisvõitluse Nõukogu 6. Yearbook of fraternity Vironia as a gift for 80th jubileum 7. Painting by J. Saarniit, 1956 (framed photocopy) 8. Spurs of cavalier 9. Cap of fraternity Sakala 10.Silverplate as a gift for 75th jubileum 11. Silver cigarette-case as a gift for 40th jubileum; silver ring made in Tallinn, ca 1930 by goldsmith Kopf 38 photos from this collection housed in Lakewood; 16.03.2009
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The Holberg, Johan Papers, Estonian American Collection, Immigration History Research Center, University of Minnesota