Overview of the Janis Lejins papers

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Title: Janis Lejins papers
Date (inclusive): 1940-1979
Collection Number: 74066
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Latvian and English
Physical Description: 2 manuscript boxes, 1 envelope (0.9 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, writings, clippings, other printed matter, and photographs, relating to the annexation of Latvia to the Soviet Union, conditions in Latvia under communism, Latvian émigrés in Canada and the United States, and anti-communist Latvian émigré movements.
Creator: Lejin̦š, Jānis, 1897-1982
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

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Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1974.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Janis Lejins papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

Member of the Latvian parliament, 1931-1940; subsequently émigré in Canada.

Scope and Content of Collection

Correspondence, writings, clippings, other printed matter, and photographs, relating to the annexation of Latvia to the Soviet Union, conditions in Latvia under communism, Latvian émigrés in Canada and the United States, and anti-communist Latvian émigré movements.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Latvia -- History -- 1940-1991
Latvia -- Emigration and immigration
Anti-communist movements
Statesmen -- Latvia
Kalnin̦š, Brūno

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