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  • Title: Konstantin Päts miscellaneous papers
    Date (inclusive): 1954-1992
    Collection Number: 77075
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: In Estonian, English and Russian
    Physical Description: 1 manuscript box, 1 envelope (0.5 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Photocopies of letters by K. Päts, relating to his imprisonment in the Soviet Union, and appealing to the United Nations to bring about civil rights and independence in the Baltic States; translations and a press release from the Consulate General of Estonia in New York City, explaining the acquisition and content of the letters; medical records; memoirs by Helgi-Alice Päts and Matti Päts, daughter-in-law and grandson of K. Päts, relating to the imprisonment of the Päts family in the Soviet Union; articles from the Estonian press on the same subject; and photographs.
    Creator: Päts, Konstantin, 1874-1956
    Creator: Päts, Helgi-Alice, 1911-1988
    Creator: Päts, Matti, 1933-
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1977.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Konstantin Päts miscellaneous papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical/Historical Note

    President of Estonia, 1921-1924 and 1931-1940.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Photocopies of letters by K. Päts, relating to his imprisonment in the Soviet Union, and appealing to the United Nations to bring about civil rights and independence in the Baltic States; translations and a press release from the Consulate General of Estonia in New York City, explaining the acquisition and content of the letters; medical records; memoirs by Helgi-Alice Päts and Matti Päts, daughter-in-law and grandson of K. Päts, relating to the imprisonment of the Päts family in the Soviet Union; articles from the Estonian press on the same subject; and photographs.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Civil rights -- Estonia
    Prisons -- Soviet Union
    Estonia -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1940-1941