Overview of the Konstantin Päts miscellaneous papers

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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

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Use

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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

 

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