Register of the Alfreds Bilmanis Papers

box 1

Biographical File, 1945-1968.

Scope and Content Note

Bibliography, concert program, credentials, and sheet music, arranged alphabetically by physical form

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Bibliography. Sprudzs, Adolf, "Dr. Alfred Bilmanis' Writings," in Adolf Sprudzs and Armins Rusis, eds., Res Baltica, Leyden, Netherlands, 1968.

Scope and Content Note

Photocopy

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Concert program, 1945

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Credentials. Photocopy of State Department accreditation of Bilmanis as Envoy Extraordinary, Minster Plenipotentiary, and Consul General of Latvia, 1947.

Scope and Content Note

Also includes photocopies of three supplemental pages detailing the continued recognition by the United States of its treaties with independent Latvia

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Sheet music. Typescript copy of the Latvian national anthem, by Kārlis Baumanis, in English, n.d.

box 1

Correspondence, 1940-1948.

Scope and Content Note

Letters, telegrams, and enclosures, largely relating to Bilmanis's diplomatic service in Washington, D.C., arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent. Includes copies of letters sent to Bilmanis which are neither addressed to him nor written by him

General, 1940-1947

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A-M

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N-Z

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Unidentified, 1941-1947.

Scope and Content Note

Includes typescript draft of letter to Soviet ambassador(?), 1944

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Acheson, Dean, 1944-1946

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American Red Cross, 1944-1945

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Baltic American Delegation (Constantine R. Jurgela), 1944.

Note

See also Lithuanian American Information Center

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Berzinsh, A., 1945

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Brynes, James F., 1945-1946

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Budrys, Jonas, 1945

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Čamans, Joseph, 1945

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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Nicholas M. Butler, Malcolm W. Davis, James T. Shotwell), 1943

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Chicago Latvian Club (John Skudris), 1945

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Cicognani, A. G., 1941-1945

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Danzis, Gustav, 1944

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Ekis, L., 1943

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Encyclopedia Britannica (E. H. Powell), 1942

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Estonia. Saatkond voi esindus (United States), 1941-1946

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Feldmans, Jules, 1945-1946

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Graham, Malbone W., 1943

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Grew, Joseph C., 1945

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Grosvald, O., 1940-1945

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Gruszka, S., 1943

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Halifax, Viscount, 1942

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Hermanson, Richard, 1941-1945

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Hollyday, Worthington, 1943

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Hull, Cordell, 1941-1942

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Kaan, Herbert von, 1943

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Kalni"ņš, V., 1945

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Kraus, René, 1942

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Lasmanis, Kārlis, 1945

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Latvian Central Committee (Latviesu Centrala Komiteja), 1946

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Latvian Refugee Committee, 1945

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Law, John, 1945

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Lenow, John, 1943-1945

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Liepins, R., 1945

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Lithuania. Legacija (United States), 1941-1946

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Lithuanian American Information Center (Constantine R. Jurgela), 1945-1948

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Margolin, A., 1943

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Moon, Vika, 1943

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Nash, Walter, 1944

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Overseas News Agency (Jacob Landau), 1943

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Peterson, R. J., 1942-1945

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Pudsell, Frederick, 1945

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Schwager, Charles, 1943

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Senn, Alfred, 1942

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Sulzberger, Arthur Hays, 1942-1946.

Scope and Content Note

Includes correspondence relating to coverage of Latvia by The New York Times

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Svensk-Lettiska Hjälpkommittén (Kārlis Lasmanis, Harry Wallin), 1945.

Note

See also correspondence with Kārlis Lasmanis

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Thomsen, Hans, 1941.

Scope and Content Note

Relates to the declaration by Bilmanis of the existence of a state of war between Germany and Latvia, subsequent to the German invasion of the Soviet Union, and includes a copy of a supporting letter to Secretary of State Cordell Hull

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Tilmanis, Arturs, 1945

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Valters, Miķelis, 1943-1945.

Scope and Content Note

Includes materials relating to displaced persons' camps in Germany

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Vitols, Hugo, 1945

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Zalcmanis, Janis, 1945

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Zarinš, Kārlis (Charles Zarine), 1940-1946.

Scope and Content Note

Includes materials sent to, and prepared by, Zarinš in his capacity as head of the Latvian Legation in London

Box 2

Speeches and Writings, 1941-1948.

Scope and Content Note

Aide-mémoires, articles, book, letters to the editor, and reports, arranged chronologically by title

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"Latvia and Other Baltic States Were Paying Propositions," n.d.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

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"The Latvians and Latvia," n.d.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

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Press statement on parliamentary elections in Latvia, 1940 July 13.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

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"Latvia: A Victim of Unprovoked Aggression by Soviet Russia," New York Times, 1940 July 23.

Scope and Content Note

Printed copy

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Statement made to Secretary of State, Washington, D.C., 1941 June 25.

Scope and Content Note

Printed copy

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"Swastikas on the Latvian Airplanes," letter to the editor, PM, 1941 August 12.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

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Latvia and Her Baltic Neighbors: Three Stars between the Anvil and Hammer, Washington, D.C., 1942.

Scope and Content Note

Printed copy

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Aide-mémoire, 1942 February 24.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

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"Latvians are Not 'Bolshevik Brothers'," letter to the editor, Evening Star, 1942 May 3.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript text and cover letter

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"Latvians Declared Never Hostile to Jews," New York World-Telegram, 1942 June 9.

Scope and Content Note

Typescripts of telegram and Bilmanis's text, and printed copy of article to which he was responding

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"General-Directorate Imposed on Latvia by Nazi-Germans – Illegal, Null and Void and Violates Sovereign Rights of Latvia," 1942 July 28.

Scope and Content Note

Printed copy of press statement

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Press statement, 1942 November 13.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

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The Baltic States and the Freedom of the Baltic Sea, Washington, D.C., 1943.

Scope and Content Note

Printed copy

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"Baltic States' Second Occupation during this War," in Latvia under German Occupation, Washington, D.C., 1943.

Scope and Content Note

Printed copy

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Letter to the editor, Evening and Sunday Star, 1943 January 10.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript of Bilmanis's text, and printed copy of article to which he was responding

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Letter to the editor, Christian Science Monitor, 1943 February 23.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

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Letter to the editor, PM, 1943 March 3.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript letter and reply from John P. Lewis

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Letter to the editor, Life, 1943 April 10.

Scope and Content Note

Printed copy and typescript copy of additional letter by the Polish ambassador, Jan Ciechanowski

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Speech, Polish Constitution Day, Washington Irving High School, New York City, 1943 May 2.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

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Letter to the editor, Christian Science Monitor, 1943 October 26.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

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Letter to the editor, Washington Post, 1943 October 29.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript and printed copy

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Letter to the editor, New York Post, 1943 November 19.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

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"The Foreign Policy of Russia," speech, 1944 March 21.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

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"Latvian Minister Says His People Want Atlantic Charter Freedom," Evening Star, 1944 October 17.

Scope and Content Note

Printed copy

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"Baltic States Stand Firm," New York Herald Tribune, 1945 January 28.

Scope and Content Note

Printed copy

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"Latvian History," Washington Post, 1945 March 11.

Scope and Content Note

Printed copy

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Latvia as an Independent State, Washington, D.C., 1947.

Scope and Content Note

Printed copy of review by Edgars Andersons in Sauksme, no. 11/12, 1947. Folder contains entire serial issue

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Latvia: Country and People, Washington, D.C., 1948.

Scope and Content Note

Printed copy

box 3

Latvian Legation Office File, 1934-1946.

Scope and Content Note

Aide-mémoires, lists, and memoranda and reports, arranged alphabetically by physical form

Box/Folder 3 : 1

Aide-mémoires, 1941-1944.

Scope and Content Note

Includes materials pertaining to the Latvian Legations in Washington and London, and whose authorship is uncertain. Typescripts

Lists, 1934-1946

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Latvian place names, 1934

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Latvian refugees and missing persons, 1940-1946.

Scope and Content Note

Includes names of Latvians in Brazil, Canada, China, and the United States

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Latvian officials deported into the Soviet gulag, 1941

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Latvian diplomats abroad, 1946

Memoranda and reports, 1935-1944

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General, 1943

About Latvia and the Baltic states

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General, 1935-1944.

Scope and Content Note

Unattributed writings; may include some authored by Alfreds Bilmanis

Written by L. Elkis for the Latvian Legation, Washington, D.C.

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Latvia: Economic Resources and Capacities, Washington, D.C., 1942.

Scope and Content Note

Printed copy

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"Russian Bolshevistic Atrocities in Latvia," 1943 April.

Scope and Content Note

Typescript

box 3-4

Subject File, 1920-1948.

Scope and Content Note

Clippings, correspondence, pamphlets, reports, and serial issues, arranged alphabetically by subject

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Baltic States--Politics and government, 1940-1945.

Note

See separate headings for each country for more materials regarding individual histories.

Scope and Content Note

Includes photocopy of secret instructions, in Russian, to Soviet security agents regarding the arrest of "anti-Soviet elements" in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia

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Estonia--Politics and government, 1940-1991

Latvia

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Economic conditions, 1945

Foreign relations

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Soviet Union, 1929-1944

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United States, 1928

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Latvian Red Cross, 1945

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Latvian Social Democratic Workers Party, 1944

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Latvijas Centrala Padome (Latvian Central Council), 1944-1945.

Scope and Content Note

Materials pertaining to underground resistance in Latvia during World War II, and to the activities of this organization, based in Sweden

Box/Folder 4 : 1

League of Nations, 1920-1939.

Scope and Content Note

Copies of published proceedings concerning the three Baltic States, and copies of various international treaties to which they were signatories, as recorded by the League of Nations

Box/Folder 4 : 2

Lithuania--Politics and government, 1940-1991.

Scope and Content Note

Includes copies of instructions to Soviet security forces, in Lithuanian and in English translation, regarding the handling of "anti-Soviet elements" in Lithuania

Box/Folder 4 : 3

Merchant ships--Latvia, 1942.

Scope and Content Note

Includes materials relating to the sinking of Latvian cargo ships during World War II, and to postwar litigation concerning the Soviet nationalization of the Latvian Shipping Company

Refugees

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Germany (West), 1945-1948.

Scope and Content Note

Materials relating to refugees from the three Baltic States, primarily those from Latvia, living in displaced person camps in occupied Germany following the Second World War

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Sweden, 1945-1946.

Scope and Content Note

Materials pertaining to the situation of Latvian refugees after World War II, especially those subject to repatriation to the Soviet Union in 1945, and to protests concerning such relocation

Box/Folder 4 : 6

Soviet Union--Politics and government, 1942-1943

box 4-8 and 10

Printed Matter, 1944-1948.

Scope and Content Note

Clippings, pamphlets, and serial issues, arranged alphabetically by physical form and therein by title

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Clippings

Box 5

Latvian serial issues.

Scope and Content Note

Most titles originating from Germany or Austria represent the publishing efforts of Latvian refugees in displaced person camps

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Atbalss (Canada), no. 2, 1948 June 30

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Atbalss (Germany), 1948 January-June

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Auseklis (Germany), no. 171, 1947 December 13

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Baltiešu Ziņas Austrija (Austria), nos. 95, 119, 120, 121, 122, 132, 134, 1947-1948

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Ceļs (Germany), no. 7/8, 1947

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Cī"ņa (Latvia), nos. 243, 253, 258, 279, 281, 290, 305, 1947; no. 4, 1948

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Dienas Zi"ņas (Germany), nos. 8 (incomplete), 44, 45, 72, 77, 84, 100, 101, 103, 1946; nos. 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 1947

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Dzimtene (United States), 1940 October

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Dzimtenes balss (Sweden), nos. 7-8, 1946; nos. 2-4, 6, 1947; nos. 2-3, 1948

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Gana balss (Sweden), nos. 1-5, 1945; nos. 4-7, 1946; nos. 1-7, 1947; nos. 1-2, 1948

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Ilustrētas Vārds (Germany), nos. 16-18, 1947; no. 26, 1948.

Scope and Content Note

Includes some articles in English

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Jaunadze (Germany), nos. 68-72, 1947

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Labietis (Sweden), nos. 1-2, 1946

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Lapa (Germany), nos. 6-8, 1947

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Latgola (Germany), nos. 34, 37-40, 1947; nos. 57-59, 61-62, 75-77, 1948

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Latviešu studentu centrālās savienības biļetēns (Germany), no. 1, 1948

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Latviešu Ziņas (Germany), nos. 90, 93, 95-97, 1947; 1, 4, 9-10, 12-17, 43-44, 1948

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Latvija (Argentina), nos. 123-124, 1947

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Latvija (Camp Churchill, Germany), nos. 325-328, 335-336, 1947; nos. 337-340, 1948

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Latvija (Günzburg/Donau, Germany), no. 79, 1947; nos. 7, 10-14, 42-45, 1948

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Latvju Vārds (Sweden), nos. 13-21, 1948

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Latvju Zinas (Sweden), nos. 14-21, 46, 48-51, 1948.

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