Overview of the Albert Simonlatser diary

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Title: Albert Simonlatser diary

Date (inclusive): 1940-1949

Collection Number: 89060

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: Estonian

Physical Description: 1 item (1 folder) (0.1 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Relates to the Soviet occupation of Estonia in 1940, conditions in camps for Estonian displaced persons in Germany during and after World War II, and the emigration of the Simonlatser family to the United States in 1949.

Creator: Simonlatser, Albert, 1909-1987

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 1989.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Albert Simonlatser diary, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

Estonian emigrant to the United States.

Scope and Content of Collection

Relates to the Soviet occupation of Estonia in 1940, conditions in camps for Estonian displaced persons in Germany during and after World War II, and the emigration of the Simonlatser family to the United States in 1949.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees

Refugees

Estonia -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1940-1941

World War, 1939-1945 -- Estonia

Estonians -- United States