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Guide to the Papers of Rev. Richards A. Zariņš, 1883-2008
M1938
M1938
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Description
Private archives of Latvian American reverand, author, bibliophile and collector Rev. Richards Zariņš contains his personal
papers and the records of The Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church of New York. The materials document the life of Latvian
community in New York after the arrival of World War II refugees and show the significant role of Rev. Richards Zariņš as
a leader of community.
Background
Rev. Richards Zariņš was born in 1913 in Latvia, in the Gaujiena parish in Northern Vidzeme. In 1938, he graduated from the
Faculty of Theology, University of Latvia. The same year, Rev. Zariņš was ordained by Dr.T. Grinbergs, Archbishop of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church of Latvia. Rev. Zariņš worked as an assistant pastor of the Dome congregation of Riga (1938-1944); taught
religion in a public school and at gymnasium (high school); edited a newspaper, "Lutheran Weekly"; and was a liturgist for
Lutheran services for the Latvian broadcasting services in Riga.
Extent
44.0 Linear feet
(96 manuscript boxes, 7 flat boxes)
Restrictions
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94305-6064. Consent
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish.
Availability
The materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted
to a digital use copy.