Inventory of the Peters Z. Olins Papers
Processed by: David Jacobs
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, California 94305-6010
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Inventory of the Peters Z. Olins Papers
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, California
- Processed by:
- David Jacobs
- Date Completed:
- 2006
- Encoded by:
- Elizabeth Konzak
© 2007 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Peters Z. Olins Papers
Dates: 1927-1962
Collection number: 83010
Creator:
Olins, Peters Z., d. 1962.
Collection Size:
4 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box
(2 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: Correspondence, dispatches, writings, financial records, printed matter,
photographs, and memorabilia, relating to Latvian foreign relations and émigré affairs.
Physical location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
Latvian
English
Administrative Information
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Collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Peters Z. Olins Papers, [Box no.], Hoover Institution
Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1997.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number
of boxes listed in this finding aid.
Biographical Note
| 1890 |
Born, Valmiera, Latvia |
| 1919 |
Enters Latvian diplomatic service |
| 1927 |
Awarded Ph.D. in history, American University, Washington, D.C. |
| 1928 |
Author,
The Teutonic Knights in Latvia.
Promoted to rank of Minister Plenipotentiary.
|
| 1962 |
Died |
| 1910-1914 |
Student at the University of St. Petersburg |
| 1935-1962 |
Latvian minister to Argentina and Brazil |
Scope and Content of Collection
Acquired in 1997, the Peters Z. Olins papers in the Hoover Institution Archives comprise materials relating to
this Latvian diplomat, who served most of his career in posts in Argentina and Brazil. Of perhaps most historical
interest in the collection is the official correspondence exchanged between Olins and other Latvian representatives
in London, Washington, and elsewhere, and especially his correspondence with Alfreds Bilmanis, Latvian ambassador to
the United States. This series also includes copies of letters sent between the Foreign Ministry of Latvia and various
Latvian legations, and covers the period before and during World War II. From this correspondence, it is possible to
reconstruct the Latvian state's evaluation of its situation in the years immediately before its loss of independence
in 1940. These materials also document the unsuccessful efforts of Latvian diplomats abroad to restore Latvian
sovereignty after the end of the war.
Following the annexation of Latvia by the Soviet Union, many Latvian diplomats in the West, including Olins,
retained their official status as representatives of Latvia and continued to exercise their duties. In this regard,
the collection contains both correspondence as well as a number of reports written by Olins and sent to the Latvian
Legation in the United States. There is also an album of photographs in the collection relating to Olins' life and
career, including his early years as a student and a soldier in World War I, when Latvia was a province of the Russian
empire.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Latvians in foreign countries.
Argentina--Foreign relations--Latvia.
Brazil--Foreign relations--Latvia.
Latvia--Foreign relations--Argentina.
Latvia--Foreign relations--Brazil.
Occupations
Diplomats--Latvia.
Container List
Bilmanis, Alfreds.
1941-1948
Scope and Content Note
Includes letters neither addressed to nor written by Peters Z. Olins
Box 1, Folder 3
Foreign Ministry of Brazil,
1961
Foreign Ministry of Latvia.
Scope and Content Note
Includes correspondence between this ministry and Latvian legations in other countries
Latvian Legation (London)
1950-1962
Box 2, Folder 7
Latvian Legation (Washington, D.C.),
1955-1962
Box 3, Folder 1
Émigré publications,
1950-1960
Scope and Content Note
Letters, with some transcripts of interviews and clippings
Box 3, Folder 2
Naturalization requests,
1959-1960
Box 3, Folder 8
Photograph,
undated
Scope and Content Note
One print depicting Vilhelms Munters and others
Box 3, Folder 9
Financial records,
1952-1964
Scope and Content Note
Receipts and invoices
Box 4, Folder 1
Financial records,
1954-1961
Scope and Content Note
One account book
Box 4, Folder 2
Olins, Peters Z.,
The Principle of the Equality of Men in the Movement for International Peace,
doctoral thesis submitted to the American University, Washington, D.C.,
1927 March.
Scope and Content Note
Typescript
Box 4, Folder 3-6
Printed matter,
1936-1938
Box 4, Folder 7
Album of photographs depicting Latvian participation in the commemoration of the fourth centenary
of São Paulo, Brazil,
1954
Biographical file,
circa 1890s-1960
Box 5, Folder 1
Album of photographs documenting the life and career of Peters Z. Olins,
circa 1890s-1960
Scope and Content Note
Includes photographs depicting Karlis Ulmanis and other Latvian officials
Box 5, Folder 2-4
Testimonials given to Peters Z. Olins from the Latvian émigré community in Brazil,
1955-1959
Box 5, Folder 5
Certificate of consular authority, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
1933 February 21
