Collection Summary
Administrative Information
Biographical/Historical Note
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Collection Summary
Title: Konstantin Päts miscellaneous papers
Dates: 1954-1992
Collection Number: 77075
Creator: Päts, Konstantin, 1874-1956.
Collection Size:
1 manuscript box, 1 envelope
(0.5 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
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.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages: In
English
Russian
Estonian
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to
copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives
at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see
or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible.
Publication Rights
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Konstantin Päts miscellaneous papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1977.
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/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.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Civil rights--Estonia.
Prisons--Soviet Union.
Estonia--History--Soviet occupation, 1940-1941.
Päts, Helgi-Alice, 1911-1988.
Päts, Matti, 1933-