Letters from Valdemars and Zigrida Petersons to family in Sweden, 24 January 1949-11 November 1953
Letters from Valdemars and Zigrida Petersons to family in Sweden, 24 January 1949-11 November 1953
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Date
24 January 1949-11 November 1953
Call Numbers
MLMSS 8567
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Language
- Latvian
- English
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Physical Description
Contents
0.05 metres of textual material - manuscript
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Arrangement
Individual letters were paper-clipped together; this arrangement was kept.
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Copyright status : In copyright
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Includes 15 handwritten letters, in Latvian, from Valdemars and Zigrida to his sister Maij and to other family members. Also included are 12 handwritten translations of selected letters into English. Three of the letters are written whilst on board ship on their way to Australia.
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Full title
Letters from Valdemars and Zigrida Petersons to family in Sweden, 24 January 1949-11 November 1953
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Collection history
Presented by Dr. V. Petersons
Administrative / Biographical history
Valdemars and Zigrida Pertersons arrived in Australia in 1949 with their two sons. After the war in Europe, they spent time in a displaced persons camp in Germany, before making their way to Italy and sailing from Naples to Australia. They had both graduated from the University of Latvia in 1943 as medical doctors, but were required to study at the...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 8567
Record Identifier
Y0KDqMV1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Y0KDqMV1
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Reference code
981158
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