Letters from Valdemars and Zigrida Petersons to family in Sweden
| Subject | World War, 1939-1945--Refugees |
|---|---|
| Displacement | |
| Manuscripts, Latvian | |
| Voyages and travels | |
| Ship letters | |
| Australia--Emigration and immigration—History | |
| Emigration and immigration | |
| Families--History | |
| New South Wales--History | |
| Category | 4. World War II |
| 5. Cold War (including Decolonisation) | |
| Keywords | displaced persons |
| Creator | Petersons, Valdemars Vladislavs |
| Current Holder | State Library of New South Wales |
| Period Of Reference | 1949-01-24/1953-11-11 |
| Date | 1949-01-24 |
| Series Number | MLMSS 8567/Box 1X |
| Item Number | Y0KDqMV1 |
| Access Rights | Request at location |
| Rights | Copyright status: In copyright
Approval for reproduction required: From the copyright owner. Please acknowledge: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright owner |
| Country Of Origin | Australia |
| Language | Latvian |
| English | |
| Description From Source | 0.16 metres of textual material (1 outsize box) - manuscript. Individual letters were paper-clipped together; this arrangement was kept.
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. |
| Physical Format | Letters |
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