ihrcfonds Inventory of the Amerikas Latviesu Palidzibas Fonds Records, 1955-1969. Finding aid created by Immigration History Research Center staff, May 01, 1987 University of Minnesota Libraries December 31, 2003

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EAD encoding by Felicity HansonDecember 31, 2003 English Amerikas Latviesu Palidzibas Fonds (Philadelphia, Pa.). Amerikas Latviesu Palidzibas Fonds Records, 1955-1969 University of Minnesota Libraries. Immigration History Research Center [ihrc] 1 notebook. LAT In Latvian. Biographical/Historical Note

Amerikas Latviesu Palidzibas Fonds (The Latvian Relief Fund of America, Inc.) was founded in 1952 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As of 1972, it had about 12,000 members in the United States and Canada. The Fund provides Latvian immigrants with life and health insurance plans through a mutual assistance foundation. It also provides welfare services to elderly and impoverished Latvian Americans.

Scope and Content

Records (1955-1969) of Amerikas Latviesu Palidzibas Fonds (Latvian Relief Fund of America, Inc.) consist of a loose-leaf notebook with brochures explaining insurance plans, and minutes and related materials of relief fund board meetings.

Inventory available.

Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Latvian Relief Fund of America.Latvian Relief Fund of America. Latvian Americans--Societies, etc.Friendly societies.Insurance, Fraternal.