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Baltic Community photograph project, 1945-2008
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Baltic Community photograph project
- Dates
- 1945-2008 (inclusive)19452008
1945-1949, 2008 (bulk)nodatenodate - Quantity
- Approximately 142 photographic prints and 1134 negatives (4 boxes) ; various sizes
- Collection Number
- PH0780
- Summary
- Photographs and statements from Estonians, Lithuanians, and Latvians living in Washington State. Many of these people came to Washington after World War II during the Soviet occupation of their countries. Contemporary portraits were made during 2006-2008. Photographs of the participants' early lives were copied for the collection so many of them are contain scenes from the Baltic countries from before they left or upon return visits after the Soviets gave up control of the countries. Other photographs document personal activities in the Seattle and Washington State Baltic communities
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical BackgroundReturn to Top
The Baltic Community Photograph Project documents members of the Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian communities in Washington State through an exhibit and archival collection. In 2005 Visual Materials Curator, Nicolette Bromberg traveled to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. She visited the Latvian Museum of Photography in Riga, Latvia which inspired her to write a grant in 2006 to document the Baltic community in King County. Created with help from Guntis Schmidchens, head of the Baltic Studies program, and members of the three communities, the project was to create portraits of 19 Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians in the King County area. Later the project was expanded to add more participants from a wider area. In total 31 portraits of Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians in Washington State were all made by the well-known photographer, Mary Randlett.
The project was carried out by Amanda Swain who coordinated the photography sessions and other activities. Contemporary portraits of individuals were made by photographer Mary Randlett. The individuals were also asked to answer some questions about their background to give context to the project. Personal photographs from the participants' early life were copied also to pair with the contemporary portraits. Once the portraits, statements and copies of participants' photographs were made, one set was framed and an exhibit was created. The framed exhibit pieces have been loaned for display for various exhibitions including a 2009 tour to Tallinn, Estonia, Riga, Latvia and Vilnius, Latvia which was supported in part by the U.S. Embassy in these countries. Two books on the project were created in-house and are available in the UW Libraries. The second set of materials is the archival set which along with extra materials acquired during the project is described in this finding aid.
This project was supported by King County 4Culture, the Baltic Studies Program at the University of Washington, the Estonian Society of Seattle, the Lithuanian-American Foundation, the Latvian Foundation, and private members of the Baltic community.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Photographs and statements from Estonians, Lithuanians, and Latvians living in Washington State. Many of these people came to Washington after World War II during the Soviet occupation of their countries. Contemporary portraits were made during 2006-2008. Photographs of the participants' early lives were copied for the collection so many of them are contain scenes from the Baltic countries from before they left or upon return visits after the Soviets gave up control of the countries. Other photographs document personal activities in the Seattle and Washington State Baltic communities
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
The item number for each negative made by Mary Randlett is created by the item number of the negative group plus the individual frame number of the image. For example, Gorshow 1 is the set of negatives and Gorshow 1/22 is frame 22 from the 1st set of negatives used in the project.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Alternative Forms Available
View selections from the collection in digital format
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Photographs not made by Mary Randlett during the project were loaned for copying by the subjects of the project, 2006-2008.
Processing Note
Processed by Amanda Swain, 2008; Lauren M. Rhodes, 2012; Jack Falk, 2012.
Inscribed and autographed book by Gundars Kings Raksti Veiksmīgiem Cilvēkiem: Atskati, Uzskati un Ieskati Nākotnei transferred to the book collection in Special Collections, 2012.
Bibliography
The Baltic community in King County : an exhibit featuring members of the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian communities / Nicolette Bromberg, curator ; Amanda Swain, project coordinator
The Baltic community in Washington State : an exhibit featuring members of the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian communities / photography by Mary Randlett.
Related Materials
This collection was presented as an exhibit of 31 framed panels containing modern photographs, historical photographs, and statement excerpts from each subject. Each panel is digitized and can be viewed by clicking the icon labeled "Photographs and statements used in the exhibition".
Inscribed and autographed book by Gundars Kings Raksti Veiksmīgiem Cilvēkiem: Atskati, Uzskati un Ieskati Nākotnei
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
EstoniansReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Ken Gorshkow
September 18, 1920 - July 4, 2009. Gorshkow received his
Bachelor's degree at Tartu University in 1944, shortly before leaving Soviet
occupied Estonia. He served in the U.S. Army for five years. He entered UW in
1952, and graduated with a Master's degree in 1957. Gorshkow was a founding
member and the first chairman of the Seattle Estonian Society and Baltic Action
Committee.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/1 | statement | Statement excerpt used in the exhibition
While stationed in Germany in 1951 as a member of the U.S.
Army, I met a Finnish ski team that was competing in the "International Winter
Sports Week" in German Alps. Two of them had fathers who fought against the
Soviet Union in 1939-1940 and were delighted to hear that I had also
participated in the short but heroic Finnish Winter War. During the Soviet
occupation of Estonia (1940-1991) Estonia was totally closed to visitors, but
we kept our fighting spirit alive in every way the best we could.
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October 10, 2006 |
Box | |||
3 | Gorshkow 1 | Negatives for photographs of Gorshkow made by Mary
Randlett |
November 18, 2006 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/1 | Gorshkow 1/22 | Ken Gorshkow in his home with
University of Washington sweatshirt
Mary Randlett (negative: Gorshkow 1/22)
(photographer)
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November 18, 2006 |
1/1 | Gorshkow 2 | Ken Gorshkow competing on the
Finnish Ski Team while stationed in Germany in the U.S. Army
Photograph copied from Ken Gorshkow's personal
collection.
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1951 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/2 | Gorshkow 3 | Contact sheet for Mary Randlett
photographs of Ken Gorshkow |
November 18, 2006 |
1/3 | Gorshkow 4 | Ken Gorshkow complete
statement |
October 10, 2006 |
1/3 | Gorshkow 5 |
Ken Gorshkow's graduation photo
from University of Washington with a M.S. in Physical Education
Photograph copied from Ken Gorshkow's personal
collection.
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1955 |
Leo and Malle Hannibal
Leo Hannibal was born in Tartu, Estonia in 1929. He and his
family were placed in a displaced persons camp in Germany during World War II.
In 1949, they immigrated to Olympia, Washington. Leo was a National Guard
Reserve for the United States Army for over 9 years. In 1959, he graduated from
University of Washington and started a position at The Boeing Airplane Company,
where he continued to work for 32 years. He has been a member of the Estonian
Lutheran Church in Seattle, the Seattle Estonian Club, and the Estonian Freedom
Fighters Organization. From 1992-1998, Leo organized and implemented sending 14
containers of medical and economic aid to Estonia. In 2001, he received a Red
Cross Medallion for his charitable work from the Estonian President Lennart
Meri. Leo is a member of the University of Washington' Baltic Studies
Fundraising Committee and is Pacific Region Director for the Estonian American
Fund for Economic Education, Inc.
Monika Malle Ormus Hannibal was born in Austria in 1945 and
adopted by an Estonian family in 1947. They arrived in New York in 1951. In
1969, Malle moved to Seattle with her six month old baby. She married Leo in
1970. Malle was president of the Seattle Estonian Society from 1993 to 1994 and
is a member of the University of Washington's Baltic Studies Fundraising
Committee.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/4 | statement | Leo and Malle Hannibal's statement excerpts used in
the exhibition
Leo Hannibal's statement excerpt used in the exhibition:
My father had been very active as a leader for the Estonians in Tartu, as well
as in the displaced persons camps, and he continued to do so when he arrived in
America. Our home on Aurora Avenue became a headquarters for the Estonian
community. We constantly had visitors, meetings and get-togethers with
Estonians from all over the West Coast and Canada.
Malle Hannibal's statement excerpt used in the exhibition:
My husband and I enjoy doing what we can to help preserve our Estonian
herritage. We have enjoyed the many blessings that being an 'American' offers,
and we appreciate that we are able to pass on some of the culture and
traditions of Estonia to our children and grandchildren, and to other Americans
who are interested in learning more about Estonia.
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2007 |
Box | |||
3 | Hannibal 1a | Negatives for photographs of Leo and Malle Hannibal
made by Mary Randlett |
February 18, 2007 |
3 | Hannibal 1b | Negatives for photographs of Leo and Malle Hannibal
made by Mary Randlett |
February 18, 2007 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/4 | Hannibal 1b/8 | Leo and Malle Hannibal in front of
their home
Mary Randlett (negative: Hannibal 1b/8)
(photographer)
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February 18, 2007 |
1/4 | Hannibal 2 | Malle in front of a Red Cross fruit
basket in a displaced persons camp in Germany
Photograph copied from Malle Hannibal's personal
collection.
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1949 |
1/4 | Hannibal 3 | Leo in the first car his family
owned in the United States, Olympia, Washington
Photograph copied from Leo Hannibal's personal
collection.
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1949 |
1/4 | Hannibal 4 | Double print of Hannibal 2 & 3
used for exhibit |
1949 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/5 | Hannibal 5 | Contact sheet for roll 1a of Mary
Randlett photographs of Leo and Malle Hannibal |
February 18, 2007 |
1/6 | Hannibal 6 | Print from Randlett roll 1a
(Hannibal 1a/14) |
February 18, 2007 |
1/7 | Hannibal 7 | Contact sheet for roll 1b of Mary
Randlett photographs of Leo and Mall Hannibal |
February 18, 2007 |
1/8 | Hannibal 8 | Malle Hannibal complete
statement |
2007 |
1/8 | Hannibal 9 | Leo Hannibal complete
statement |
2007 |
1/8 | Hannibal 10 |
Leo doing the shot-put in a
displaced persons camp in Germany
Photograph copied from Leo Hannibal's personal
collection.
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1947 |
1/8 | Hannibal 11 |
Malle and her mother in a displaced
persons camp in Germany
Photograph copied from Malle Hannibal's personal
collection.
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1948 |
1/8 | Hannibal 12 |
Leo holding weather balloon in
Yakima with two members of the National Guard
Photograph copied from Leo Hannibal's personal
collection.
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1949 |
1/8 | Hannibal 13 |
Leo receiving Guardsman Award and
kiss from Miss Pat Summers
Photograph copied from Leo Hannibal's personal
collection.
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1954 |
1/8 | Hannibal 14 |
"Captive Nations" rally in
Seattle
Photograph copied from Leo Hannibal's personal
collection.
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1966 |
1/8 | Hannibal 15 |
Malle with Estonian Air pilots in
Seattle
The Hannibals hosted the Estonian Air pilots while they were
in Seattle to pick up two airplanes.
Photograph copied from Malle Hannibal's personal
collection.
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1994 |
1/8 | Hannibal 16 |
Six men loading a container of
hospital supplies to send to Estonia
Leo standing on the ground on the far left.
Photograph copied from Leo Hannibal's personal
collection.
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circa 1996 |
1/9 | Hannibal 17 | Personalized stamp featuring Leo
Hannibal
stamps.com
(Manufacturer)
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circa 2007 |
Lembit Kosenkranius
Lembit Kosenkranius was born in 1925. In 1956, he started work
as an acoustical engineer at Boeing. He met his wife, Helju, in 1958 in
Vancouver, BC and they married the next year. In 2005, O/Ü Grief in Tartu,
Estonia publishedLabida ja Relgava, Kosenkranius'
collection of Estonian biographies from The Second World War.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/10 | statement | Statement excerpt used in the exhibition
I was hired by the Boeing Airplane Company in Seattle as
an acoustical engineer and started my job on September 1, 1956. The next day I
met some Estonians who had graduated from the University of Washington in
Seattle. The Estonians liked to play volleyball, which also became my favorite
sport. Soon I discovered several other Estonian volleyball players at Boeing
and our star player and team captain entered our team into the yearly Boeing
volleyball league tournaments...My childhood desire was to become a pilot. When
I got my first paycheck, I used some of that money to have my first flight
lesson with an instructor from the Renton airfield on a Cessna-140. After 50
hours of lessons and 10 hours of solo practice, I passed the flight test and
got my lifelong pilot license for single engine land airplanes. I used the
Cessna-182 on pleasure flights in the western US and Canada.
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November 28, 2008 |
Box | |||
3 | Kosenkranius 1a | Negatives for photographs of Kosenkranius made by
Mary Randlett |
November 21, 2008 |
3 | Kosenkranius 1b | Negatives for photographs of Kosenkranius made by
Mary Randlett |
November 21, 2008 |
3 | Kosenkranius 1c | Negatives for photographs of Kosenkranius made by
Mary Randlett |
November 21, 2008 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/10 | Kosenkranius 1c/12 | Lembit Kosenkranius standing on a
dock near his house on Lake Sammamish
Mary Randlett (negative: Kosenkranius 1c/12)
(photographer)
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November 21, 2008 |
1/10 | Kosenkranius 2 | Lembit Kosenkranius and the Boeing
Estonian Volleyball Club
Kosenkranius is on the far right.
Photograph copied from Lembit Kosenkranius' personal
collection.
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1958 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/11 | Kosenkranius 3 | Contact sheet for roll 1a of Mary
Randlett photographs of Lembit Kosenkranius |
November 21, 2008 |
1/12 | Kosenkranius 4 | Contact sheet for roll 1b of Mary
Randlett photographs of Lembit Kosenkranius |
November 21, 2008 |
1/13 | Kosenkranius 5 | Contact sheet for roll 1c of Mary
Randlett photographs of Lembit Kosenkranius |
November 21, 2008 |
1/14 | Kosenkranius 6 | Lembit Kosenkranius complete
statement |
2008 |
1/14 | Kosenkranius 7 |
Lembit Kosenkranius at University
of Erlangen in Germany
Photograph copied from Lembit Kosenkranius' personal
collection.
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1948 |
1/14 | Kosenkranius 8 |
Lembit Kosenkranius standing in
front of a Cessna 210
Photograph copied from Lembit Kosenkranius' personal
collection.
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1958 |
1/14 | Kosenkranius 9 |
Lembit Kosenkranius windsurfing in
Columbia Gorge
Photograph copied from Lembit Kosenkranius' personal
collection.
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2004 |
Andu and Taima Lauba
Andu Lauba was born in Tallinn, Estonia in 1932. In 1944, his
family left Estonia for Sweden. They departed Sweden in 1945 for São Paulo,
Brazil and then to Victoria, Canada in 1948. Andu graduated from University of
British Columbia in 1956 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. In 1957, Andu
moved to Seattle to work for Boeing Airplane Company and worked there for 42
years.
Taima Lauba was born in Tallinn, Estonia in 1935. In 1944, her
family left Estonia for Sweden. In 1951, Taima and her family moved to Canada.
She married Andu in 1956 and they moved to Seattle in 1957.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/15 | statement | Andu and Taima Lauba's statement excerpt used in the
exhibition
When we left Estonia in 1944, we expected Estonia to
regain its independence after the war and we planned to return at that time.
However, by the time we arrived in Seattle tweleve years later, independence
for Estonia appeared extremely remote. We truly appreciated the freedom we
found in this country, and quickly fell in love with the Northwest. Within a
few years, we adopted the place as our permanent home.
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December 29, 2006 |
Box | |||
3 | Lauba 1a | Negatives for photographs of Andu and Taima Lauba
made by Mary Randlett |
December 2, 2006 |
3 | Lauba 1b | Negatives for photographs of Andu and Taima Lauba
made by Mary Randlett |
December 2, 2006 |
3 | Lauba 1c | Negatives for photographs of Andu and Taima Lauba
made by Mary Randlett |
December 2, 2006 |
3 | Lauba 1d | Negatives for photographs of Andu and Taima Lauba
made by Mary Randlett |
December 2, 2006 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/15 | Lauba 1a/31 | Andu and Taima Lauba in their home
in Bellevue, Washington
Mary Randlett (negative: Lauba 1a/31)
(photographer)
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December 2, 2006 |
1/15 | Lauba 2 | Andu and Taima Lauba's wedding
portrait, Vancouver, British Columbia
Photograph copied from Andu and Taima Lauba's personal
collection.
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1956 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/16 | Lauba 3 | Contact sheets for roll 1a of Mary
Randlett photographs of Andu and Taima Lauba |
December 2, 2006 |
1/17 | Lauba 4 | Contact sheets for roll 1b of Mary
Randlett photographs of Andu and Taima Lauba |
December 2, 2006 |
1/18 | Lauba 5 | Contact sheets for roll 1c of Mary
Randlett photographs of Andu and Taima Lauba |
December 2, 2006 |
1/19 | Lauba 6 | Contact sheet for roll 1d of Mary
Randlett photographs of Andu and Taima Lauba |
December 2, 2006 |
1/20 | Lauba 7 | Andu and Taima Lauba complete
statement |
December 2, 2006 |
1/20 | Lauba 8 |
Andu Lauba's third grade class
portrait in Tallinn, Estonia
Photograph copied from Andu Lauba's personal collection.
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1943 |
1/20 | Lauba 9 |
Andu and Taima Lauba with son John
in Toronto, Canada
Photograph copied from Andu and Taima Lauba's personal
collection.
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1957 |
1/20 | Lauba 10 |
Andu and Taima Lauba skiing in Sun
Valley, Idaho
Photograph copied from Andu and Taima Lauba's personal
collection.
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Early 1980s |
Eino Moks
Eino Moks was born in 1929 in Estonia. In 1949, his family
re-settled in New Orleans, Louisiana after living in a displaced persons camp
in Germany. His parents relocated to Olympia, Washington while Moks stayed
behind in New Orleans. In 1950, Moks started school at University of Kansas
City. He graduated from University of Kansas City in 1953 with a degree in
Chemistry. In 1953, he joined his parents in Seattle and entered into the PhD
program in Biochemistry at University of Washington. Moks chaired the 15th
Annual West Coast Estonian Days in 1981. He also spent two years as an advisor
to Junior Achievement of Washington.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/21 | statement | Statement excerpt used in the exhibition
The First West Coast Estonian Days were organized by the
San Francisco Estonian Society in 1953 on Labor Day weekend and, a year later,
a unique organization was created: the Association of Estonian Organizations on
the West Coast. Its goal was to organize Estonian Days every two years,
rotating between the cities of Los Angeles, San Franciso, Portland, Seattle and
Vancouver, BC. The Days became quite popular and started to draw Estonians from
the East Coast and from countries all over the world...Now, years later, I
still marvel at what a small community of like minded people can achieve. The
15th Annual Estonian Days in 1981 in Seattle was unquestionably a success. It
could not have been that way without the 100 of the 150 members, working
thousands of hours, to make the more than 30 different events memorable.
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2008 |
Box | |||
3 | Moks 1a | Negatives for photographs of Eino
Moks made by Mary Randlett |
December 8, 2008 |
3 | Moks 1b | Negatives for photographs of Eino
Moks made by Mary Randlett |
December 8, 2008 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/21 | Moks 1a/27a | Eino Moks at home in Everett,
Washington
Mary Randlett (negative: Moks 1a/27)
(photographer)
Cropped version of original photograph.
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December 8, 2008 |
1/21 | Moks 1a/27b-27c | Eino Moks at home in Everett,
Washington
Mary Randlett (negative: Moks 1a/27)
(photographer)
Original version of image.
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December 8, 2008 |
1/21 | Moks 2 | Eino Moks and other Estonian
University of Washington students celebrating Estonian Independence
Eino Moks is second from the right in the back row.
Photograph copied from Eino Moks' personal collection.
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1953 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/22 | Moks 3 | Contact sheet for roll 1a of Mary
Randlett photographs of Eino Moks |
December 8, 2008 |
1/23 | Moks 4 | Contact sheet for roll 1b of Mary
Randlett photographs of Eino Moks |
December 8, 2008 |
1/24 | Moks 5 | Eino Moks complete
statement |
2008 |
1/24 | Moks 6 |
Eino Moks with parents after his
confirmation at the displaced persons camp in Geislingen, Germany
Photograph copied from Eino Moks' personal collection.
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1948 |
1/24 | Moks 7 |
Eino Moks with friend at a
displaced persons camp in Germany (Moks is on the right)
Photograph copied from Eino Moks' personal collection.
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1948 |
1/24 | Moks 8 |
Estonians in Tacoma, Washington
during a Christmas celebration
Eino Moks is not in this photograph.
Photograph copied from Eino Moks' personal collection.
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1949 |
1/24 | Moks 9 |
Eino Moks at home in Everett, Washington
Photograph of Eino Moks by Mary Randlett not used in the
exhibit (Moks 1b/11).
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December 8, 2008 |
Tom Napa
Toomas (Tom) Napa was born in Vancouver, Canada in 1952 to
parents who had immigrated to Canada after living in a displaced persons camp
in Germany. Napa's family moved to Seattle, Washington from Vancouver in 1964.
He received his Masters in Business Administration from University of
Washington in 1976. After graduation, he worked as a Senior Accountant at
Haskins & Sells (now Deloitte & Touche) in Seattle. In 1980, he started
to work at Phsyio Control in Redmond, Washington, as their International
Controller. From 1984 to late 2000, Napa was the CFO/VP of Finance at
Precor.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/25 | statement | Statement excerpt used in the exhibition
Sustaining one's heritage, I feel, begins at home and,
fortunately, my parents helped me along the way by speaking Estonian to me and
encouraging my participation in various Estonian related events and activities
which continue to the present. These include Estonian-themed social events, the
Estonian Lutheran Church, the Estonian academic fraternityVironia, and Estonian folk dancing. As our numbers are
small in the King County (and environs) Estonian community, every member is a
vital link and participant in sustaining our common heritage that we
treasure.
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June 2, 2007 |
Box | |||
3 | Napa 1 | Negatives for photographs of Tom
Napa made by Mary Randlett |
November 19, 2006 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/25 | Napa 1/24 | Tom Napa on the balcony outside of his house in
Seattle, Washington
Mary Randlett (negative: Napa 1/24)
(photographer)
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November 19, 2006 |
1/25 | Napa 2a | Tom Napa at 12 years old shortly
after moving to Seattle
Cropped version of image used in exhibition.
Photograph copied from Tom Napa's personal collection.
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1964 |
1/25 | Napa 2b | Tom Napa at 12 years old shortly
after moving to Seattle
Original version of image.
Photograph copied from Tom Napa's personal collection.
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1964 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/26 | Napa 3 | Contact sheet for Mary Randlett
photographs of Tom Napa |
November 19, 2006 |
1/27 | Napa 4 | Tom Napa complete
statement |
June 2, 2007 |
1/27 | Napa 5 |
Tom Napa and Arvid Plaks
representing the Seattle Estonian folkdance group Mürakarud ("Rowdy
Bears")
Photograph copied from Tom Napa's personal collection.
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June 1990 |
1/27 | Napa 6 |
Tom Napa in San Francisco after
completing a one-week bike ride from Astoria, Oregon
Photograph copied from Tom Napa's personal collection.
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2001 |
Tiina Oviir
Tiina Oviir was born in 1963 in Estonia. In 1997, she left
Estonia to start her graduate studies at Columbia University in New York, NY.
In 1999, she moved to Seattle and started teaching at University of Washington
School of Dentistry as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Endodontics.
In 2006, Oviir was promoted to Clinical Associate Professor. She also maintains
a private practice in Endodontics. Oviir was part of the panel "Medicine in the
Baltics" during the Baltic Area Studies Summer Institute in 2003.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/28 | statement | Statement excerpt used in the exhibition
I had never been a folk dancer in Estonia, but I am a
founding member of the Estonian folkdance group in Seattle which was
reestablished 3 years ago...The most expensive and special costume I have in my
closet is an Estonian folk costume collected together piece by piece. The
costume belongs to the Pühalepa district of the Estonian island, Hiiumaa. Every
piece of this costume is hand-made. The striped colorful skirt I received as a
gift from a friend of mine. The blouse was purchased from a local Seattle
Estonian, as well as the brooch, which was made by an Estonian artist in the
Seattle area. The rich crocheted lace apron was made by my mother and the belt
with copper chains I ordered from an old master in Estonia – one out of two
still alive who knows how to make this item.
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2008 |
Box | |||
3 | Oviir 1 | Negatives for photographs of Tiina Oviir made by
Mary Randlett |
February 10, 2007 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/28 | Oviir 1/22 | Tiina Oviir in her Estonian folk
costume
Mary Randlett (negative: Oviir 1/22)
(photographer)
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February 10, 2007 |
1/28 | Oviir 2 | Tiina Oviir with her father and
sister in Estonia
Photograph copied from Tiina Oviir's personal
collection.
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1968 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/29 | Oviir 3 | Contact sheet for Mary Randlett
photographs of Tiina Oviir |
February 10, 2007 |
1/30 | Oviir 4 | Tiina Oviir complete
statement |
2008 |
1/30 | Oviir 5 |
Tiina Oviir hugging a little
boy
Photograph copied from Tiina Oviir's personal
collection.
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1966 |
1/30 | Oviir 6 |
Tiina Oviir going to school in
Estonia
Photograph copied from Tiina Oviir's personal
collection.
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1970 |
1/30 | Oviir 7 |
Tiina Oviir as a child skiing
(Tiina is on the far right)
Photograph copied from Tiina Oviir's personal
collection.
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1973 |
Paul and Katre Raidna
Paul Raidna was born in 1970 in Seattle, Washington. His parents
were Estonian immigrants who had arrived in the United States in 1948 (his
father) and 1949 (his mother) after residing in displaced persons camps in
Germany. Paul is a graduate of the University of Washington Foster School of
Business. He is a Certified Public Accountant and serves as Managing Director
of Graham Capitol Group, LLC. He serves on the Board of the Seattle Estonian
Society, on the Advisory Board of the University of Washington Department of
Scandinavian Studies, and is the Honorary Consul for the Republic of Estonia in
Washington State. Paul married Katre in 2004 and they currently reside in
Seattle, Washington.
Katre Raidna was born in Estonia. She is a graduate of the
University of Tartu School of Law and was a practicing attorney in Estonia
before moving to Seattle, Washington in 2004. Katre is pursuing a degree in
Paralegal Studies at University of Washington. She serves on the Advisory Board
for the University of Washington Scandinavian Studies Department and on the
Board of the Seattle Estonian Society.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/31 | statement | Paul Raidna's statement excerpt used in the
exhibition
I was born here in Seattle, Washington to an Estonian
immigrant family...Therefore, I was born an American citizen and while
maintaining a life long bond to my ethnic Estonian community, having grown up
speaking Estonian at home, I still consider myself very much a typical American
of my generation. My wife, Katre, came here in 2004 when we were married. She
has quickly adjusted to life in the USA and often comments that she considers
herself to now have two homes, the one here and her family home in Estonia.
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2008 |
Box | |||
3 | Raidna 1a | Negatives for photographs of Paul
and Kaitre Raidna made by Mary Randlett |
December 9, 2006 |
3 | Raidna 1b | Negatives for photographs of Paul
and Kaitre Raidna made by Mary Randlett |
December 9, 2006 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/31 | Raidna 1b/5 | Paul and Katre Raidna in their home
in Seattle, Washington
Mary Randlett (negative: Raidna 1b/5)
(photographer)
|
December 9, 2006 |
1/31 | Raidna 2a | Paul and Katre Raidna in Tallinn,
Estonia in front of the Eesti Maja Restaurant
Cropped version of image used in exhibition.
Photograph copied from Paul and Katre Raidna's personal
collection.
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2004 |
1/31 | Raidna 2b | Paul and Katre Raidna in Tallinn,
Estonia in front of the Eesti Maja Restaurant
Original version of image.
Photograph copied from Paul and Katre Raidna's personal
collection.
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2004 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/32 | Raidna 3 | Contact sheet for roll 1a of Mary
Randlett photographs of Paul and Katre Raidna |
December 9, 2006 |
1/33 | Raidna 4 | Contact sheet for roll 1b of Mary
Randlett photographs of Paul and Katre Raidna |
December 9, 2006 |
1/34 | Raidna 5 | Paul Raidna complete
statement |
December 9, 2006 |
1/34 | Raidna 6 |
Paul Raidna as a child
Photograph copied from Paul Raidna's personal
collection.
|
1973 |
1/34 | Raidna 7 |
Paul and Katre Raidna's wedding
photograph
Photograph copied from Paul and Katre Raidna's personal
collection.
|
2004 |
1/34 | Raidna 8 |
Paul and Katre Raidna
diving
Photograph copied from Paul and Katre Raidna's personal
collection.
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no date |
1/34 | Raidna 9 |
Paul and Katre Raidna in Tallinn,
Estonia
Photograph copied from Paul and Katre Raidna's personal
collection.
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2004 |
Eda Roosna
Eda Roosna was born in 1943 in Estonia. In 1945, her family left
Estonia for Stockholm, Sweden. In 1959, Roosna's family moved to the United
States and settled in New York State. She moved to Washington State in 1969
with her husband, Valdek Roosna, who was in the United States Military. During
her husband's time in the military, Roosna volunteered for the Red Cross in the
medical clinics. She currently lives in Tacoma, Washington.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/35 | statement | Statement excerpt used in the exhibition
Right after arriving here, my husband and I had a knock on
our Motel door and there were two representatives from the Seattle Estonian
Community. They had learned of our transfer with the U.S. military through the
East Coast Estonian newspaper. We enriched our lives by joining the numerous
activities organized by the local Estonians – among them volleyball, choir,
cultural group, Mother's Day, Independence Day, Midsummer festivities, and West
Coast Estonian Days – and expanded our Estonian friendship network immensely.
We had been participating in Estonian groups in other parts of the world so it
was not difficult to fit in, especially since we both were of Estonian heritage
and spoke the language.
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2008 |
Box | |||
3 | Roosna 1a | Negatives for photographs of Eda
Roosna made by Mary Randlett |
November 20, 2008 |
3 | Roosna 1b | Negatives for photographs of Eda
Roosna made by Mary Randlett |
November 20, 2008 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/35 | Roosna 1a/15 | Eda Roosna standing in front of an
eagle sculpture by her house in Tacoma, Washington
Mary Randlett (negative: Roosna 1a/15)
(photographer)
|
November 20, 2008 |
1/35 | Roosna 2 | Eda Roosna in Stockholm, Sweden shortly after her
family left Estonia
Photograph copied from Eda Roosna's personal
collection.
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1945 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/36 | Roosna 3 | Contact sheet for roll 1a of Mary
Randlett photographs of Eda Roosna |
November 20, 2008 |
1/37 | Roosna 4 | Contact sheet for roll 1b of Mary
Randlett photographs of Eda Roosna |
November 20, 2008 |
1/38 | Roosna 5 | Eda Roosna complete
statement |
2008 |
1/38 | Roosna 6 |
Eda Roosna between the birches in
New York State shortly after moving to the United States
Photograph copied from Eda Roosna's personal
collection.
|
1961 |
1/38 | Roosna 7 |
Eda and Valdek Roosna with friends
on the East Coast
Photograph copied from Eda Roosna's personal
collection.
|
1993 |
1/38 | Roosna 8 |
Eda Roosna in front of Toompea in
Tallinn, Estonia
Photograph copied from Eda Roosna's personal
collection.
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July 1993 |
Karl Taht
Karl Taht was born in 1933 in Viljandi, Estonia. In 1941, his
family fled Estonia for Germany after the Soviet occupation of Estonia. In
1951, Taht and his family immigrated to Lincoln, Nebraska after living in a
displaced persons camp in Germany. In 1952, he joined the United States
Airforce and was assigned to Air Force Intellegence in Germany for three years.
In 1960, Taht graduated from University of Maryland with a Bachelors of Science
in Aeronautic Engineering. From 1960 to 1967, he was an engineer for Pratt
& Whitney in Connecticut, Sea Space Systems in California, and Lockheed
Aircraft in California. In 1967, Taht moved to Seattle, Washington to work as a
flight test engineer for Boeing Commercial Aircraft Company. He retired from
Boeing in 1999. In 2001, Karl was a board member of the Kistler-Ritso
Foundation to build the Museum of Occupation in Tallinn, Estonia. He is also
active in the Estonian Lutheran Church and the Estonian fraternity. Taht has
been married to his wife, Eva (who is from Hungary), for over forty-four
years.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/39 | statement | Statement excerpt used in the exhibition
My family, wife Eva and our one-year old son, moved to
Seattle in May, 1967 after accepting an offer to work as a Flight Test Engineer
for Boeing Commercial Aircraft in support of their 747 and 737 aircraft
certification efforts. The commanding officer from my Air Force days was from
Seattle and he ignited my desire years ago to move to this most beautiful
territory in the United States. We found a nice home in the Seattle Sand Point
District and had a great start with the help of fellow Estonians to enjoy
living here...Although my wife of 44 years was born in Hungary, she always
encouraged me to support our local Estonian cultural and church activities. I
was a member of the Seattle Estonian folk choirs. In 2001, I was a board member
of the Kistler-Ritso Foundation to build the Occupation Museum in Tallinn,
Estonia about recent history.
|
2008 |
Box | |||
3 | Taht 1a | Negatives for photographs of Karl
Taht made by Mary Randlett |
August 6, 2008 |
3 | Taht 1b | Negatives for photographs of Karl
Taht made by Mary Randlett |
August 6, 2008 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/39 | Taht 1a/14 | Karl Taht standing on the balcony
of his home in Bellevue, Washington
Mary Randlett (negative: Taht 1a/14)
(photographer)
|
August 6, 2008 |
1/39 | Taht 2 | Karl Taht with family, playing the
violin
Photograph copied from Karl Taht's personal
collection.
|
1939 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/40 | Taht 3 | Contact sheet for roll 1 of Mary Randlett
photographs of Karl Taht |
August 6, 2008 |
1/41 | Taht 4 | Contact sheet for roll 2 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Karl Taht |
August 6, 2008 |
1/42 | Taht 5 | Karl Taht complete
statement |
August 6, 2008 |
1/42 | Taht 6 |
Karl Taht in the United States
Airforce
Photograph copied from Karl Taht's personal
collection.
|
around 1952 |
1/42 | Taht 7 |
Karl Taht at Boeing working on a
737 flight test
Photograph copied from Karl Taht's personal
collection.
|
1968 |
1/42 | Taht 8 |
Karl Taht with the Estonian flag,
his oldest daughter with the American flag, and his wife with the Hungarian
flag
Photograph copied from Karl Taht's personal
collection.
|
2004 |
1/42 | Taht 9 |
Karl Taht with his grandson at the
Estonian Museum of Occupation in Tallinn, Estonia
Photograph copied from Karl Taht's personal
collection.
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September 11, 2005 |
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Vaira Christopher
Vaira Christopher was born in 1936 in Latvia. During the Second
World War, she and her family escaped Latvia and eventually ended up in a
displaced persons camp in Germany. In 1950, Christopher and her family moved to
New Jersey, USA. In 1968, she moved to Seattle, Washington with her husband,
Graham Christopher, who was attending University of Washington on a fellowship.
In 1971, Christopher started work as a Pathologist at Swedish Hospital. She
retired from Swedish Hospital in 1995. Christopher is involved in the Seattle
Latvian Church and the University of Washington Baltic Studies Program.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/43 | statement | Statement excerpt used in the exhibition
My parents, as well as I, were born in Latvia. During
World War II, we had to flee from the communists and subsequently lived in a
Displaced Persons camp in Germany until 1950 when we came to the United States
and settled in New Jersey. Regardless of where we lived, the language at home
was always Latvian. The stories and prewar memories from my parents and
grandparents nourished my interest about my Latvian heritage. In Seattle I
worked as a pathologist at Swedish Hospital from 1971 - first as a resident and
then as a staff pathologist. My boss, Dr. Hamlin, said that I was the first
female doctor on the hospital-based staff at Swedish. It was a time when men
still had some prejudice against women and felt that women should not "invade"
their professional fields. Related to this, during my first year on staff, I
encountered many obstacles, some difficult, others funny.
|
2008 |
Box | |||
3 | Christopher 1 | Negatives for photographs of Vaira
Christopher made by Mary Randlett |
September 24, 2008 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/43 | Christopher 1/16 | Vaira Christopher posing with
Latvian knitted gloves at her home in Edmonds, WA
Mary Randlett (negative: Christopher 1/16)
(photographer)
|
September 24, 2008 |
1/43 | Christopher 2 | Vaira Christopher with friend in
Latvian folk costume at a displaced persons camp in Germany
Photograph copied from Vaira Christopher's personal
collection.
|
1946 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
|||
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/44 | Christopher 3 | Contact sheet for Mary Randlett
photographs of Vaira Christopher |
September 24, 2008 |
1/45 | Christopher 4 | Vaira Christopher complete
statement |
September 24, 2008 |
1/45 | Christopher 5 |
Vaira Christopher with her parents
in Latvia
Photograph copied from Vaira Christopher's personal
collection.
|
1939 |
1/45 | Christopher 6 |
Vaira Christopher with her mother
on a Baltic Sea beach along the Latvian coastline
Photograph copied from Vaira Christopher's personal
collection.
|
1939 |
1/45 | Christopher 7 |
Vaira Christopher posing with
Latvian knitted gloves at home in Edmonds, Washington
Photograph of Vaira Christopher by Mary Randlett not used in
the exhibit.
|
September 24, 2008 |
Edvins Circenis
Edvins Circenis was born in 1929 in Latvia. In 1950, he and his
family arrived in the United States. In 1953, Circenis married Livija. In 1956,
he graduated from University of Nebraska with a Bachelor of Science in
Mechanical Engineering. That same year, he, his wife, and their daughter moved
to Seattle so that he could begin work at Boeing Airplane Company. He worked at
Boeing as an engineer in the Project Structural Design Group, which worked on
the 707. In 1965, he was assigned to work on the 747 project and eventually
invented the High Cab configuration for the 747. Circenis retired from Boeing
in 1995. He was the administrator and treasurer of the Latvian children's
summer camp "Mežotne" for 15 years. Circenis is also a co-founder of the West
Coast Latvian Summer High School "Kursa" and served as its treasurer. He is
actively involved in the Seattle Latvian community and helped to design the
Latvian Cultural Center in 1971.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/46 | statement | Statement excerpt used in the exhibition
When the Boeing 747 project was launched in 1965, I was
busy working on its initial baseline configuration development. There I
invented the High Cab configuration of the 747 airplane and contributed to
numerous other design concepts. But being of Latvian heritage was also like
living in two different worlds at the same time. One world was entirely
dedicated to my daily work at the Boeing Company and keeping abreast of local
and national events. The other world was basically centered on keeping the
Latvian heritage alive.
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January 7, 2007 |
Box | |||
3 | Circenis 1a | Negatives for photographs of Edvins
Circenis made by Mary Randlett |
December 10, 2006 |
3 | Circenis 1b | Negatives for photographs of Edvins
Circenis made by Mary Randlett |
December 10, 2006 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/46 | Circenis 1a/14 | Edvins Circenis in his home with a
Boeing 747 chart and model in background
Mary Randlett (negative: Circenis 1a/14)
(photographer)
|
December 10, 2006 |
1/46 | Circenis 2 | Edvins Circenis with a model of the
Boeing 747 airplane that he helped design
Photograph copied from Edvins Circenis' personal
collection.
|
1965 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/47 | Circenis 3 | Contact sheet for roll 1 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Edvins Circenis |
December 10, 2006 |
1/48 | Circenis 4 | Contact sheet for roll 2 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Edvins Circenis |
December 10, 2006 |
1/49 | Circenis 5 | Edvins Circenis complete
statement |
January 7, 2007 |
1/49 | Circenis 6 |
Edvins Circenis with models of the
Boeing 747 and 107 airplanes
Photograph copied from Edvins Circenis' personal
collection.
|
1965 |
1/49 | Circenis 7 |
Edvins Circenis inside of an
airplane at Boeing
Photograph copied from Edvins Circenis' personal
collection.
|
no date |
1/49 | Circenis 8 |
Edvins and Livija Circenis in front of the Latvian
Cultural Center in Seattle, Washington
Photograph of Edvins Circenis by Mary Randlett not used in
the exhibition.
|
December 10, 2006 |
Ivars and Inese Graudins
Ivars Graudins was born in 1939 in Latvia. In 1950, he and his
family immigrated to Yakima, Washington. In 1965, Ivars graduated from
University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. After
graduation, he worked in the Labor Market Research Unit of the Washington State
Government. Ivars is currently the Statewide Area Labor Market Information
Manager.
Inese Graudins (maiden name: Saukants) was born in 1950 in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. She eventually moved to Portland, Oregon and graduated
from Beaverton High School. In 1969, Inese married Ivars Graudins. In 1973, she
graduated from University of Washington with a degree in Pharmacy. After moving
to Olympia, Washington in 1986, Inese started to work as a relief pharmacist in
Thurston County, Washington. For the past twenty-years, she has worked with
Olympia Junior Programs, currently serving as a board member. Inese is active
in the Latvian community, having taught folk dancing and Latvian culture to the
youth groups, as well as participating in the choir.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/50 | statement | Ivars and Inese Graudins' statement excerpts used in
the exhibition
Ivars Graudins was born in Latvia and arrived in
Washington State to Yakima in 1950 with his family. They were sponsored by the
Lutheran World Federation. After passing the required examination and being
sworn in as citizens in 1958, they felt that Washington was their new
home...Inese Saukants was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Latvian parents and
she learned Latvian as her first language. Sunday School classes at the Latvian
Lutheran Church, folk dancing, scouting, vocal ensemble work, and other
activities all promoted mastery of the language...Both Inese and Ivars have
been continually active in all aspects of the Latvian community in Washington –
Ivars most often in the financial area, Inese working with children, youth,
teaching folk dancing and Latvian culture, as well as participating in various
folk dancing and choral endeavors.
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November 30, 2008 |
Box | |||
3 | Graudins 1a | Negatives for photographs of Ivars
and Inese Graudins made by Mary Randlett |
July 24, 2008 |
3 | Graudins 1b | Negatives for photographs of Ivars
and Inese Graudins made by Mary Randlett |
July 24, 2008 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/50 | Graudins 1b/32a | Ivars and Inese Graudins at home in
Olympia, Washington
Mary Randlett (negative: Graudins 1b/32)
(photographer)
Cropped version of original photograph used in the
exhibition.
|
July 24, 2008 |
1/50 | Graudins 1b/32b | Ivars and Inese Graudins at home in
Olympia, Washington
Mary Randlett (negative: Graudins 1b/32)
(photographer)
Original version of image.
|
July 24, 2008 |
1/50 | Graudins 2 | Ivars and Inese Graudins leading a Latvian folkdance
at a community center in Portland
Photograph copied from Ivars and Inese Graudins' personal
collection.
|
1972 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/51 | Graudins 3 | Contact sheet for roll 1 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Ivars and Inese Graudins |
July 24, 2008 |
1/52 | Graudins 4 | Contact sheet for roll 2 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Ivars and Inese Graudins |
July 24, 2008 |
1/53 | Graudins 5 | Ivars and Inese Graudins complete
statement |
November 30, 2008 |
1/53 | Graudins 6 |
Ivars Graudins with his brother and
grandmother at the front door of their house in Yakima, Washington
Photograph copied from Ivars Graudins' personal
collection.
|
Early 1950s |
1/53 | Graudins 7 |
Inese Graudins celebrating
Midsummer with her grandfather, Janis Saukants, in Minneapolis,
Minnesota
Photograph copied from Inese Graudins' personal
collection.
|
1957 |
1/53 | Graudins 8 |
Inese Graudins in Minneapolis
wearing a folk costume from the Nīca region of Latvia
Photograph copied from Inese Graudins' personal
collection.
|
1961 |
Miervaldis Jansevics
April 5, 1933 - May 30, 2011. Miervaldis Jansevics graduated
from University of Denver in 1964. Shortly after his graduation, he and his
wife, Janina, moved to Seattle, Washington. He served on the building committee
for the Seattle Latvian Cultural Center in 1971 and assisted in reviving the
community's theater. In 1974, Jansevics assited in starting the Latvian Summer
High School "Kursa" at Red Barn Ranch and served as a committee member. In
1975, he organized the Sixth West Coast Latvian Song Festival at the Seattle
Center. In 1983, he helped to revive the summer camp at its new location in
Shelton, Washington. In 1989, Jansevics traveled to Latvia with Ron Dotzauer
(then Senator Jackson's Washington State Director) to train young people in
Latvia in the democratic voting process. Jansevics served as Chairman of the
Board of the West Coast Latvian Education Center from 1983 until 2003. He also
served as the Vice-President of the American Latvian Association. Jansevics was
active in the Shelton, Washington community: he was a member of the Shelton
Skookum Rotary Club and organized the sister city project between Shelton and
Talsi, Latvia. In 1994, along with the Rotary Club, he raised money for a
project to remodel an office building in Auce, Latvia into a 38 bed country
hospital. The project was completed in 2000. Jansevics received the Three Star
Medal from the Government of Latvia, the Service Above Self Award from Rotary
International, a 1989 International Freedom Award, and was named a Paul Harris
Fellow by The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/54 | statement | Statement excerpt used in the exhibition
After graduation from University of Denver, my wife and I
decided to move to the Northwest. The Seattle Latvian Community welcomed the
five of us (three daughters). It is a privledge to live here. We, the first
generation Latvians, still had deep connection and roots with our native
Latvia. We felt that it was our responsibility to inform our adopted country of
the injustice done to Latvia by the Soviet Union. We also wanted to keep our
language, traditions and culture alive for our children. I volunteered my time
to achieve these goals.
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June 6, 2007 |
Box | |||
3 | Jansevics 1a | Negatives for photographs of
Miervaldis Jansevics made by Mary Randlett |
February 11, 2007 |
3 | Jansevics 1b | Negatives for photographs of
Miervaldis Jansevics made by Mary Randlett |
February 11, 2007 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/54 | Jansevics 1a/31 | Miervaldis Jansevics in his home in
Mountlake Terrace, Washington
Mary Randlett (negative: Jansevics 1a/31)
(photographer)
|
February 11, 2007 |
1/54 | Jansevics 2a | Miervaldis Jansevics with his
family and their sponsors, Mr. and Mrs. Derscheid, shortly after arriving in
Kenyon, Minnesota
Photograph copied from Miervaldis Jansevics' personal
collection.
|
1949 |
1/54 | Jansevics 2b | Miervaldis Jansevics with his
family and their sponsors, Mr. and Mrs. Derscheid, shortly after arriving in
Kenyon, Minnesota
Photograph copied from DVD containing photos from
Miervaldis Jansevics' personal collection.
|
1949 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
|||
Box/Folder | item | ||
1/55 | Jansevics 3 | Contact sheet for roll 1 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Miervaldis Jansevics |
February 11, 2007 |
1/56 | Jansevics 4 | Contact sheet for roll 2 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Miervaldis Jansevics |
February 11, 2007 |
1/57 | Jansevics 5 | Miervaldis Jansevics complete
statement |
January 2, 2007 |
1/57 | Jansevics 6a |
Farmland with cows in Jaunauce,
Latvia
Jaunauce, Latvia is Miervaldis Jansevics' birthplace.
Photograph copied from Miervaldis Jansevics' personal
collection.
|
1938 |
1/57 | Jansevics 6b |
Farmland with cows in Jaunauce,
Latvia
Photograph copied from DVD that contains photographs from
Miervaldis Jansevics' personal collection.
|
1938 |
1/57 | Jansevics 7 |
Miervaldis Jansevics at a displaced
persons camp in Regenburg, Germany
Photograph copied from Miervaldis Jansevics' personal
collection.
|
1948 |
1/57 | Jansevics 8 |
Miervaldis Jansevics in the United
States Air Force, standing by 3 elephant statues in Cambodia
Photograph copied from Miervaldis Jansevics' personal
collection.
|
1954 |
1/57 | Jansevics 9 |
Miervaldis Jansevics walking
towards a farmhouse in Latvia
Photograph copied from Miervaldis Jansevics' personal
collection.
|
no date |
1/57 | Jansevics 10 |
Miervaldis Jansevics by a container
being shipped to Latvia by the Rotary International Hospital
Project
Photograph copied from Miervaldis Jansevics' personal
collection.
|
1990s |
1/57 | Jansevics 11 |
Miervaldis Jansevics with a fish
that he just caught in New Zealand
Photograph copied from Miervaldis Jansevics' personal
collection.
|
no date |
1/57 | Jansevics 12 |
Senator Henry "Scoop" Jackson
receiving the Baltic Freedom Award
Miervaldis Jansevics is to the right of Senator
Jackson.
Photograph copied from Miervaldis Jansevics' personal
collection.
|
1981 |
1/58 | Jansevics 13 | Photos on DVD
DVD contains 41 photos. There are also prints for each of
the 41 photos. They are unidentified but they appear to be photographs of
Jansevics as a young man with his family in Latvia and the displaced persons
camp. Three of the photos are Jansevics 2a-2b, Jansevics 7, and Jansevics
8a-8b. The other photos are numbered 13a-13tt (skipping 13o).
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Gundars King
Gundars King was born in Riga, Latvia in 1926. In 1944, his
family left Latvia for Germany. In 1949, King graduated from Johann Wolfgang
Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany. In 1950, he left Germany for the
United States to study at University of Oregon. In 1956, King graduated from
University of Oregon. In 1958, he graduated from Stanford University with a
Masters in Business Administration. In 1960, he arrived in Washington State to
assist in starting the business school at Pacific Lutheran University. In 1963,
he received his PhD in Business Leadership from Stanford University. He served
as Dean and Dean Emeritus of the Pacific Lutheran University Business School.
He was also President of the Western Association of Collegiate Schools of
Business and Beta Gamma Sigma. King was the Founding President of the
Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies (AABS) and Director of the
Baltic Studies Fund. He was also Director of IREX and AABS in the Baltic
States. King was awarded a Doctorate, honoris causa, from Riga Technical
University in 1991 and was made an Officer of the Latvian Three Star Order in
2006.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/59 | statement | Statement excerpt used in the exhibition
I came to live and work in Washington State in 1960,
following my graduate studies at Stanford University. At that time, I had been
in the United States for 10 years. My preference was for a faculty position at
a small, private school in Oregon or Washington, an area much like my native
Latvia. Pacific Lutheran University offered me an exciting opportunity to help
establish and develop a new business school. I have maintained and expanded my
knowledge of Latvian heritage in many ways. I edited a Latvian newsletter in
San Francisco. I was one of the leaders of the Latvian community in Tacoma.
Much of my professional work involved research, teaching and consulting in the
Baltics, mostly to help reorganize collegiate schools and programs after the
restoration of independence of the Baltic States.
|
June 25, 2008 |
Box | |||
3 | King 1a | Negatives for photographs of
Gundars King made by Mary Randlett |
July 24, 2008 |
3 | King 1b | Negatives for photographs of
Gundars King made by Mary Randlett |
July 24, 2008 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/59 | King 1a/16 | Gundars King in his Tacoma,
Washington home with Latvian artwork in the background
Mary Randlett (negative: King 1a/16)
(photographer)
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July 24, 2008 |
1/59 | King 2 | Gundars King as a consultant at
Boeing Airplane Company
Photograph copied from Gundars King's personal
collection.
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1962 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/60 | King 3 | Contact sheet for roll 1 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Gundars King |
July 24, 2008 |
1/61 | King 4 | Contact sheet for roll 2 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Gundars King |
July 24, 2008 |
1/62 | King 5 | Gundars King complete
statement |
June 25, 2008 |
1/62 | King 6 |
Gundars King in high school at
First State Riga Classic Gymnasium
Photograph copied from Gundars King's personal
collection.
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1944 |
1/62 | King 7 |
Gundars King with his wife,Valda,
looking at his Doctoral dissertation
Photograph copied from Gundars King's personal
collection.
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1963 |
1/62 | King 8 |
Gundars King, in Latvia, as a
Fulbright Scholar and advisor to the United States Embassy
Photograph copied from Gundars King's personal
collection.
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1992 |
Aija Pakulis and Sarma Davidson
Aija Pakulis was born in Latvia. In 1950, her family (including
her husband and children) left Latvia for South Dakota by way of Germany. In
1951, they left South Dakota for Seattle, Washington. Pakulis has been active
in the Seattle Latvian community: She taught Latvian language at the Latvian
Saturday school and has been a member of the Seattle Latvian Lutheran Church
for a number of years. Pakulis currently lives in Seattle, Washington.
Sarma Pakulis Davidson (daughter of Aija Pakulis) was born in
Latvia and came to the United States with her family in 1950. She is president
of the Latvian Association of Washington State.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/63 | statement | Aija Pakulis' statement excerpt used in
exhibition
In 1951 Seattle had quite a few Latvian families that had
been sponsored by the Lutheran Federation in Tacoma. We found jobs – my husband
Fricis worked day hours and I did night shift so our children could be cared
for. I joined Latvian Saturday school where I taught Latvian language and sang
in the mixed choir. Our children danced in the folkdance group and acted in the
school plays. We joined the Latvian Lutheran church. Our daughters Sarmite and
Rudite attended summer camp for many years. In later years Sarmite became a
school teacher, camp counselor and director when her children were of age. The
Latvian language and culture was engrained in all the activities on weekends
and home life.
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November 6, 2007 |
Box | |||
3 | Pakulis 1a | Negatives for photographs of Aija
Pakulis and Sarma Davidson made by Mary Randlett |
February 17, 2007 |
3 | Pakulis 1b | Negatives for photographs of Aija
Pakulis and Sarma Davidson made by Mary Randlett |
February 17, 2007 |
3 | Pakulis 1c | Negatives for photographs of Aija
Pakulis and Sarma Davidson made by Mary Randlett |
February 17, 2007 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/63 | Pakulis 1c/9 | Aija Pakulis and daughter Sarma
Davidson at Aija's home in Seattle, Washington
Mary Randlett (negative: Pakulis 1c/9)
(photographer)
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February 17, 2007 |
1/63 | Pakulis 2 | The Pakulis family on the train to
the displaced persons camp at Emden, Germany
Translation of Latvian text on verso of original: June 27,
1949. On the Nordstemmen train bound for Emden.
Photograph copied from Aija Pakulis' personal
collection.
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June 27, 1949 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/64 | Pakulis 3 | Contact sheet for roll 1 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Aija Pakulis and Sarma Davidson |
February 17, 2007 |
1/65 | Pakulis 4 | Contact sheet for roll 2 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Aija Pakulis and Sarma Davidson |
February 17, 2007 |
1/66 | Pakulis 5 | Contact sheet for roll 3 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Aija Pakulis and Sarma Davidson |
February 17, 2007 |
1/67 | Pakulis 6 | Aija Pakulis and Sarma Davidson
complete statement |
November 6, 2007 |
1/67 | Pakulis 7 |
British displaced persons camp in
Emden, Germany
Photograph copied from Aija Pakulis' personal
collection.
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1949 |
1/67 | Pakulis 8 |
Aija Pakulis with daughters Sarma
and Rudite at Emden displaced persons camp with bombed out building in
background
Translation of Latvian text on verso of original: August
14, 1949, Children's Festival at Emden.
Photograph copied from Aija Pakulis' personal
collection.
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August 14, 1949 |
1/67 | Pakulis 9 |
The Pakulis family saying goodbye
on a ship bound for the United States
Translation of Latvian text on verso of original: Going
away from Wentworth towards Grohn on June 2, 1950.
Photograph copied from Aija Pakulis' personal
collection.
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June 2, 1950 |
1/67 | Pakulis 10 |
Pakulis family on a boat in New
York Harbor at Ellis Island
Translation of Latvian text on verso of original: We are
going by boat on theGeneral Howe.
Photograph copied from Aija Pakulis' personal
collection.
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June 15, 1950 |
Erik and Inese Raisters
Erik Raisters was born in 1954 in Seattle. His family moved to
Los Angeles in 1961 before returning to Seattle in 1975. He graduated from the
University of Washington in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science in Oceanography and
in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science in Geology. Erik worked for 17 years in the
oil industry, the last 12 for Sierra Geophysics, which is a geophysical
software producer based in Redmond, Washington. Since 1996, he has worked as a
Software Test Engineer specializing in network secrurity for WRQ (now merged
with Attachmate) which is based in Seattle, Washington. He has participated in
three "2x2" Latvian summer camps, which have the goal of immersing
Latvian-American students in Latvian culture, history, and politics. He worked
as a counselor for two summers at the Latvian Summer High School "Kursa" (when
it was still based in Auburn, Washington) and is a member of the Seattle
Latvian folk dance ensembleTrejdeksnītis, which he
and Inese directed from 1993- 2008. Erik participates in the Latvian fraternity
and is an elder at the Latvian Lutheran church in Seattle, Washington.
Inese Raisters was born in 1955 in London, Ontario, Canada. Her
family moved to Seattle, Washington in 1965. In 1979, Inese graduated from
University of Washington School of Dentistry. She has had her own private
dental practice in Seattle for more than 27 years. She attended the Sunday
school at the Latvian Lutheran Church and sang in the choir. She joined the
folk dance groupTrejdeksnītisat the age of 16 and
was the group's director, along with Erik, from 1993-2008. Inese's choreography
for the group has won awards in competitions at the national level. She and
Erik still dance withTrejdeksnītis, which has
performed at the Northwest Folklife Festival, Skandia Midsommarfest, the
Seattle Public Library's Baltic Rites of Spring concert, and for the
Bellevue-Liepaja Sister Cities Committee.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/68 | statement | Erik and Inese Raister's statement excerpts used in
the exhibition
Erik Raister's statement excerpt used in the exhibition:
After returning to study at the UW, I joined the Seattle Latvian folk dance
ensemble "Trejdeksnitis". Our two boys have attended the Seattle Latvian Sunday
school, the West Coast Latvian summer camp, graduated from the Latvian summer
high school "Garezers" in Michigan and, of course, both danced in
"Trejdeksnitis".
Inese Raister's statement excerpt used in the exhibition:
I started with the folk dance group "Trejdeksnitis" at age 16 and have been the
director of the group since 1993, also creating new chroreographies that have
won awards in competitions at a national level. "Trejdeksnitis" has performed
at numerous Northwest Folklife festivals, Skandia Midsommarfest, Seattle Public
Library events, for the Bellevue-Liepaja Sister Cities Committee.
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December 12, 2006 |
Box | |||
3 | Raisters 1a | Negatives for photographs of Erik
and Inese Raisters made by Mary Randlett |
December 3, 2006 |
3 | Raisters 1b | Negatives for photographs of Erik
and Inese Raisters made by Mary Randlett |
December 3, 2006 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/68 | Raisters 1b/11 | Erik and Inese Raisters at home in
Mukilteo, Washington
Mary Randlett (negative: Raisters 1b/11)
(photographer)
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December 3, 2006 |
1/68 | Raisters 2a | Erik and Inese Raisters at the
Latvian Song and Dance Festival in Riga, Latvia
Cropped version of image used in exhibition.
Photograph copied from Erik and Inese Raisters' personal
collection.
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1990 |
1/68 | Raisters 2b-2c | Erik and Inese Raisters at the
Latvian Song and Dance Festival in Riga, Latvia
Original version of image.
Translation of Latvian text from verso of original:
1990-7-July festival procession at (to) the Freedom Monument.
Photograph copied from Erik and Inese Raisters' personal
collection.
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1990 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/69 | Raisters 3 | Contact sheet for roll 1 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Erik and Inese Raisters |
December 3, 2006 |
1/70 | Raisters 4 | Contact sheet for roll 2 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Erik and Inese Raisters |
December 3, 2006 |
1/71 | Raisters 5 | Erik and Inese Raisters complete
statement |
December 12, 2006 |
1/71 | Raisters 6 |
Erik and Inese Raisters at the
Latvian Song and Dance Festival in Riga, Latvia
Photograph copied from Erik and Inese Raisters' personal
collection.
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July 7, 1990 |
1/71 | Raisters 7 |
Erik and Inese Raisters with their
dog at their home in Mukilteo, Washington
Photograph of Erik and Inese Raisters by Mary Randlett not
used in the exhibition.
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December 3, 2006 |
1/71 | Raisters 8 |
Erik and Inese Raisters in front of
their house in Mukilteo, Washington
Photograph of Erik and Inese Raisters by Mary Randlett not
used in the exhibition.
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December 3, 2006 |
Vija Rauda
Vija (Rogainis) Rauda was born in 1932 in Valka, Latvia. On
August 25, 1944, her family left Latvia for Germany, eventually ending up in a
displaced persons camp at Alt Garge. In 1950, She and her family left Germany
for New York City. They eventually settled in Asheboro, North Carolina. In
1951, while she stayed in Asheboro for work, the rest of her family moved to
Longview, Washington so that her father could work at the Longview Fiber paper
mill. Later that year, she joined her family in Washington and attended Lower
Columbia Junior College in Longview. In 1953, Vija graduated from Lower
Columbia Junior College and started school at University of Washington. In
1955, she received her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from University of
Washington. In 1956, Vija married Vigo Rauda. After graduation, she worked as a
researcher at the University of Washington Department of Medicine and
contributed to several research papers on the role of enzymes in diabetes. In
1964, Vija left University of Washington Medical School and started to work for
her husband at Topographic Map and Model Company (now Rauda Scale Models Inc.),
which designed (and still designs) topographic maps and scale models for
architects, engineers, public visitor centers, and real estate developers. In
1995, Vija became the President of Rauda Scale Models Inc. She has been active
in the Seattle Latvian community: Secretary of the Latvian Summer High School
"Kursa" until 2003, organized the Latvian exhibit at the 1993 Northwest
Folklife Festival, started a Latvian craft education program, under the
direction of Skaidrite Abolins, which lasted for four years, and in 2008, she
organized the exhibitThe Latvians: 50 Years in the State
of Washingtonat the Nordic Heritage Museum.
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exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/72 | statement | Statement excerpt used in the exhibition
I entered the University of Washington in the fall of 1953
and graduated in 1955 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry. I was
hired by the Department of Medicine to work on enzyme research. I met my future
husband Vigo Rauda at the UW and we purchased our first home in the Northgate
area of Seattle in December, 1959. That was a milestone – my own home. It gave
me that feeling of permanency which I had not experienced since leaving Latvia
in 1944. It is a gathering place for the Rauda, Rogainis and Meneks families
for holidays, birthdays, and other get-togethers. It also became the first home
of my husband's topographic model-making business. I joined him in the business
in 1967. This year Rauda Scale Models Inc. celebrates its 48th year in business
in Seattle, providing topographic exhibits and scale model exhibits to
architects, engineers, real estate developers and public visitors centers.
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November 20, 2008 |
Box | |||
3 | Rauda 1a | Negatives for photographs of Vija
Rauda made by Mary Randlett |
November 21, 2008 |
3 | Rauda 1b | Negatives for photographs of Vija
Rauda made by Mary Randlett |
November 21, 2008 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/72 | Rauda 1b/21 | Vija Rauda in her home in Seattle,
Washington
Mary Randlett (negative: Rauda 1b/21)
(photographer)
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November 21, 2008 |
1/72 | Rauda 2 | Vija Rauda in front of Bagley Hall
(Department of Chemistry) at University of Washington
Photograph copied from Vija Rauda's personal
collection.
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1955 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/73 | Rauda 3 | Contact sheet for roll 1 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Vija Rauda |
November 21, 2008 |
1/74 | Rauda 4 | Contact sheet for roll 2 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Vija Rauda |
November 21, 2008 |
1/75 | Rauda 5 | Vija Rauda complete
statement |
November 20, 2008 |
1/75 | Rauda 6 |
Latvian students at University of
Washington
Photograph copied from Vija Rauda's personal
collection.
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1954/1955 |
1/75 | Rauda 7 |
Vija Rauda and Zaiga
Alksnis-Phillips at University of Washington graduation
Photograph copied from Vija Rauda's personal
collection.
|
1955 |
1/75 | Rauda 8 |
Vija and Vigo Rauda at their
wedding in Longview, Washington
Photograph copied from Vija Rauda's personal
collection.
|
1956 |
1/75 | Rauda 9 |
Rogainis family during Christmas in
Longview, Washington
Standing: Janis, Vija, Andris. Sitting: Ella (mother),
Alfred (father).
Photograph copied from Vija Rauda's personal
collection.
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1956 |
Maija Reikstins
Maija Reikstins was born in 1950 in Tacoma, Washington. Her
grandparents and parents had arrived in the United States from Latvia in 1949.
Maija studies and teaches Latvian music, particularly the Latvian
Dainas, which is the Latvian song collection.
Maija arranges music for the Seattle Latvian community's womens choir
Sigulda, of which she is also the director. The
choir has performed at the Northwest Folklife Festival and for the
Bellevue-Liepaja Sister City Program. She was also the music director at the
Latvian summer camp for childrenMežotne, as well
as at the Latvian Summer High School "Kursa" – both located at the West Coast
Latvian Education Center in Shelton, Washington. Maija has also worked with the
Seattle Girl's Choir, Seattle Pacific University choir, and the Marysville High
School choir. Since 1980, she has managed the Latvian Credit Union.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/76 | statement | Statement excerpt used in the exhibition
I was born in Tacoma, Washington, April 7, 1950. The
newspaper announced me as a sign of hope to the new emigrant community in
Tacoma. I had been told that I was the first birth to Latvian immigrants on the
West Coast. I have studied the origin and development of Latvian music, using
our vast heritage of 1 million songs and word collections called
Dainas. I arrange music and teach it to the
Latvian community choir and my women's vocal ensembleSigulda. For years I was the director of music at the
children's summer camp and now at the Latvian summer high school Kursa.
Teaching the magical history and wonder of our immense cultural folklore in
music...gives me the great satisfaction of seeing young people gain pride in
their heritage.
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June 2, 2007 |
Box | |||
3 | Reikstins 1a | Negatives for photographs of Maija
Reikstins made by Mary Randlett |
December 3, 2006 |
3 | Reikstins 1b | Negatives for photographs of Maija
Reikstins made by Mary Randlett |
December 3, 2006 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/76 | Reikstins 1a/30 | Maija Reikstins in her home in
Edmonds, Washington
Mary Randlett (negative: Reikstins 1a/30)
(photographer)
|
December 3, 2006 |
1/76 | Reikstins 2 | Latvian women's folk ensemble at
the Seattle Latvian Cultural Center
Andris Kuja
(photographer)
Maija Reikstins is 3rd from left in the back.
Photograph copied from Maija Reikstins' personal
collection.
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1992 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/77 | Reikstins 3 | Contact sheet for roll 1 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Maija Reikstins |
December 3, 2006 |
1/78 | Reikstins 4 | Contact sheet for roll 2 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Maija Reikstins |
December 3, 2006 |
1/79 | Reikstins 5 | Maija Reikstins complete
statement |
June 2, 2007 |
1/79 | Reikstins 6 |
Maija Reikstins with the Latvian
Ambassador to Canada at the Latvian Independence Day Celebration in Edmonton,
Canada
Left to Right: the Ambassador's Secretary, Maija
Reikstins, Latvian Ambassador to Canada, Ausma Lidacis.
Photograph copied from Maija Reikstins' personal
collection.
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November 18, 2005 |
1/79 | Reikstins 7 |
Maija Reikstins with her husband
Janis
Photograph copied from Maija Reikstins' personal
collection.
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2005 |
Guntis Smidchens
Guntis Smidchens received his PhD from Indiana University in
1996. In 1993, he was invited to teach four courses at the University of
Washington as a Visiting Lecturer. He was also asked to assist with
establishing the Baltic Studies Summer Institute (BALSSI). In 1994, Guntis was
offered the chance to establish the University of Washington Baltic Studies
Program and to teach courses in the Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian
languages. In 2011, he was named Associate Professor of Baltic Studies in the
University of Washington Department of Scandinavian Studies.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/80 | statement | Statement excerpt used in the exhibition
In fall of 1993, the University invited me to teach four
courses as a Visiting Lecturer, and asked me to help establish the Baltic
Studies Summer Institute. My assignment was to teach the Estonian, Latvian and
Lithuanian languages, as well as occasional courses in folklore studies. For
me, the opportunity to teach at University of Washington was a dream come true.
I could finish writing my dissertation about these three countries, their
folklore and their national cultures, and I could earn a living teaching what I
loved to study! The students were talented and hard workers, and it was a
pleasure to come in every day and meet my colleagues in the Department of
Scandinavian Studies. The friendship and goodwill that I felt in the local
Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian communities was energizing; I knew that I
wasn't alone in my desire to establish the study of these three languages and
cultures at the University.
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2008 |
Box | |||
3 | Smidchens 1a | Negatives for photographs of Guntis
Smidchens made by Mary Randlett |
December 10, 2008 |
3 | Smidchens 1b | Negatives for photographs of Guntis
Smidchens made by Mary Randlett |
December 10, 2008 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/80 | Smidchens 1b/18 | Guntis Smidchens standing outside
of Suzzallo Library at University of Washington
Mary Randlett (negative: Smidchens 1b/18)
(photographer)
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December 10, 2008 |
1/80 | Smidchens 2 | Guntis Smidchens and best friend at
grandfather's farm in Wisconsin
Guntis Smidchens is in the front.
Photograph copied from Guntis Smidchens' personal
collection.
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1967 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/81 | Smidchens 3 | Contact sheet for roll 1 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Guntis Smidchens |
December 10, 2008 |
1/82 | Smidchens 4 | Contact sheet for roll 2 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Guntis Smidchens |
December 10, 2008 |
1/83 | Smidchens 5 | Guntis Smidchens complete
statement |
2008 |
1/83 | Smidchens 6 |
Guntis Smidchens with his father at
Niagara Falls
Photograph copied from Guntis Smidchens' personal
collection.
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1969 |
1/83 | Smidchens 7 |
Guntis Smidchens with his mother's
side of the family
Guntis Smidchens is standing in the far right corner.
Photograph copied from Guntis Smidchens' personal
collection.
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1979 |
1/83 | Smidchens 8 |
Guntis Smidchens with his father's
side of the family
Guntis Smidchens is in the back left corner.
Photograph copied from Guntis Smidchens' personal
collection.
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1988 |
Kazimirs and Voicechs Upenieks
Kazimirs Upenieks was born in 1923 in the Latgale region of
Latvia. In 1941, both he and his brother Voicechs joined the German army to
fight against the Soviet forces. In 1944, Kazimirs and his brother left Latvia
and were placed in a prisoner of war camp in Belgium in 1945. In 1946, he and
his brother were transferred to a displaced persons camp in Germany. They
stayed at the displaced persons camp until 1951. In 1951, Kazimirs left Germany
for the United States and ended up in Seattle, Washington. He and his brother
managed a gas station on Boren and Yesler. They left to manage another station
in 1954, which was located in Lake City. They opened their own tire store in
1972 and sold it to Les Schwab in 2000. Kazimirs Upenieks lives in Kenmore,
Washington.
Voicechs Upenieks was born in 1920 in the Latgale region of
Latvia. In 1941, both he and his brother Kazimirs joined the German army to
fight against the Soviet forces. In 1944, Voicechs and his brother left Latvia
and were placed in a prisoner of war camp in Belgium in 1945. In 1946, he and
his brother were transferred to a displaced persons camp in Germany. They
stayed at the displaced persons camp until 1951. In 1951, Voicechs left Germany
for the United States and ended up in Seattle, Washington. He and his brother
managed a gas station on Boren and Yesler. They left to manage another station
in 1954, which was located in Lake City. They opened their own tire store in
1972 and sold it to Les Schwab in 2000. Voicechs Upenieks previously lived in
Lynnwood, Washington. He now lives in Kenmore, Washington.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/84 | statement | Kazimirs and Voicechs Upenieks' statement excerpts
used in the exhibition
Kazimirs Upenieks' statement excerpt used in the
exhibition: We had a sponsor in Seattle who guaranteed work and a room to live.
Our sponsor was Royal Brougham from the PI. He was a nice man. He expressed an
interest in sponsoring athletes. I was a runner so he sponsored both of us. I
was working in a plating shop when I first got here. There were a lot of
Latvians. It was tough job but good pay – a dollar and nineteen cents an
hour.
Voicechs Upenieks' statement excerpt used in the
exhibition: Our first gas station was on Boren and Yesler. Then we had a
station on Aurora by the bridge and then one in Lake City. Then we opened our
own store. We tried to be competitive and we tried to be honest. I don't like
anybody to cheat me and I don't like to cheat somebody else. We got a good
reputation. Our business was growing, we bought the property and we bought a
bigger store after a while.
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October 9, 2007 |
Box | |||
3 | Upenieks 1a | Negatives for photographs of
Kazimirs and Voicechs Upenieks made by Mary Randlett |
February 13, 2007 |
3 | Upenieks 1b | Negatives for photographs of
Kazimirs and Voicechs Upenieks made by Mary Randlett |
February 13, 2007 |
Box/Folder | |||
1/84 | Upenieks 1b/17 |
Kazimirs and Voicechs Upenieks at
the Latvian Community Center and Church in Seattle, WA
Mary Randlett (negative: 1b/17)
(photographer)
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February 13, 2007 |
1/84 | Upenieks 2 |
Kazimirs and Voicechs Upenieks at
the Shell gas station that they managed on Lake City Way and NE 98th Street,
Seattle, Washington
The Upenieks brothers managed the station in the 1960s
before they opened their own tire store.
Photograph copied from Kazimirs and Voicechs Upenieks'
personal collection.
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1960s |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
1/85 | Upenieks 3 | Contact sheet for roll 1 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Kazimirs and Voicechs Upenieks |
February 13, 2007 |
1/86 | Upenieks 4 | Contact sheet for roll 2 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Kazimirs and Voicechs Upenieks |
February 13, 2007 |
1/87 | Upenieks 5 | Kazimirs and Voicechs Upenieks
complete statement |
October 9, 2007 |
1/87 | Upenieks 6 |
Kazimirs and Voicechs Upenieks
outside of the Latvian Community Center and Church in Seattle, WA
Photograph of Kazimirs and Voicechs Upenieks by Mary
Randlett not used in the exhibition.
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February 13, 2007 |
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Irena Blekys
Irena Blekys was born in 1950 in Chorley, England. Her parents
had escaped the second Soviet Occupation in 1944 and ended up in a displaced
persons camp in Oldenburg, Germany, before immigrating to England. In the
mid-1950s, the Blekys family moved to Chicago, Illinois. Blekys worked in
medical research at the University of Illinois-Chicago College of Medicine,
Dermatology Department, before moving to Seattle with her husband, Allan
Johnson, in 1981. She is actively involved in the Seattle Lithuanian community
and is the Secretary of the University of Washington Department of Scandinavian
Studies Advisory Board. Blekys is a member of the Board of Directors of the
Lithuanian-American Community, Inc. (LAC), an Officer of the LAC, Inc.,
Washington Chapter, and is the Adminstrative Executive Director of the
Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies (AABS). She has written
articles forTulpe Times,Bridges,Draugas, and
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Blekys was the
translator ofThe Diary of a Partisan: A Year in the Life
of the Postwar Lithuanian Resistance Fighter Dzukas(2008).
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/1 | statement | Statement excerpt used in the exhibition
Our most intense period of community life was centered on
the changes taking place during the final demise of the Soviet Union in the
late 1980's and the emerging independence of the Republics of Lithuania, Latvia
and Estonia. Public demonstrations were staged to publicize the need for US
recognition of Lithuanian independence and counter the propaganda of Soviet
officials such as Gennadi Gerasimov visiting Seattle. As the number of
Lithuanian families began to grow in the Puget Sound area in the 1990's, it
became clear that our children would benefit from activities that would bring
them together to share their heritage and language. I and a few other mothers,
including Danute Musteikis Rankis and Juarte Mazeika Harrison, started a family
camp we calledLankas. This annual event since 1995
continues as new families join and support the running of the camp program.
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2008 |
Box | |||
3 | Blekys 1a | Negatives for photographs of Irena
Blekys made by Mary Randlett |
December 10, 2006 |
3 | Blekys 1b | Negatives for photographs of Irena
Blekys made by Mary Randlett |
December 10, 2006 |
Box/Folder | |||
2/1 | Blekys 1a/10 | Irena Blekys in her home in
Seattle, Washington
Mary Randlett (negative: Blekys 1a/10)
(photographer)
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December 10, 2006 |
2/1 | Blekys 2 | Irena Blekys crossing the Atlantic
with her parents, Ona and Petras Blekys
Photograph copied from Irena Blekys' personal
collection.
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1951 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/2 | Blekys 3 | Contact sheet for roll 1 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Irena Blekys |
December 10, 2006 |
2/3 | Blekys 4 | Contact sheet for roll 2 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Irena Blekys |
December 10, 2006 |
2/4 | Blekys 5 | Irena Blekys complete
statement |
2008 |
2/4 | Blekys 6 |
Irena Blekys and her mother
crossing the Atlantic
Photograph copied from Irena Blekys' personal
collection.
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1951 |
2/4 | Blekys 7 |
Irena Blekys with her parents in
Canada at age 3
Photograph copied from Irena Blekys' personal
collection.
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1953 |
2/4 | Blekys 8 |
Wedding of Irena Blekys and Allan
Johnson in Chicago, Illinois
Photograph copied from Irena Blekys' personal
collection.
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early 1980s |
2/4 | Blekys 9 |
Irena Blekys and daughters at a
Lithuanian Independence Day celebration in Seattle, Washington
From left to right: Irena Blekys, daughters Jessie and Ona
Johnson, friend Zita Petkus, friend Jurate Harrison.
Photograph copied from Irena Blekys' personal
collection.
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1990s |
2/4 | Blekys 10 |
Demonstration at the Seattle
Federal Building urging United States recognition of Lithuanian, Latvian, and
Estonian independence
Irena Blekys' daughter Ona Johnson in center holding sign.
Blekys' daughter Jessie Johnson is to Ona's right.
Photograph copied from Irena Blekys' personal
collection.
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1991 |
2/4 | Blekys 11 |
LankasLithuanian Family Camp in Shelton,
Washington
Photograph copied from Irena Blekys' personal
collection.
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1996 |
2/4 | Blekys 12 |
LankasFamily Camp guest lecturers Vytautas Svagzdys and
Guntis Smidchens with Irena Blekys
From left to right: Vytautas Svagzdys, Irena Blekys,
Guntis Smidchens.
Photograph copied from Irena Blekys' personal
collection.
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1996 |
2/4 | Blekys 13 |
Folksinging group Ukana performing
at Lithuania Days in Los Angeles, California
Irena Blekys is front-left.
Photograph copied from Irena Blekys' personal
collection.
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1998 |
2/4 | Blekys 14 |
University of Washington Baltic
Studies booth at Lithuania Days in Los Angeles, California
Photograph copied from Irena Blekys' personal
collection.
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1998 |
2/4 | Blekys 15 |
Lithuanian Committee to Support
Baltic Studies with their Latvian guests at the Celebration of the Latvian
Community Gift to the University of Washington Baltic Studies
Program
Back row, left to right: Jurate Harrison, Bruno Morkunas,
Mr. Kukainis, unidentified Latvian. Seated, left to right: Irena Blekys, Ina
Bray.
Photograph copied from Irena Blekys' personal
collection.
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1998 |
Ina Bertulyte Bray
Ina Bertulyte Bray was born in Klaipeda, Lithuania (then Memel)
in the mid-1930s. In 1944, her family fled to Germany. In 1950, Bray's family
left Munich, Germany for Los Angeles, California. After marriage, she and her
husband moved to Seattle, Washington in 1968. Bray has degrees in Library
Science from University of California - Los Angeles and University of
California - Berkeley. She worked as the school librarian at St. Joseph School
for over 17 years, served on the King County Arts Commission (now 4Culture)
until 1979 and was a member of the Board and volunteer for Friends of the
Seattle Public Library. As part of the Lithuanian community in Seattle, Bray
served as the President of the Washington Chapter of the Lithuanian American
Community, Inc., for 16 years. She has also promoted Lithuanian culture and
ideals through various forums, including involvement in exhibits of Baltic
artifacts at the Nordic Heritage Museum, dance and craft lessons in the Seattle
Parks and Recreation Program, and as a member of the Advisory Board for the
University of Washington Baltic Studies Program. In 1973, Bray received a
Community Award "For Outstanding Service to the Ideals of Brotherhood" from the
National Conference of Christians and Jews. In 1987, she received a Spirit of
Liberty Award on behalf of the Ethnic Heritage Council of the Northwest from
then Mayor Charlie Royer.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/5 | statement | Statement excerpt used in the exhibition
When we moved here, there existed only a small enclave of
Lithuanians. However, in the early 1970s for various reasons their activities
as an organization began to recede. Yet, sustaining our Lithuanian heritage had
deep significance for many of us, and so, along with a few like-minded
individuals, I undertook the task of reviving the community. I was chosen as
President and served, with a two-year hiatus, for some 16 years. This
organization becameonepathway in sustaining my
Lithuanian heritage, and the springboard for a myriad of activities – cultural,
social, educational, and political. Our activities provided a bonding that grew
out of a common past or heritage, a shared need to reach to those in captive
Lithuania, but they also expressed our sense of gratitude to our host country,
America.
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December 11, 2006 |
Box | |||
3 | Bray 1a | Negatives for photographs of Ina
Bertulyte Bray made by Mary Randlett |
November 11, 2006 |
3 | Bray 1b | Negatives for photographs of Ina
Bertulyte Bray made by Mary Randlett |
November 11, 2006 |
3 | Bray 1c | Negatives for photographs of Ina
Bertulyte Bray made by Mary Randlett |
November 11, 2006 |
3 | Bray 1d | Negatives for photographs of Ina
Bertulyte Bray made by Mary Randlett |
November 11, 2006 |
Box/Folder | |||
2/5 | Bray 1a/7 | Ina Bertulyte Bray in her home in
Seattle, Washington
Mary Randlett (negative: Bray 1a/7)
(photographer)
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November 11, 2006 |
2/5 | Bray 2a | Ina Bertulyte Bray making tortillas
with a student in the People's Portable at Laurelhurst Elementary School,
Seattle, Washington
Ray Goodall
(photographer)
Cropped version of original photograph used in the
exhibition.
Photograph copied from Ina Bertulyte Bray's personal
collection.
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1973 |
2/5 | Bray 2b | Ina Bertulyte Bray making tortillas
with a student in the People's Portable at Laurelhurst Elementary School,
Seattle, Washington
Ray Goodall
(photographer)
Original version of image.
Photograph copied from Ina Bertulyte Bray's personal
collection.
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1973 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/6 | Bray 3 | Contact sheet for roll 1 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Ina Bertulyte Bray |
November 11, 2006 |
2/7 | Bray 4 | Contact sheet for roll 2 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Ina Bertulyte Bray |
November 11, 2006 |
2/8 | Bray 5 | Contact sheet for roll 3 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Ina Bertulyte Bray |
November 11, 2006 |
2/9 | Bray 6 | Contact sheet for roll 4 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Ina Bertulyte Bray |
November 11, 2006 |
2/10 | Bray 7 | Ina Bertulyte Bray complete
statement |
December 11, 2006 |
2/10 | Bray 8 |
Lithuanian representatives for the
1990 Goodwill Games
Seated-middle: Bob Walsh, President, Goodwill Games.
Seated-right: Ina Bertulyte Bray, President, Lithuanian American Community,
Inc., Seattle Chapter. Standing -left: Arvydas Juozaitis, Lithuanian Olympic
Organization. Standing-middle: Valdas Adamkus, Lithuanian American Community,
Inc. (Valdas Adamkus became President of Lithuania in 1998).
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1990 |
2/10 | Bray 9 |
Members of the Latvian, Lithuanian,
and Estonian communities meeting with University of Washington Professors Dan
Waugh and Tom Dubois to support the establishment of a Baltic Studies Program
at University of Washington
Photograph copied from Ina Bertulyte Bray's personal
collection.
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June 23, 1993 |
2/10 | Bray 10 |
Ina Bertulyte Bray at home in
Seattle, Washington
Photograph of Ina Bertulyte Bray by Mary Randlett not used
in the exhibition.
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November 11, 2006 |
Vytautas Victor Lapatinskas
Vytautas Victor Lapatinskas was born in 1926 in Varnai,
Lithuania. He and his family spent time in Germany before leaving for the
United States in 1949. In 1961, he arrived in Seattle, Washington from Chicago,
Illinois to work for the Boeing Airplane Company. Lapatinskas is the Honorary
Consul for the Republic of Lithuania in Seattle and serves on the Advisory
Board to the University of Washington Department of Scandinavian Studies.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/11 | statement | Statement excerpt used in the exhibition
I arrived in Seattle in 1961 from Chicago. From the very
first days it was clear that this area will be our home for a long time to
come. I had a good job at the Boeing Co. and the natural beauty of the area was
overwhelmingly attractive. In Seattle we met several Lithuanians of our own
generation and a relatively large number of older immigrants from the 1920s and
1930s. They were primarily blue collar workers whom we considered communist
sympathizers. We were the victims of communism and our association with them
was very limited. In retrospect it was our mistake. We refused to take over
their self-help organizationGediminason the
grounds that it might be considered a communist organization. Remember, the
1960s were the height of the Cold War. They were getting old and liquidated
Gediminas, destroying all the documents. Because
of us, this Lithuanian heritage was lost.
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2008 |
Box | |||
3 | Lapatinskas 1a | Negatives for photographs of
Vytautas Victor Lapatinskas made by Mary Randlett |
February 17, 2007 |
3 | Lapatinskas 1b | Negatives for photographs of
Vytautas Victor Lapatinskas made by Mary Randlett |
February 17, 2007 |
Box/Folder | |||
2/11 | Lapatinskas 1a/23 | Vytautas Victor Lapatinskas in his
home in Seattle, Washington
Mary Randlett (negative: Lapatinskas 1a/23)
(photographer)
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February 17, 2007 |
2/11 | Lapatinskas 2 | Vytautas Victor Lapatinskas with
Washington State Governor Gary Locke and Ambassador Vygaudas Ušackas of
Lithuania
Left to Right: Vytautas Victor Lapatinskas, Ambassador
Vygaudas Ušackas, Governor Gary Locke.
Photograph copied from Vytautas Victor Lapatinskas'
personal collection.
|
2005 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/12 | Lapatinskas 3 | Contact sheet for roll 1 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Vytautas Victor Lapatinskas |
February 17, 2007 |
2/13 | Lapatinskas 4 | Contact sheet for roll 2 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Vytautas Victor Lapatinskas |
February 17, 2007 |
2/14 | Lapatinskas 5 | Vytautas Victor Lapatinskas
complete statement |
2008 |
2/14 | Lapatinskas 6 |
Vytautas Victor Lapatinskas with
his mother in Varnai, Lithuania
Photograph copied from Vytautas Victor Lapatinskas'
personal collection.
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December 16, 1931 |
2/14 | Lapatinskas 7 |
Vytautas Victor Lapatinskas with
his family in Germany before coming to the United States
Vytautas Victor Lapatinskas is second from the left.
Photograph copied from Vytautas Victor Lapatinskas'
personal collection.
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1949 |
2/14 | Lapatinskas 8 |
Vytautas Victor Lapatinskas in
London, UK, with the statues of Winston Churchill and Franklin D.
Roosevelt
Photograph copied from Vytautas Victor Lapatinskas'
personal collection.
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2002 |
2/15 | Lapatinskas 9 | no date | |
Rimvydas Miksys
Rimvydas Miksys was born in 1942 in Lithuania. In 1944, his
family fled Lithuania for Germany. Miksys and his family eventually ended up in
the United States, first settling in New York. From 1964-1968, he was in the
United States Navy and flew 200 combat missions off of an air craft carrier as
a co-pilot, navigator, and bombadier. In 1970, Miksys received his MBA from The
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. That same year, he, along
with his wife and son, moved to Washington State. In the 1970s, he was the
Manager of Volume Services, a food service company. He stayed with Volume
Services for eight years before founding a bingo newspaper. The newspaper
supported the fundraising efforts of various charities including the Boys and
Girls Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and the Sno-King Hockey Association.
Miksys is the Chair of the Washington State Chapter of the Lithuanian-American
Community, Inc.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/16 | statement | Statement excerpt used in the
exhibition:
I have sustained my heritage by participation in the life
of the Lithuanian-American Community (LAC) here. I am now serving my third term
as the president of the organization. Its purpose is to promote the educational
and cultural life of Lithuanians in King County. I have also "renewed" my
heritage by frequent visits to Lithuania beginning in 1995. The LAC supports
three folk dance groups and a summer camp for children as well as numerous
exhibitions and performances by Lithuanian artists. At times we have brought
Lithuanian scholars to the city and the UW campus.
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June 2, 2007 |
Box | |||
3 | Miksys 1a | Negatives for photographs of
Rimvydas Miksys made by Mary Randlett |
May 5, 2007 |
3 | Miksys 1b | Negatives for photographs of
Rimvydas Miksys made by Mary Randlett |
May 5, 2007 |
Box/Folder | |||
2/16 | Miksys 1a/2 | Rimvydas Miksys in his home in
Seattle, WA
Mary Randlett (negative: Miksys 1a/2)
(photographer)
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May 5, 2007 |
2/16 | Miksys 2 | Rimvydas Miksys on the ferry to
Staten Island
Photograph by Rimvydas Miksys' father.
Photograph copied from Rimvydas Miksys' personal
collection.
|
1949 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/17 | Miksys 3 | Contact sheet for roll 1 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Rimvydas Miksys |
May 5, 2007 |
2/18 | Miksys 4 | Contact sheet for roll 2 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Rimvydas Miksys |
May 5, 2007 |
2/19 | Miksys 5 | Rimvydas Miksys complete
statement |
June 2, 2007 |
2/19 | Miksys 6 |
Rimvydas Miksys at age 2½ with his
mother Jamina Miksys in the horse-drawn wagon that they used when they fled
Lithuania for Germany
Photograph by Rimvydas Miksys' father.
Photograph copied from Rimvydas Miksys' personal
collection.
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October 1944 |
2/19 | Miksys 7 |
Rimvydas Miksys while stationed at
Oak Harbor, Washington during his time in the United States Navy
Rimvydas Miksys is on the left.
Photograph copied from Rimvydas Miksys' personal
collection.
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circa 1964-1968 |
Antanas and Aldona Minelga
Antanas Minelga married Aldona (Gylys) in 1950 in Chicago,
Illinois. In 1959, they moved to Olympia, Washington from Chicago. He and his
brother-in-law started Neringa Construction. The family also purchased a
trailer court and an apartment building. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club of
Olympia, Washington.
Aldona Minelga was born in Raseiniai, Lithuania. Her mother,
Alexandra "Mama" Gylys, hid three Jewish families during the Nazi occupation of
Lithuania. In 1976, Mama Gylys was awarded with the highest honor from the
government of Israel ,which declared Mama and her husband Leon "Rightous of the
Nations" for their efforts to save their Jewish neighbors. Aldona and her
family eventually left Lithuania in 1944 for Germany. In 1948, they moved to
Chicago, Illinois. In 1950, Aldona married Antanas Minelga in Chicago. In 1959,
she and Antanas moved to Olympia, Washington. In 1960, her parents followed her
to Olympia and bought a restaurant. Aldona was a member of the Olympia Art
League and was one of the founders of Daughters of Lithuania.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/20 | statement | Antanas and Aldona Minelga's statement excerpt used
in the exhibition:
We visited Washington State for the first time in April,
1956. It was love at first sight. A few years later, in 1959, we moved here for
good. I, Antanas, started a building business called Neringa Construction.
Aldona's parents moved here from Chicago in 1960 and bought a restaurant in
Olympia that was one of the first K.F.C. franchises. We also purchased a
trailer court and an apartment building. So we have been in the business world
most of the time. Our participation in civic organizations was first of all in
the Lithuanian community organization. I, Antanas, was also a member of the
Kiwanis for 45 years. I, Aldona, was a founding member of Daughters of
Lithuania, an organization which started in Chicago over 55 years ago. I was
also a member of the Olympia Art League and participated in local art
shows.
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2008 |
Box | |||
3 | Minelga 1 | Negatives for photographs of
Antanas and Aldona Minelga made by Mary Randlett |
July 24, 2008 |
Box/Folder | |||
2/20 | Minelga 1/4 | Antanas and Aldona Minelga with
Lithuanian artwork in the backyard of their home in Olympia,
Washington
Mary Randlett (negative: Minelga 1/4)
(photographer)
|
July 24, 2008 |
2/20 | Minelga 2 | Wedding portrait of Antanas and
Aldona Minelga in Chicago, Illinois
Photograph copied from Antanas and Aldona Minelga's
personal collection.
|
1950 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/21 | Minelga 3 | Contact sheet for Mary Randlett
photographs of Antanas and Aldona Minelga |
July 24, 2008 |
2/22 | Minelga 4 | Antanas and Aldona Minelga complete
statement |
2008 |
2/22 | Minelga 5 |
Antanas and Aldona
Minelga
Photograph copied from Antanas and Aldona Minelga's
personal collection.
|
early 1950s |
2/22 | Minelga 6 |
Antanas and Aldona Minelga with
their children
Photograph copied from Antanas and Aldona Minelga's
personal collection.
|
1978 |
2/22 | Minelga 7 |
Lee's Restaurant, owned by Aldona
Minelga's mother (Alexandra "Mama" Gylys), in Olympia, Washington
Photograph copied from Antanas and Aldona Minelga's
personal collection.
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circa 1970s |
Dalia Tutlys Mrowiec
Dalia Tutlys Mrowiec was born in 1935 in Lithuania. She and her
family eventually ended up in Germany before moving to the United States. In
1986, Mrowiec moved to Seattle, Washington when her husband was hired by the
Fluke Company. Mrowiec is a member of the Seattle chapter of the Daughters of
Lithuania and served as its treasurer for six years. She currently lives in
Arlington, Washington and owns Blueberry Acres, a blueberry farm.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/23 | statement | Statement excerpt used in the exhibition
I have sustained my Lithuanian heritage by becoming a
member of the Lithuanian Community and participating in local events. Also, I
joined the Daughters of Lithuania. When my mother was alive and lived with me,
we spoke Lithuanian at home. It was wonderful – the kids didn't understand us
and it would drive them nuts. Actually, my son started to understand what we
were saying and we had to be careful. At one of the Daughters of Lithuania
meetings, I was asked if I would host the Annual Picnic/Fundraiser for the
Daughters of Lithuania at my blueberry farm. The picnic has been going on for
about 20 years and is one of the bigger gatherings of local Lithuanians.
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July 18, 2008 |
Box | |||
3 | Mrowiec 1a | Negatives for photographs of Dalia
Tutlys Mrowiec made by Mary Randlett |
July 18, 2008 |
3 | Mrowiec 1b | Negatives for photographs of Dalia
Tutlys Mrowiec made by Mary Randlett |
July 18, 2008 |
Box/Folder | |||
2/23 | Mrowiec 1a/27 | Dalia Tutlys Mrowiec at her
blueberry farm in Arlington, Washington
Mary Randlett (negative: Mrowiec 1a/27)
(photographer)
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July 18, 2008 |
2/23 | Mrowiec 2 | Dalia Tutlys Mrowiec with a friend
at Girl Scout Camp in Germany
Photograph copied from Dalia Tutlys Mrowiec's personal
collection.
|
1948 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/24 | Mrowiec 3 | Contact sheet for roll 1 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Dalia Tutlys Mrowiec |
July 18, 2008 |
2/25 | Mrowiec 4 | Contact sheet for roll 2 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Dalia Tutlys Mrowiec |
July 18, 2008 |
2/26 | Mrowiec 5 | Dalia Tutyls Mrowiec complete
statement |
July 18, 2008 |
2/26 | Mrowiec 6 |
Dalia Tutlys Mrowiec with her
sisters
Dalia Tutlys Mrowiec is on the right-hand side.
Photograph copied from Dalia Tutlys Mrowiec's personal
collection.
|
1948 |
2/26 | Mrowiec 7 |
Dalia Tutlys Mrowiec weighing
blueberries at her blueberry farm
Photograph copied from Dalia Tutlys Mrowiec's personal
collection.
|
no date |
2/26 | Mrowiec 8 |
Dalia Tutyls Mrowiec on a tractor
on her blueberry farm
Photograph copied from Dalia Tutlys Mrowiec's personal
collection.
|
no date |
Juozas and Zita Petkus
Juozas Petkus arrived in Seattle, Washington from Chicago,
Illinois to work for Boeing Airplane Company in 1978. In 1982, he and his wife
represented the Lithuanian Community at a rally in support of the Solidarity
Trade Union. Juozas lives in Kirkland, Washington.
Zita (Burneikyte) Petkus was born in Lithuania. She and her
family eventually ended up in a displaced persons camp in Germany. In 1949,
Zita and her family left Germany for the United States. She and her family
settled in Chicago, Illinois. In 1978, Zita and Juozas Petkus left Chicago for
Seattle, Washington. For 25 years, she was the editor of the Lithuanian
community's newsletterTulpe Times. Zita organized
the Lithuanian folk dance group "Lietutis", which has performed at the
Northwest Folklife Festival, the Nordic Heritage Museum, the Museum of History
and Industry, the Seattle Public Library, and at festivals in Chicago, Los
Angeles, Toronto, and Vancouver. She assisted in organizing exhibitions on
Lithuania and the Lithuanian community at the Nordic Heritage Museum in 1984
and 1993, a Lithuanian folk art exhibit at Providence Health System and
Kirkland Public Library in 1998, and an exhibit on Lithuanian culture at a
reception for the new Honorary Consul of Lithuania to Washington State in
2001.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/27 | statement | Zita Petkus' statement excerpt used in the
exhibition
For my part, I offered to produce a "one time only"
bilingual newsletter for the Lithuanian community.Twenty-five years and 101
issues later, I finally stepped down as the editor ofTulpe Times, turning it over to a new generation. At
approximately the same time that the newsletter was born, I also organized a
folk dance group,Lietutis. In retrospect, its
value was enormus in fostering Lithuanian identity and building community. Over
the years it has become the unofficial goodwill ambassador of the Lithuanian
Community in the Puget Sound area, representing Lithuanians in local and
regional events such as the Northwest Folklife Festival, as well as in
festivals in Chicago, Toronto, Vancouver, and Los Angeles.
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January 2, 2007 |
Box | |||
3 | Petkus 1a | Negatives for photographs of Juozas
and Zita Petkus made by Mary Randlett |
February 18, 2007 |
3 | Petkus 1b | Negatives for photographs of Juozas
and Zita Petkus made by Mary Randlett |
February 18, 2007 |
Box/Folder | |||
2/27 | Petkus 1a/34 | Juozas and Zita Petkus, in their
living room, holding a linen piece from Lithuania with Lithuanian buttons and
banners
Mary Randlett (negative: Petkus 1a/34)
(photographer)
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February 18, 2007 |
2/27 | Petkus 2 | Juozas and Zita Petkus at the
"Black Ribbon Day" demonstration at the Seattle Center
The demonstration marked the 50th anniversary of the
Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, which was the pretext for the Soviet
occupation of the Baltic countries in 1939.
Photograph copied from Juozas and Zita Petkus' personal
collection.
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August 23, 1989 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/28 | Petkus 3 | Contact sheet for roll 1 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Juozas and Zita Petkus |
February 18, 2007 |
2/29 | Petkus 4 | Contact sheet for roll 2 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Juozas and Zita Petkus |
February 18, 2007 |
2/30 | Petkus 5 | Juozas and Zita Petkus complete
statement |
January 2, 2007 |
2/30 | Petkus 6 |
Zita Petkus' mother in
Lithuania
Photograph copied from Zita Petkus' personal
collection.
|
pre-1939 |
2/30 | Petkus 7a |
Document given to Zita Petkus when
she left the displaced persons camp for the United States
Photograph copied from Zita Petkus' personal
collection.
|
May 9, 1949 |
2/30 | Petkus 7b-7c |
Scanned copies of original document
given to Zita Petkus when she left the displaced persons camp for the United
States
Copied from Zita Petkus' personal collection.
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May 9, 1949 |
2/30 | Petkus 8 |
Zita Petkus with her family in
Chicago, Illinois
Photograph copied from Zita Petkus' personal
collection.
|
1952 |
2/30 | Petkus 9 |
Juozas and Zita Petkus dancing in
the Lithuanian folk dance group at Expo '86 in Vancouver, Canada
Juozas and Zita Petkus are the couple in front.
Photograph copied from Juozas and Zita Petkus' personal
collection.
|
1986 |
2/30 | Petkus 10 | Juozas and Zita Petkus on the
Kirkland, Washington waterfront
Photograph copied from Juozas and Zita Petkus' personal
collection.
|
1990 |
Rasa Raisys
Rasa Raisys was born in 1967. She and her family moved to
Seattle, Washington in 1971. In 1991, Raisys graduated from University of
Washington with a degree in International Studies. She was a member of the
Seattle Lithuanian folk dance groupLietutisand the
Daughters of Lithuania. Raisys currently lives in Seattle, Washington.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/31 | statement | Statement excerpt used in the exhibition
We have always been active in the Lithuanian Community
here in King County. I joined the dance group at a young age and participated
in the Daughters of Lithuania from a young age. Being active in groups that are
part of your heritage makes you feel like you are part of a community. I danced
in theLietutisdance group for many years. We
performed in various places throughout Seattle. It gave others insight into the
different communities that existed here in Seattle.
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2008 |
Box | |||
3 | Raisys 1a | Negatives for photographs of Rasa
Raisys made by Mary Randlett |
February 10, 2007 |
3 | Raisys 1b | Negatives for photographs of Rasa
Raisys made by Mary Randlett |
February 10, 2007 |
3 | Raisys 1c | Negatives for photographs of Rasa
Raisys made by Mary Randlett |
February 10, 2007 |
Box/Folder | |||
2/31 | Raisys 1b/4 | Rasa Raisys in her home in Seattle,
Washington
Mary Randlett (negative: Raisys 1b/4)
(photographer)
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February 10, 2007 |
2/31 | Raisys 2 | Rasa Raisys in her dance
costume
Photograph copied from Rasa Raisys' personal
collection.
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1983 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/32 | Raisys 3 | Contact sheet for roll 1 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Rasa Raisys |
February 10, 2007 |
2/33 | Raisys 4 | Contact sheet for roll 2 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Rasa Raisys |
February 10, 2007 |
2/34 | Raisys 5 | Contact sheet for roll 3 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Rasa Raisys |
February 10, 2007 |
2/35 | Raisys 6 | Rasa Raisys complete
statement |
2008 |
2/35 | Raisys 7 |
Rasa Raisys with the
Lithuanian-American dance group
Rasa Raisys is kneeling center-front.
Photograph copied from Rasa Raisys' personal
collection.
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no date |
2/35 | Raisys 8 |
Seattle Lithuanian dance group
Lietutis
Rasa Raisys is fourth from the left in the second row.
Photograph copied from Rasa Raisys' personal
collection.
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circa 1980s |
2/35 | Raisys 9 |
Rasa Raisys making a Lithuanian
folk weaving with weaver Dalia Tutlys
Rasa Raisys is second from right.
Photograph copied from Rasa Raisys' personal
collection.
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no date |
Vytautas and Donata Svagzdys
Vytautas Svagzdys was born in 1930 in Radvilskis, Lithuania. In
1946, he was arrested by the KGB due to his ties with the Lithuanian partisan
movement. The same year, Vytautas was sentenced to ten years in prison for
political crimes. His imprisonment was in the Karelia region of Finland, where
he stayed until 1948. In 1948, he was relocated to a "special regime camp"
(commonly referred to as a Gulag) in the town of Norilsk on the Arctic Circle.
In 1953, the political prisoners at the camp led an uprising against the camp's
guards. In 1955, Vytautas was released from the camp, but had to stay in
Norilsk. In 1955, he met and eventually married Donata Muraskaite (a former
political prisoner from Lithuania). In 1969, Vytautas and Donata Svagzdys left
Norilsk, with their son and daughter, for Lithuania. In 1993, their daughter
and son-in-law moved to the United States. Vytautas and Donata joined their
daughter in 1999. Vytautas is involved in the Lithuanian American Community,
Inc., Seattle Chapter and has given presentations in courses through the
University of Washington Scandinavian Studies Department.
Donata Svagzdys was born in 1928 in Vilaviskis, Lithuania. She
was imprisoned for political crimes in the Gulag at Norilsk in the Arctic
Circle. In 1955, Donata met and eventually married Vytautas Svagzdys who was a
fellow prisoner at Norilsk. In 1969, they returned to Lithuania and remained
there until 1999, when they left to join their daughter and her family in the
United States. Donata is actively involved in the Seattle Lithuanian community
and is a member of the Daughters of Lithuania. She has given presentations to
University of Washington students on her experiences during the partisan war
against Community occupation in Lithuania during the 1940s. Donata and Vytautas
Svagzdys live in Seattle, Washington.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/36 | statement | Vytautas Svagzdys' statement excerpt from the
exhibition
In January of 1946, I was arrested by the KGB (the Soviet
political police) for having ties to the Lithuanian partisan movement. In May
of that same year, I was sentenced to a ten-year prison sentence for being a
"political" criminal. At this time, I was sixteen years old. I was imprisoned
in Finland's Karelia region until 1948. Then (at the age of 18) I was sent to
the northernmost Arctic Circle, to the town of Norilsk, to a "special regime
camp". It was a camp for political prisoners. At the end of February in 1955, I
was released to "freedom". I write "freedom" in quotes because I was forbidden
to leave Norilsk. Here, I became acquainted with a Lithuanian young woman,
Donata, a former political prisoner. We married and started a family. Our son
and daughter were born in Norilsk. In 1969 our whole family returned to our
Lithuanian homeland.
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2008 |
Box | |||
3 | Svagzdys 1a | Negatives for photographs of
Vytautas and Donata Svagzdys made by Mary Randlett |
November 18, 2006 |
3 | Svagzdys 1b | Negatives for photographs of
Vytautas and Donata Svagzdys made by Mary Randlett |
November 18, 2006 |
Box/Folder | |||
2/36 | Svagzdys 1b/15 | Vytautas and Donata Svagzdys with
their grandchildren in the home in Seattle, Washington
Mary Randlett (negative: Svagzdys 1b/15)
(photographer)
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November 18, 2006 |
2/36 | Svagzdys 2 | Vytautas and Donata Svagzdys with
their children in Lithuania
Photograph copied from Vytautas and Donata Svagzdys'
personal collection.
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1973 |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/37 | Svagzdys 3 | Contact sheet for roll 1 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Vytautas and Donata Svagzdys |
November 18, 2006 |
2/38 | Svagzdys 4 | Contact sheet for roll 2 of Mary
Randlett photographs of Vytautas and Donata Svagzdys |
November 18, 2006 |
2/39 | Svagzdys 5 | Vytautas and Donata Svagzdys complete
statement |
2008 |
2/39 | Svagzdys 6 |
Vytautas and Donata Svagzdys in
Norilsk, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Photograph copied from Vytautas and Donata Svagzdys'
personal collection.
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1961 |
William (Vilius) Algirdas Zalpys
William (Vilius) Algirdas Zalpys was born in 1959 in Cuba. He
moved to Vancouver, Washington in 1996. He works for the City of Vancouver as a
grounds keeper for Park Hill Cemetery. Zalpys is an elected Official for Clark
County Cemetary District #1. He was President of the Portland/Vancouver Chapter
of the American Lithuanian Community, Inc. Zalpys and his wife started the
Lithuanian folkdance groupAitvaras. He headed up
the effort to install a monument to mark the locations of the Lithuanian and
Polish-Lithuanian Cemeteries in Roslyn, Washington.
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Photographs and statements used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/40 | statement | Statement excerpt used in the exhibition
Soon after arriving in Vancouver, Washington, I began
helping the local Portland Lithuanian Community and within a few years became
the President. I also created a Lithuanian folkdance groupAitvaraswith the help of my wife. As for my children,
their first languages were Lithuanian and Spanish. Once they started
Kindergarten, they learned English. We require the children to speak Lithuanian
or Spanish at home as a means of maintaining their language skills. We have
traveled to St. Kazimir Lithuanian Catholic Church in Los Angeles for the
children's baptisms and first communions. I try to keep in touch with the
Lithuanian community worldwide through the internet.
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July 23, 2008 |
Box | |||
3 | Zalpys 1a | Negatives for photographs of
William (Vilius) Algirdas Zalpys made by Mary Randlett |
August 7, 2008 |
3 | Zalpys 1b | Negatives for photographs of
William (Vilius) Algirdas Zalpys made by Mary Randlett |
August 7, 2008 |
Box/Folder | |||
2/40 | Zalpys 1b/22 | William (Vilius) Algirdas Zalpys in
front of his house in Camas, Washington
Mary Randlett (negative: Zalpys 1b/22)
(photographer)
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August 7, 2008 |
2/40 | Zalpys 2 |
William (Vilius) Algirdas Zalpys with a group of
Roslyn Residence members next to the Miner's Memorial
Photograph copied from William (Vilius) Algirdas Zalpys'
personal collection.
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no date |
Photographs and accompanying materials not used in the
exhibition |
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Box/Folder | item | ||
2/41 | Zalpys 3 | Contact sheet for roll 1 of Mary Randlett
photographs of William (Vilius) Algirdas Zalpys |
August 7, 2008 |
2/42 | Zalpys 4 | Contact sheet for roll 2 of Mary
Randlett photographs of William (Vilius) Algirdas Zalpys |
August 7, 2008 |
2/43 | Zalpys 5 | William (Vilius) Algirdas Zalpys
complete statement |
July 23, 2008 |
2/43 | Zalpys 6 |
William (Vilius) Algirdas Zalpys
and his family in Key West, Florida near the "90 miles to Cuba"
marker
Photograph copied from William (Vilius) Algirdas Zalpys'
personal collection.
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no date |
2/43 | Zalpys 7 |
William (Vilius) Algirdas Zalpys at
the Lithuanian Royal Union of Nobility initiation ceremony in
Lithuania
Photograph copied from William (Vilius) Algirdas Zalpys'
personal collection.
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2003 |
2/43 | Zalpys 8 |
William (Vilius) Algirdas Zalpys
with his wife and daughter at the St. John's Day festival
Photograph copied from William (Vilius) Algirdas Zalpys'
personal collection.
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no date |
2/43 | Zalpys 9 |
William (Vilius) Algirdas Zalpys
with his wife at the Tulip Festival in Woodburn, Washington
Photograph copied from William (Vilius) Algirdas Zalpys'
personal collection.
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no date |
2/43 | Zalpys 10 | Disc containing five photographs.
All photographs are already in the collection (Zalpys 2, Zalpys
6-9)
Photographs copied from William (Vilius) Algirdas Zalpys'
personal collection.
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no date |
Framed exhibitReturn to Top
Three packing boxes containing framed exhibit panels.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
Crate 1 | Framed photographs of Estonians |
circa 1938-2008 |
Crate 2 | Framed photographs of Lithuanians |
circa 1938-2008 |
Crate 3 | Framed photographs of Latvians |
circa 1938-2008 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Estonian Americans--Washington (State)--Photographs
- Latvian Americans--Washington (State)--Photographs
- Lithuanian Americans--Washington (State)--Photographs
- World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--Baltic States
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Randlett, Mary, 1924- (photographer)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)