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Imanta
No full textImanta is a cultural support organization formed on March 8, 1947 in Edmonton, Alberta. Imanta was founded by Ted Baker and Latvian people previously established in Alberta. Ted Baker's wife Viola Baker, also supported Ted's belief in the value of a formal organization that would serve as a contact point for new Latvian immigrants. Imanta originally helped immigrants connect with other Latvians and settle in the province. Imanta has continued to remain a vital cultural part of Latvian society in Alberta. The Edmonton Latvian Society "Imanta" meets regularly, through many social and cultural gatherings and formal events. The Imanta resource network remains a vital part of Latvian society in Alberta today.Imanta 1.
United States vs Jason L. Pendleton, 1840, 1844-1846
No full textLetters relating to the case of United States vs. Jason L. Pendleton, Captain of the Brig Montevideo, for involvement in the slave trade. Records include: letter from James Birckhead in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to John Glenn in Baltimore, Maryland, dated July 21, 1840; three letters from Alexander Riddell in Rio de Janeiro to Jason L. Pendleton aboard the Montevideo, dated June 25, 1844, July 5, 1844, and August 1, 1844; certificate in Portuguese signed by US Vice-Consul Domingos Rodrigues Souto, Jason L. Pendleton, Robert Baker, and James Robertson, dated June 1844; two letters from Robert Baker in Baltimore Jail to the President of the United States, dated December 18 and 21, 1845; copy of docket entries from trial in District Court of Maryland, dated June 1845 and signed by Thomas Spiers; Letter to William P. Preston from Jason L. Pendleton from Baltimore Prison, dated June 28, 1846
Book review: El Sistema: orchestrating Venezuela’s youth, by Geoffrey Baker
No full textBook review of: El Sistema: orchestrating Venezuela’s youth, by Geoffrey Baker.
New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2014; ISBN: 9780199341559
($35.00)Publisher PD
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No full textHouse party at the Bakers' place. Latvian friends from left to right: Mr. Birznieks, Dr. Olaf Ulmanis, Mrs. Alexander, Vera Donass nee Gipters, Ted Baker, the Schultzes, and Viola Baker in front
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No full textMarriage document of Latvian refugee Viola Hasmanis and Canadian soldier Frederick Baker, 1946
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No full textTemporary home of Viola Hasmanis (later Baker) and sister Herta Vanags nee Hasmanis in Oldenburg, Germany
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No full textNewlyweds Viola and Ted Baker on the streets of Edmonton, Alberta in the autumn of 1946
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