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| LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION: | Fonds |
| No.: | PR0617 |
| TITLE: | Canadian Baltic Immigrant Aid Society, Edmonton Branch fonds |
| CREATOR: | Canadian Baltic Immigrant Aid Society, Edmonton Branch |
| DATE RANGE: | 1974-1976 |
| EXTENT: | 0.02 m of textual records |
| ADMINISTRATIVE |
| HISTORY/BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: | The Canadian Baltic Immigration Aid Society (CBIAS) was organized in 1948 through the initiative of Graf Rober-Wendlin von Keyserlingk, and opened clubs in areas where German Balts had primarily settled, mainly Montreal, Quebec and Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario. The purpose of the Society was to encourage the emigration of German Balts to Canada and to provide them with aid upon their arrival. This aid included providing information about Canada to immigrants, as well as counseling services and job assistance. The Society also provided German language courses for young members, social and recreational activities, and encouraged the preservation of the customs of the German Balts. In the 1960’s the immigration of German Balts decreased and the CBIAS began to serve primarily as a coordinator between local German Baltic organizations and their representative with national organizations and the government. |
| SCOPE AND CONTENT: | Fonds consists of compiled inventories of the records in the Canadian Baltic Immigrant Aid Society’s holdings, and a questionnaire. |
| ASSOCIATED MATERIAL: | Other records pertaining to the Canadian Baltic Immigration Aid Society can be found in the Canadian Baltic and Immigration Aid Society fonds at the National Archives of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario. |
| GENERAL NOTE: | Information for the administrative history was taken from the Canadian Baltic Immigration Aid Society’s website, located at http://www.cbias.ca/.
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