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American Lithuanian Cultural Archives or ALKA ((リトアニア語:Amerikos lietuvių kultūros archyvai)) is located at 37 Mary Crest Drive in Putnam, Connecticut. It is dedicated to the preservation of Lithuanian culture in the United States. ALKA comprises a museum, a library and the archives. It is maintained by Lithuanian Catholic Academy of Science ((リトアニア語:Lietuvių katalikų mokslo akademija)). ==History== 〔Dr. Juozas Kriaučiūnas, ("ALKA Preserves Material of Lithuanian Culture" ), ''Lituanus'', Volume 32, No. 1 - Spring 1986〕 *1922: Catholic priest, Pranciškus Mykolas Juras begins collecting Lithuanian books, periodicals, artwork and crafts at his parish in Lawrence, Massachusetts.〔Isabelle T. Laučka, ("The Monsignor and His Archives" ), ''Lituanus'', Volume 28, No. 4 - Winter 1982〕 *1935: Father Juras' growing collection is moved to the offices of the newspaper "Darbininkas" in South Boston. *1963: A building is built in Putnam, CT and the collection is moved there. *1972: Responsibility for ALKA is transferred to the Lithuanian Catholic Academy of Science. *1981: The ALKA building is expanded to its current size (814 sq. meters). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Lithuanian Cultural Archives」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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