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Emil Lengyel Papers, 1920-1985 1 Linear Feet
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- Lengyel, Emil, 1895-1985
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Correspondence, manuscripts, articles, book reviews, personal documents, clippings, scrapbooks and photographs relating to Lengyel's career and his research on the politics of Europe and Asia. Correspondents include Catherine Andrassy Karolyi, Mihaly Karolyi, H.L. Mencken, Ferenc Molnʹar and Leo Szilard. Of special note are Lengyel's extensive autobiographical writings, also outlines and manuscripts of his books including the unpublished "By Their Flame." There are clippings and photocopies of printed articles by Lengyel in English and Hungarian, published biographical information, book reviews and lecture programs. A series of scrapbooks contains clippings on the politics of Europe from 1920 to 1950.
Ferenc Nagy Papers, 1940-1979 39 linear feet
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- Nagy, Ferenc, 1903-1979
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The Ferenc Nagy Papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, subject files and printed materials relating to Nagy's career and family. The earliest materials cover the period 1945 to 1947 when Nagy was leader of the Hungarian Smallholders' Party, and later Prime Minister of Hungary.
Imre Forbath diaries, 1900-1943 4 linear feet
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- Forbáth, Imre, 1898-1967
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This collection comprises twenty one journals of Imre Forbath (ака Emerich Forbath), one of the greatest engineers in Europe. These diaries span the period from 1900 to 1943.
Imre Kovacs Papers, 1945-1980 25000 items
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- Kovács, Imre, 1913-1980
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Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs and printed materials of Imre Kovács. The voluminous correspondence includes letters to and from his family in the U.S. and Hungary. The professional correspondence is primarily concerned with contemporary events in Hungary, Latin America and Asia and covers the years 1947-1980. Correspondents include many prominent Hungarians such as Belá Varga, Ferenc Nagy, Oscar Jaszi and Albert Szent-György. There are political and literary manuscripts, book reviews and lectures by Kovács, as well as background materials for his books "The Ninety and Nine" and "The Hearing." Subject files reflect Kovác's involvement with Hungarian emigre organizations and his work for Radio Free Europe and their Hungarian service. There are also files on the Free Europe Press and the Free Europe Committee. Kovác's 1957 trip to Asia and the Middle East is documented through correspondence, clippings and photographs. Similar coverage is provided for Kovác's 1963 trip to Latin America for the International Center for Social Research. There are related subject files on Latin American agrarian reform and campesino leadership training. Printed materials include articles by Kovács and others, as well as miscellaneous publications of the Hungarian emigration.
Institute Paul Teleki Records, 1945 18 items
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- Institut Paul Teleki
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Materials prepared by the Count Paul Teleki Research Institute in Budapest for the Hungarian Delegation to the 1946 Paris Peace Conference. "The Hungarian Nation's Proposals and Basic Principles in Regard to the Peace Treaty" are contained in two bound volumes, augmented by numerous annexes and supplements and concern Hungarian claims to disputed territory and populations after World War II. A large portion of the text examines the problem of Transylvania and its mixture of nationalities. There is also a bound "Atlas of Central Europe" contructed by Prof. Andrew Rónai which contains numerous maps of population distribution.
Oszkár Jászi papers, 1876-1979 49 boxes
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- Jászi, Oszkár, 1875-1957
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Correspondence, diaries, manuscripts, speeches, articles, and photographs. This collection contains very little material relating to Jászi's early career. The bulk of the correspondence dates from 1919-1956. There is much family correspondence, diaries covering the years, 1919-1955 (except for 1946), and printed materials by and about Jászi. Also, Letters to and from Anna Lesznai Gergely (Amália Moscovitz Jászi) and others.