This series contains documents related to Deak's published and unpublished scholarly writing. It documents his professional life, particularly the relationships he had in the intellectual community, and his professional status in the study of the history of central Europe as a contributor and editor.
Subseries I.1: Articles and Essays, 1967-1996
Deak wrote many articles, and kept copies of those articles as well as their reviews from other publications. There are a number of drafts and published copies of articles. The files also contain correspondence regarding articles and that Deak worked on, copies of reviews of his work and letters in response to negative and positive reviews of his work.
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Articles and Essays, 1970-1974
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Articles and Essays, 1967-1970
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Articles and Essays, 1970-1974
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Articles and Essays, 1978-1980
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Articles and Essays, 1970-1978
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Articles and Essays, 1981-1982
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Articles and Essays, 1982-1986
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Articles and Essays, 1988-1993
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Articles and Essays--"Revolution, Progress and Decline: Hungary Between 1848 and 1918,", undated
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Articles and Essays, 1981-1983
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Articles and Essays, 1983-1987
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Articles and Essays--"Rosen Manuscript, Habsburg Monarchy: A Complex Patrimony," Conference,, 1989-1992
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Articles and Essays--German Unification, 1990
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Articles and Essays, 1990
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Articles and Essays, 1986-1989
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Articles and Essays, 1988-1990
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Articles and Essays, 1991-1995
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Articles and Essays--The American Historical Review, 1987-1993
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Articles and Essays--Review of "The Contested Country," #113, 1991-1992
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Articles and Essays--"The Making of Modern Freedom" Washington University St. Louis 992-1994
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Articles and Essays--"The Ethnic Question in the Multinational Habsburg Army,", 1990-1992
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Articles and Essays--Review of "Budapest and New York,", 1995
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Articles and Essays--New York Times Book Review, Balkan Ghosts: A Tourney Through History,", 1993
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Articles and Essays, circa, 1995-1996
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Articles and Essays--Szazadok, 1981
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Articles and Essays--The European Right: A Historical Profile Review,, 1965
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Articles and Essays--Germany, undated
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Articles and Essays--Germany, undated
Subseries I.2. Correspondence, 1982-1991
The correspondence covers various academic topics, some related to articles and books that Deak was working on, conference organizing, and his response to other people's work. Deak corresponds with academics and publishers, almost entirely on work-related subjects.
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Correspondence--Grothusen, K.D., 1983-1987
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Correspondence--Sugar, Peter, 1982-1986
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Correspondence--Carl Beck Papers, 1983
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Correspondence--"The Habsburg Army in Memoir Literature,", 1986-1987
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Correspondence--Solomon Wank, 1990
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Correspondence--Jean-Paul Bled, 1987-1988
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Correspondence, 1988-1991
Subseries I.3. Projects, 1986-1994
This subseries is related to Deak's academic projects other than publication. In 1991, Deak helped organize an exhibition of the Hugarian Avant-Garde at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, and provided an essay for the book describing the context for Hungarian artists working from 1908-1930. Deak also provided a number of entries to encyclopedias.
Subseries I.4. Book Reviews and Manuscripts Read for Publishers, 1966-1996
Deak wrote many reviews of other people's work, and this series contains a number of formal reviews he published in journals, and informal peer reviews for publishers. The files contain drafts, publisher's preprints, and final copies of reviews. There is also correspondence with publishers and other scholars, and reactions to his reviews. Deak was also very active in peer reviews for books. He read many articles for journals, publishers, and foundations. In many cases he read the articles anonymously
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Book Reviews, 1976-1978
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Book Reviews, 1978-1980
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Book Reviews, 1989-1994
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Book Reviews, 1980
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Book Reviews, 1966-1975
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Book Reviews, 1975-1980
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Book Reviews, 1981-1992
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Book Reviews, 1971
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Book Reviews, 1972-1976
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Book Reviews, 1985-1990
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Book Reviews, 1991-1996
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Book Reviews, 1994
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Book Reviews, 1970
Subseries I.5. PhD Dissertation, 1963-1969
This subseries contains Deak's PhD dissertation. He finished his degree in 1964, and the dissertation eventually became his first bookWeimer Germany's Left Wing Intellectuals, A Political History of the Weltbühne and its Causes.
Deak was an active teacher, teaching classes on the history of central and east central Europe. This series contains lecture notes, student papers, and various other notes related to his scholarly and teaching activities.
This series makes up the bulk of the papers. Deak kept extensive notes on all of the lectures that he gave across the country, and many detailed records about his activities at conferences. This series includes lecture notes, programs from various conferences, invitations to attend, correspondence regarding lectures and attendance, administrative files, and itineraries related to conference attendance.
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Conferences and Lectures--Bellagio Conference, 1983
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Conferences and Lectures--The Age of Revolutions, 1974-1980
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Conferences and Lectures, 1969-1971
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Conferences and Lectures, 1972-1974
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Conferences and Lectures--Suceava Conference, Correspondence, 1972-1974
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Conferences and Lectures--Wilson Center Lecture, 1985
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Conferences and Lectures--Bucharest Conference, 1984
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Conferences and Lectures--Magyarsa's Conference, 1984
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Conferences and Lectures--USIA-IREX Conference, 1983
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Conferences and Lectures, 1983-1985
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Conferences and Lectures, 1983-1984
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Conferences and Lectures, 1981
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Conferences and Lectures, 1981
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Conferences and Lectures, 1980
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Conferences and Lectures, 1980
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Conferences and Lectures, 1979
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Conferences and Lectures--"The History of the Rhine,", undated
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Conferences and Lectures--Baltic Cruise Lectures, 1993
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Conferences and Lectures--Danube Trip, 1989
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Conferences and Lectures, 1978
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Conference and Lectures--"Society and Culture in a Multi-Ethnic Environment: The Case of Transylvania,", 1979
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Conferences and Lectures, 1979
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Conferences and Lectures--"Historical Conference of Fascism,", 1974
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Conferences and Lectures--"Brooklyn College Conference on Society in Change,", 1985
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Conferences and Lectures, 1977-1978
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Conferences and Lectures--"War and Society,", 1978
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Conferences and Lectures, 1982-1983
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Conferences and Lectures, 1976
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Conferences and Lectures--"Austria and the Two Europes," Harvard University,, 1990
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Conferences and Lectures, 1989-1991
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Conferences and Lectures--"Workshop on Eastern Europe," University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,, 1990
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Conferences and Lectures--IREX-Budapest Conference, 1989
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Conferences and Lectures--University of Minnesota, 1990
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Conferences and Lectures, 1990-1991
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Conferences and Lectures--IREX Conference, Carnegie Corporation, 1990
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Conferences and Lectures--"The Danger of Anti-Semitism in Hungary," Hebrew University of Jerusalem,, 1990
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Conferences and Lectures--Leo Baeck Institute, 1990
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Conferences and Lectures--"Comprehending the Incomprehensible," Branham Lecture,, 1990
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Conferences and Lectures, 1981
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Conferences and Lectures, 1981-1982
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Conferences and Lectures, 1994
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Conferences and Lectures--Duquense University, 1994
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Conferences and Lectures--"The End of the Empire," Harriman Institute, 1994-1995
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Conferences and Lectures--Hungarian Institute, 1994
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Conferences and Lectures--"The Fall of the Habsburg and Soviet Empires," The Prague Central European University Foundation,, 1994
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Conferences and Lectures--Minneapolis Symposium, 1980
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Conferences and Lectures--Baltic Cruise, 1993
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Conferences and Lectures, 1992-1993
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Conferences and Lectures--"The Fall of Austria-Hungary and Peace, Stability and Legitimacy," Nobel Symposium,, 1993
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Conferences and Lectures--"Revolutions of 1848," Ohio Northern University,, 1993
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Conferences and Lectures, 1991-1993
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Conferences and Lectures--University of Montana, 1993
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Conferences and Lectures--"Sobering Days in Hungary," Conference on Eastern Europe,, 1993
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Conferences and Lectures--Institute for Human Sciences, 1991
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Conferences and Lectures, 1991
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Conferences and Lectures, 1993-1994
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Conferences and Lectures--Budapest, 1994
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Conferences and Lectures--"The Fall of the Soviet and Hungarian Empires," Institut Universitaire de Hautes Etudens Internationales,, 1994
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Conferences and Lectures--"The Fall of the Habsburg and Soviet Empires: An Attempted Comparison," Das Institut für den Donauraum und Mitteleuropa,, 1994
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Conferences and Lectures--"Political Groups, Social Classes and Social Issues in Weimar Germany," University of Minnesota,, 1981
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Conferences and Lectures--University of Minnesota, 1980
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Conferences and Lectures--"Second Conference of Polish and American Historians," University of Iowa,, 1976
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Conferences and Lectures, 1975-1976
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Conferences and Lectures, 1974-1975
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Conferences and Lectures--"Faces of Tradition; Germany in Europe--The Last Hundred Years," Smith College,, 1987
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Conferences and Lectures--"Revolutionary Situations in Europe: 1917-1922 Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary," Interuniversity Center for European Studies, Montreal, 1976, 1917-1922, 1976
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Conferences and Lectures, 1976-1977
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Conferences and Lectures--"East-West Forum,", 1987
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Conferences and Lectures--"Federalist Ideas in East Central Europe During the Interwar Years," AAASS, Boston,, 1987
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Conferences and Lectures, 1988
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Conferences and Lectures, 1988
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Conferences and Lectures--"Re-thinking Eastern European History," New College, Sarasota, Florida,, 1989
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Conferences and Lectures--Vanderbilt University, 1986-1989
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Conferences and Lectures--"What Can History Teach us About Change in Eastern Europe," The Washington Institute, D.C.,, 1989
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Conferences and Lectures--"In Search of Central Europe," The Wilson Center,, 1988
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Conferences and Lectures--"Jews in European Society and Politics, 1918-1945," American Historical Association,, 1987
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Conferences and Lectures--"East Central Europe and Superpower Politics Between the Moscow Talks in October 1944 and the Prague Spring in 1968," York University, 1988, October 1944, 1988
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Conferences and Lectures, 1984-1986
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Conferences and Lectures, 1987
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Conferences and Lectures, 1986
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Conferences and Lectures--Military History Symposium, 1986
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Conferences and Lectures--Minnesota Conferences on Jews in Austria, 1986
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Conferences and Lectures--German Studies Association, 1986
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Conferences and Lectures--East European Program, The Wilson Center, 1986
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Conferences and Lectures--"East European Fascism in World War II," Institute on International Change, Columbia University,, 1986
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Conferences and Lectures, 1991-1992
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Conferences and Lectures--"Chivalry, Gentlemanly Honor, and Virtuous Ladies in Austria-Hungary," Robert A. Kann Memorial Lecture, University of Minnesota,, 1992
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Conferences and Lectures--"Democratizing Eastern Europe: Illusion or Reality," National Defense University,, 1992
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Conferences and Lectures--Hungary, 1992
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Conferences and Lectures--IREX, Romania, 1991
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Conferences and Lectures--"Central Europe: Past, Present, Future," Vienna,, 1991
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Conferences and Lectures--"From Europe to Europe: 1,100 Years of Hungarian History," The Smithsonian Institution,, 1990
The research notes in this collection contain detailed information on over 1000 soldiers in the Habsburg Army, as well a numerous notes on the materials written in Hungarian. In the course of his research, Deak created a number of calculations and written documents analyzing the data. In 1990, Deak published Beyond Nationalism: A Social and Political History of the Habsburg Officer Corps.
Subseries IV.1. Data Sheets and Calculations, undated
The data sheets are written in Hungarian and English, and detail each veteran's name, vital statistics, residence, religion, and other details of his life during and after service. Deak particularly analyzed soldiers who came from the nobility.
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Data Sheets and Calculations, undated
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Data Sheets and Calculations--Noble Officers, undated
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Data Sheets and Calculations, undated
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Data Sheets--Kuk Army, The Wilson Center, undated
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Data Sheets and Calculations, undated
Subseries IV.2. Research Notes, undated
These research notes are particularly related to the research he was doing on the Habsburg Officer corps. He looked at different groups of officers in different ways, with particular interest in education, nobility, Jews and Hungarians.
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Research Notes--Szolnoky Anyag, undated
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Research Notes--Qua-Listen Instruction Samples, undated
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Research Notes--Pictures sent to Vienna, undated
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Research Notes--Jews in the Habsburg Army-1849, undated
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Research Notes--Jews in the Austrian and Austro-Hungarian Armies-1849-1918, undated
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Research Notes--1000 Officers, Special Cases, Court Records,, undated
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Research Notes--Military Education, undated
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Research Notes--Regimental Histories, undated
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Research Notes--Military History, undated
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Research Notes--Hungarian, undated
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Research Notes--Statistics from Yearbook, undated
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Research Notes--1000 Officers Statistics, undated
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Research Notes--Duplicate Statistics, undated
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Research Notes--Militar Statisches Jarbuch , undated
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Research Notes--Memoirs, A-L, undated
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Research Notes--Memoirs, M-Z, undated
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Research Notes--Habsburg Army Secondary Literature, A-C, undated
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Research Notes--Habsburg Army Secondary Literature, D-F, undated
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Research Notes--Habsburg Army Secondary Literature, G-L, undated
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Research Notes--Habsburg Army Secondary Literature, M-O, undated
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Research Notes--Habsburg Army Secondary Literature, O-R, undated
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Research Notes--Sereinigg, undated
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Research Notes--Habsburg Army Secondary Literature, S, undated
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Research Notes--Habsburg Army Secondary Literature, Sz-Z, undated
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Research Notes--Austrian Army in Italy-1859, undated
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Research Notes--The Nationality Question in the Habsburg Army, Regimental Histories,, undated
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Research Notes--Chapter III, Education, undated
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Research Notes--Chapter V, from Pay Day to Pay Day, undated
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Research Notes--Chapter VI, Latter Day Knights, undated
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Research Notes--Pensions, Orphans and Widows, undated
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Research Notes--Appendix I, Records, undated
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Research Notes--Bibliography, undated
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Research Notes--Salt Lake City, 1985
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Research Notes, undated
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Research Notes--Austro-Hungarian Project, General Readings, undated
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Research Notes--Austro-Hungarian Relations, undated
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Research Notes--Questions about Hungarian Ancestors, 1985
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Research Notes--Noble Officers, undated
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Research Notes--Army Organization, undated