István Deák Papers, 1960-1995

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Series III. Conferences and Lectures, 1969-1994

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.



Box 1 Folder 1 Conferences and Lectures--Bellagio Conference, 1983


Box 1 Folder 2 Conferences and Lectures--The Age of Revolutions, 1974-1980



Box 3 Folder 9 Conferences and Lectures, 1969-1971


Box 3 Folder 10 Conferences and Lectures, 1972-1974


Box 3 Folder 11 Conferences and Lectures--Suceava Conference, Correspondence, 1972-1974



Box 4 Folder 1 Conferences and Lectures--Wilson Center Lecture, 1985


Box 4 Folder 2 Conferences and Lectures--Bucharest Conference, 1984


Box 4 Folder 3 Conferences and Lectures--Magyarsa's Conference, 1984


Box 4 Folder 4 Conferences and Lectures--USIA-IREX Conference, 1983


Box 4 Folder 5 Conferences and Lectures, 1983-1985


Box 4 Folder 6 Conferences and Lectures, 1983-1984


Box 4 Folder 7 Conferences and Lectures, 1981


Box 4 Folder 8 Conferences and Lectures, 1981


Box 4 Folder 9 Conferences and Lectures, 1980


Box 4 Folder 10 Conferences and Lectures, 1980


Box 4 Folder 11 Conferences and Lectures, 1979


Box 4 Folder 12 Conferences and Lectures--"The History of the Rhine,", undated


Box 4 Folder 13 Conferences and Lectures--Baltic Cruise Lectures, 1993


Box 4 Folder 14 Conferences and Lectures--Danube Trip, 1989



Box 5 Folder 3 Conferences and Lectures, 1978


Box 5 Folder 4 Conference and Lectures--"Society and Culture in a Multi-Ethnic Environment: The Case of Transylvania,", 1979


Box 5 Folder 5 Conferences and Lectures, 1979


Box 5 Folder 6 Conferences and Lectures--"Historical Conference of Fascism,", 1974


Box 5 Folder 7 Conferences and Lectures--"Brooklyn College Conference on Society in Change,", 1985


Box 5 Folder 8 Conferences and Lectures, 1977-1978


Box 5 Folder 9 Conferences and Lectures--"War and Society,", 1978



Box 7 Folder 1 Conferences and Lectures, 1982-1983


Box 7 Folder 2 Conferences and Lectures, 1976


Box 7 Folder 3 Conferences and Lectures--"Austria and the Two Europes," Harvard University,, 1990


Box 7 Folder 4 Conferences and Lectures, 1989-1991


Box 7 Folder 5 Conferences and Lectures--"Workshop on Eastern Europe," University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,, 1990


Box 7 Folder 6 Conferences and Lectures--IREX-Budapest Conference, 1989


Box 7 Folder 7 Conferences and Lectures--University of Minnesota, 1990


Box 7 Folder 11 Conferences and Lectures, 1990-1991


Box 7 Folder 12 Conferences and Lectures--IREX Conference, Carnegie Corporation, 1990


Box 7 Folder 13 Conferences and Lectures--"The Danger of Anti-Semitism in Hungary," Hebrew University of Jerusalem,, 1990


Box 7 Folder 14 Conferences and Lectures--Leo Baeck Institute, 1990


Box 7 Folder 15 Conferences and Lectures--"Comprehending the Incomprehensible," Branham Lecture,, 1990



Box 8 Folder 1 Conferences and Lectures, 1981


Box 8 Folder 2 Conferences and Lectures, 1981-1982


Box 8 Folder 4 Conferences and Lectures, 1994


Box 8 Folder 5 Conferences and Lectures--Duquense University, 1994


Box 8 Folder 6 Conferences and Lectures--"The End of the Empire," Harriman Institute, 1994-1995


Box 8 Folder 7 Conferences and Lectures--Hungarian Institute, 1994


Box 8 Folder 8 Conferences and Lectures--"The Fall of the Habsburg and Soviet Empires," The Prague Central European University Foundation,, 1994


Box 8 Folder 12 Conferences and Lectures--Minneapolis Symposium, 1980


Box 8 Folder 13 Conferences and Lectures--Baltic Cruise, 1993



Box 9 Folder 5 Conferences and Lectures, 1992-1993


Box 9 Folder 6 Conferences and Lectures--"The Fall of Austria-Hungary and Peace, Stability and Legitimacy," Nobel Symposium,, 1993


Box 9 Folder 7 Conferences and Lectures--"Revolutions of 1848," Ohio Northern University,, 1993


Box 9 Folder 8 Conferences and Lectures, 1991-1993


Box 9 Folder 9 Conferences and Lectures--University of Montana, 1993


Box 9 Folder 10 Conferences and Lectures--"Sobering Days in Hungary," Conference on Eastern Europe,, 1993


Box 9 Folder 11 Conferences and Lectures--Institute for Human Sciences, 1991


Box 9 Folder 12 Conferences and Lectures, 1991


Box 9 Folder 13 Conferences and Lectures, 1993-1994


Box 9 Folder 14 Conferences and Lectures--Budapest, 1994


Box 9 Folder 15 Conferences and Lectures--"The Fall of the Soviet and Hungarian Empires," Institut Universitaire de Hautes Etudens Internationales,, 1994


Box 9 Folder 16 Conferences and Lectures--"The Fall of the Habsburg and Soviet Empires: An Attempted Comparison," Das Institut für den Donauraum und Mitteleuropa,, 1994


Box 9 Folder 17 Conferences and Lectures--"Political Groups, Social Classes and Social Issues in Weimar Germany," University of Minnesota,, 1981


Box 9 Folder 18 Conferences and Lectures--University of Minnesota, 1980



Box 11 Folder 1 Conferences and Lectures--"Second Conference of Polish and American Historians," University of Iowa,, 1976


Box 11 Folder 2 Conferences and Lectures, 1975-1976


Box 11 Folder 3 Conferences and Lectures, 1974-1975


Box 11 Folder 4 Conferences and Lectures--"Faces of Tradition; Germany in Europe--The Last Hundred Years," Smith College,, 1987


Box 11 Folder 5 Conferences and Lectures--"Revolutionary Situations in Europe: 1917-1922 Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary," Interuniversity Center for European Studies, Montreal, 1976, 1917-1922, 1976


Box 11 Folder 6 Conferences and Lectures, 1976-1977


Box 11 Folder 7 Conferences and Lectures--"East-West Forum,", 1987


Box 11 Folder 8 Conferences and Lectures--"Federalist Ideas in East Central Europe During the Interwar Years," AAASS, Boston,, 1987


Box 11 Folder 9 Conferences and Lectures, 1988


Box 11 Folder 10 Conferences and Lectures, 1988


Box 11 Folder 12 Conferences and Lectures--"Re-thinking Eastern European History," New College, Sarasota, Florida,, 1989


Box 11 Folder 13 Conferences and Lectures--Vanderbilt University, 1986-1989


Box 11 Folder 14 Conferences and Lectures--"What Can History Teach us About Change in Eastern Europe," The Washington Institute, D.C.,, 1989


Box 11 Folder 15 Conferences and Lectures--"In Search of Central Europe," The Wilson Center,, 1988


Box 11 Folder 16 Conferences and Lectures--"Jews in European Society and Politics, 1918-1945," American Historical Association,, 1987



Box 12 Folder 1 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


Box 12 Folder 3 Conferences and Lectures, 1984-1986


Box 12 Folder 4 Conferences and Lectures, 1987



Box 13 Folder 3 Conferences and Lectures, 1986


Box 13 Folder 4 Conferences and Lectures--Military History Symposium, 1986


Box 13 Folder 5 Conferences and Lectures--Minnesota Conferences on Jews in Austria, 1986


Box 13 Folder 6 Conferences and Lectures--German Studies Association, 1986


Box 13 Folder 8 Conferences and Lectures--East European Program, The Wilson Center, 1986


Box 13 Folder 9 Conferences and Lectures--"East European Fascism in World War II," Institute on International Change, Columbia University,, 1986



Box 14 Folder 2 Conferences and Lectures, 1991-1992


Box 14 Folder 3 Conferences and Lectures--"Chivalry, Gentlemanly Honor, and Virtuous Ladies in Austria-Hungary," Robert A. Kann Memorial Lecture, University of Minnesota,, 1992


Box 14 Folder 4 Conferences and Lectures--"Democratizing Eastern Europe: Illusion or Reality," National Defense University,, 1992


Box 14 Folder 5 Conferences and Lectures--Hungary, 1992


Box 14 Folder 6 Conferences and Lectures--IREX, Romania, 1991


Box 14 Folder 7 Conferences and Lectures--"Central Europe: Past, Present, Future," Vienna,, 1991


Box 14 Folder 8 Conferences and Lectures--"From Europe to Europe: 1,100 Years of Hungarian History," The Smithsonian Institution,, 1990