Overview of the Stefan Tiso diary

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Title: Stefan Tiso diary
Date (inclusive): 1944-1945
Collection Number: 52006
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: Slovak
Physical Description: 1 item (1 folder) (0.1 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Relates to political and military conditions in Slovakia in the latter stages of World War II.
Creator: Tiso, Stefan, 1897-1949
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Use

May not be published without permission of the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace and the heirs of S. Tiso. For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1952.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Stefan Tiso diary, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

Stefan Tiso (1897-1959) Slovak lawyer, Premier of Slovakia from 1944 to 1945, also serving as president of the Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic, Foreign Minister, and Minister of Justice. He was a distant cousin of Reverend Josef Tiso, President of the Slovak Republic.

Scope and Content of Collection

Relates to political and military conditions in Slovakia in the latter stages of World War II.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

World War, 1939-1945 -- Slovakia
Czechoslovakia -- History -- 1938-1945
Statesmen -- Czechoslovakia
World War, 1939-1945 -- Czechoslovakia
Slovakia -- Politics and government
Slovakia -- History -- Uprising, 1944