I. G. Duca papers, 1914-1933

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Summary

Creators:
Duca, I. G. (Ion George), 1879-1933
Abstract:
Memoirs, correspondence, notes, and memoranda, relating to Romanian politics and foreign policy.
Extent:
6 manuscript boxes, 3 microfilm reels (2.7 Linear Feet)
Language:
Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], I. G. Duca papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Memoirs, correspondence, notes, and memoranda, relating to Romanian politics and foreign policy.

Biographical / historical:

Ion George Duca was prime minister of Romania from November 14 to December 30, 1933, when he was assassinated for his efforts to suppress the fascist Iron Guard movement.

Born in Bucharest on December 20, 1879, he entered Romania's Chamber of Deputies for the National Liberal Party in 1907 and served in the cabinet from 1914. Appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1922, he was an avid supporter of the Little Entente, an alliance formed between Romania, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia.

In November, 1933, King Carol II of Romania asked Duca to head the government as prime minister in preparation for the December elections. What followed was a time of violence when police jailed thousands of Iron Guard members. Shortly after the release of many of the Iron Guard members from jail, Duca was shot on the platform of the Sinaia train station by Nicolae Constantinescu.

Ion George Duca's extensive political memoirs were edited by his son George while at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University in the 1970s and 1980s.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1966.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], I. G. Duca papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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