Rusztem Vambéry papers, 1887-1948

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Summary

Creators:
Vámbéry, Rusztem, 1872-
Abstract:
Correspondence, speeches and writings, reports, and printed matter, relating to criminology, Hungarian domestic and foreign affairs, Hungarian- American relations, and Hungarian emigres in the U.S.
Extent:
9 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box (5.75 Linear Feet)
Language:
In Hungarian and English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Rusztem Vambéry Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Biographical / historical:
Rusztem Vambéry, 1872-1948
Date Event
1872
Born, Budapest, Hungary
1897
Admitted to the Bar of Budapest
1899-1913
Judge to the Court of Appeals and attached to the Department of Bill Drafting at the Ministry of Justice
1902
Reader in criminal law, Law School at the University of Budapest
1905
Secretary of Juridical Society
1908-1921
Professor of Law, Law School at the University of Budapest
1913-1939
Editor, Jogtudományi Koezloeny (Law Gazette)
1914
Vice Chairman of the liberal Kossuth Party
1918
Member of the National Council during th October Revolution
1922-1938
Practiced law (defended Mátyás Rákosi and other political prisoners of the left, lectured in Hungary, Czechoslovakia and England)
1924-1939
Founder and editor in chief of Századunk ("Our Century," a journal of sociology)
1938
Immigrated to the United States of America
1939-?
Professor at the New School of Social Research, in New York
1939-
President of Committee for New Democratic Hungary
1941?-1945
Special Advisor to the U.S. Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and the British Information Service on Hungarian matters
1946-1948
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States (appointed September 6, 1946 and resigned May 19, 1948)
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1975.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Restrictions:

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Rusztem Vambéry 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:
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