Ferenc Marosy papers, 1948-1981

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Summary

Creators:
Marosy, Ferenc, 1893-1986
Abstract:
Correspondence, reports, speeches and writings, and clippings, relating to anti-communist Hungarian emigre activities, Hungarians in Spain, and political conditions in Spain.
Extent:
2 manuscript boxes (0.8 Linear Feet)
Language:
Mainly in Hungarian
Preferred citation:

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

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence, reports, speeches and writings, and clippings, relating to anti-communist Hungarian emigre activities, Hungarians in Spain, and political conditions in Spain.

Biographical / historical:

(Francis Mengele de Maros-Solymos before 1936)

also known as Francis de Marosy

Date Event
1893 June 30
born Szeged, Hungary
1911-1915
attended the University of Budapest (Péter Pázmány University).
1915-1918
Lieutenant, Austro-Hungarian Armed Forces, Artillery.
1919
Diplomatic Attache, Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Budapest.
1924-1926
Secretary, Hungarian Legation, Bucharest, Romania.
1929
Author of A Népszövetség jogi és politikai rendszere. (Legal and political system of the League of Nations), Budapest, Franklin, 1929
1930-1932
Secretary and Charge d'Affaires, Hungarian Legation, Madrid, Spain.
1933-1936
Press Chief, Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Budapest.
1936
Membership awarded in the Hungarian "Vitéz Order" and changed his last name from "Mengele" to "Marosy."
1937-1939
Councillor and Charge d'Affaires, Hungarian Legation, London, England.
1939-1940
Consul General, Hungarian Consulate, Prague, Czecho-Slovakia.
1941
Charge d'Affaires, Hungarian Legation, Cairo, Egypt.
1941-1943
Minister Plenipotentiary, Hungarian Legation, Zagreb, Croatia.
1944 May
Minister Plenipotentiary, Hungarian Legation, Helsinki, Finland.
1944 October
Dissident and exiled in Stockholm, Sweden.
1946-1948
Exiled in Madrid, Spain.
1949-1969
Representative of Hungarian National Council, New York, N.Y., semiofficially accredited as Free Hungarian Minister, Hungarian Legation, Madrid, Spain.
1969-1979
Delegate of European Free Hungarian Congress, Madrid, Spain.
Acquisition information:
Aquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1979.
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], Ferenc Marosy 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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