Julianna Geszty papers, 1933-approximately 1943

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Summary

Creators:
Geszty, Julianna, 1904-1993
Abstract:
This collection comprises travel journals, correspondence, and photographic negatives belonging to Hungarian author Julianna Geszty (1904-1993). The materials document her travels throughout Asia and Africa in 1933-1935 and 1943.
Extent:
3 manuscript boxes, 4 oversize boxes (5.39 Linear Feet)
Language:
In English, German, and Hungarian
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Julianna Geszty papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of diaries documenting Geszty's travels throughout Asia and Africa from approximately 1933 to 1943. It also includes correspondence, photographic negatives, and loose photograph album pages, which feature photographs of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia.

Biographical / historical:

Julianna Geszty Gardiner (1904-1993) was a Hungarian author and a prolific world traveler.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2024.
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], Julianna Geszty 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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