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Title: Dora Gabensky papers
Date (inclusive): 1908-1992
Collection Number: 88028
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Bulgarian and English
Physical Description:
62 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes
(29.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, bulletins, newsletters, reports, pamphlets, serial issues, certificates, and photographs relating to Bulgarian
literature and culture; Bulgarian émigré activities; activities of various anti-communist organizations, including the Bulgarian
National Front, the Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations, and the Assembly of Captive European Nations; and political participation
of Bulgarian and other ethnic Americans in the Republican Party through the National Republican Heritage Groups (Nationalities)
Council.
Creator:
Gabensky, Dora, 1905-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1988.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Dora Gabensky papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
Dora Gabensky was a Bulgarian-American writer and journalist. She worked for the Library of Congress in research and publishing
for the Radio Free Europe Committee. In 1957 she founded the Association of Bulgarian Artists and Writers in Exile and established
and edited the Bulgarian magazine
Lutch, which was distributed to many countries.
In 1960 she organized her first Bulgarian political group - the Bulgarian American Republican Club of California after realizing
that only through politics could they be heard in their fight against communism. Having been the Bulgarian delegate to the
Captive Nations for over twenty years, she was a relentless fighter against communism.
Dora Gabensky was an active member of the Republican Party in California and has received numerous awards and recognitions
for her contributions to the Party during her lifetime. She assisted in the
election of Governor Ronald Reagan, including organizing a successful fundraiser for the Governor while serving as state chairman
of the Bulgarian American Committee for Reagan-Bush. During presidential elections, Gabensky held the position of nationalities
co-chairman in California. She was also very active in ethnic volunteer organizations within the Republican Party and served
as Executive Vice President of the Southern California Republican Heritage Groups Council and as a chairwoman for the Los
Angeles County Federation of Republican Women.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection contains correspondence, bulletins, newsletters, reports, pamphlets, serial issues, certificates, and photographs
relating to Bulgarian literature and culture; Bulgarian émigré activities; activities of various anti-communist organizations,
including the Bulgarian National Front, the Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations, and the Assembly of Captive European Nations;
and political participation of Bulgarian and other ethnic Americans in the Republican Party through the National Republican
Heritage Groups (Nationalities) Council.
Of particular interest in the collection are the files concerning Dora Gabensky's activities in Bulgarian-American republican
organizations. Also important are the materials of the Association of Bulgarian Artists and Writers in Exile.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Anti-communist movements -- United States
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
Bulgarians -- United States
Bulgarian literature
Bulgaria -- Civilization
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
ACEN (Organization)
Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations
Bulgarian National Front
National Republican Heritage Groups Council