Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- Photographs, postcards, and slides, depicting cities, prominent personalities, and historical events in various European countries, particularly in Eastern Europe. Includes scenes of the Hungarian Revolution of 1918-1919; the coup of 1926 in Poland; the revolt of 1934 in Austria; post-World War II communist activities in Romania; and the Solidarność movement in Poland in the 1980s.
- Extent:
- 5 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 39 35mm slides, 37 envelopes, 1 oversize folder, 1 album box (6.1 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], European pictorial collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Background
- Acquisition information:
- Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Slides (Photography)
- Names:
- NSZZ "Solidarność" (Labor organization)
- Places:
- Austria -- History -- 1918-1938 -- Pictorial works
Europe -- Pictorial works
Hungary -- History -- Revolution, 1918-1919 -- Pictorial works
Poland -- History -- Coup d'état, 1926 -- Pictorial works
Romania -- History -- 1944-1989 -- Pictorial works
Poland -- History -- 1980-1989 -- Pictorial works
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], European pictorial collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563