Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Jiří Horák papers
- Dates:
- 1946-2006
- Creators:
- Horák, Jiří, 1924-2003
- Abstract:
- Speeches and writings, correspondence, reports, bulletins, printed matter, and photographs, relating to socialism in Czechoslovakia, anti-communist political movements, Czech émigré affairs, Radio Free Europe, the Socialist International, and post-1989 political conditions in Czechoslovakia.
- Extent:
- 74 manuscript boxes (29.6 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Jiří Horák papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Speeches and writings, correspondence, reports, bulletins, printed matter, and photographs, relating to socialism in Czechoslovakia, anti-communist political movements, Czech émigré affairs, Radio Free Europe, the Socialist International, and post-1989 political conditions in Czechoslovakia.
- Biographical / historical:
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Czechoslovak social democratic leader; emigre and political scientist in the United States; secretary-general, Council of Free Czechoslovakia, 1974-1994; chairman, Ceskoslovenská Strana Sociálne Demokratická, 1990-1992.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2006.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Czechs -- United States
Anti-communist movements
Radio broadcasting -- Czechoslovakia
Socialism -- Czechoslovakia - Names:
- Radio Free
Europe
Council of Free Czechoslovakia
Československá strana sociálně demokratická
Socialist International (1951- ) - Places:
- Czechoslovakia -- Politics and government -- 1989-1992
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-02-23 09:34:34.564329
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], Jiří Horák papers, [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