Horák (Jiří) papers, 1946-2006

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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.

Scope and content:: 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:: 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

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

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff and Zdena Horÿk
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-02-23 09:34:34.564329

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Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Jiří Horák papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:: Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US