Inventory of the Grigore Constantinescu papers
Finding aid prepared by G. Duca and Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
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Title: Grigore Constantinescu papers
Date (inclusive): 1931-1980
Collection Number: 81087
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Romanian and English
Physical Description:
6 manuscript boxes
(2.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, diaries, minutes, radio broadcast transcripts, memoranda, and phonotapes, relating to communism in Romania,
Romanian émigré politics, the Assembly of Captive European Nations, and Radio Free Europe.
Creator:
Constantinescu, Grigore, 1896-1980
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
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.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1981.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Grigore Constantinescu papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical/Historical Note
A Romanian diplomat, Constantinescu served as the minister-counsellor to Great Britain, from 1946 to 1947, and served within
the Comitetul National Roman (Romanian National Committee), the post-World War II Romanian democratic government-in-exile.
Scope and Content of Collection
Correspondence, diaries, minutes, radio broadcast transcripts, memoranda, and phonotapes, relating to communism in Romania,
Romanian émigré politics, the Assembly of Captive European Nations, and Radio Free Europe.
Related Collection(s)
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Romania -- Emigration and immigration
Anti-communist movements
Romania -- Politics and government -- 1944-1989
Diplomats -- Romania
Radio Free Europe
ACEN (Organization)
box 1
Personal papers, 1956-1980
box 1
Correspondence with the Romanian National Committee, 1951-1953
box 1
Correspondence with the Romanian National Committee, 1956-1963
box 2
Diaries, 1950-1951, 1953-1954, 1969
Scope and Contents
Includes personal, diplomatic, and political information, relating to exiles, contacts in the Foreign Office, and information
used for radio broadcasts.
box 2
Sound recording of various speakers performing the first lines of the "To Be or Not to Be" soliloquy from Hamlet
Physical Description: 2.0 sound_tape_reelsPhysical tapes are labelled 012081 and 012178 respectively.
Language of Material: English.
Access
Use copy number: 81087_a_0009111
Content note
The clips sound like they are culled from commercial disc sources.
box 2
Tracing the Hound of the Baskervilles
Physical Description: 1.0 sound_tape_reel
Language of Material: English.
Access
Use copy reference number: 81087_a_0009946
Scope and Contents
Tracing the Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes Society of London
Wednesday, October 6th, 1965, 7:30 evening
box 2
Correspondence with the Romanian National Committee, 1964
box 2
Correspondence with the Romanian National Committee, 1965
box 2
Correspondence with the Romanian National Committee, 1970
box 3
Personal Correspondence, 1946-1979
box 3
Violation of Human Rights in Romania
1952
box 3
Memorandum on the Treatment of Political Prisoners in Romania, 1959
box 3
Correspondence from and concerning Mrs. Titulescu regarding her role during World War II
box 4
Broadcasts to Romania for Radio Free Europe through the BBC in London, 1957-1966
box 5
Broadcasts to Romania for Radio Free Europe through the BBC in London files, 1967-1973
box 5
Photograph and newspaper clippings
box 6
Correspondence, mementos, diary, radio broadcast transcripts, travel documents, memorabilia, photographs and other materials
1946-1950
