Kiss (Istvan) papers, 1974-1979

Collection context

Summary

Title:
István Kiss papers
Dates:
1974-1979
Creators:
Kiss, István, 1896- and Kiss, István, 1861-
Abstract:
Correspondence, identification and personal documents, clippings, serial issues, photographs, and slides, relating to social and political conditions in Hungary, and to Austro-Hungarian participation in World War I. Includes some papers of the father of István Kiss, also named István Kiss and also a physician.
Extent:
4 manuscript boxes (1.6 Linear Feet)
Language:
This collection is in Magyar (Hungarian)
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], István Kiss papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence, identification and personal documents, clippings, serial issues, photographs, and slides, relating to social and political conditions in Hungary, and to Austro-Hungarian participation in World War I. Personal documents include passports and school certificates. Clippings and serial issues from a variety of domestic and international newspapers on important dates pertaining to World War I. Photographs and slides from the Hungarian battle front. Includes some papers of the father of István Kiss, also named István Kiss and also a physician.

Biographical / historical:

István Kiss (born 1896) was a Hungarian physician in the Austro-Hungarian Empire during World War I. He studied at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest. His father, also István Kiss, was also a physician.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1997.
Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by format, then chronologically.

Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Rachel Waltman
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-02-04 15:45:08.064366

Access and use

Restrictions:

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:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], István Kiss papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563