Mudry (Michal) papers, 1939-2000

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Summary

Title:
Michal Múdry papers
Dates:
1939-2000
Creators:
Múdry, Michal
Abstract:
Radio broadcast scripts, correspondence, writings, memoranda, reports, and printed matter, relating mostly to Radio Free Europe broadcasts to Czechoslovakia.
Extent:
12 manuscript boxes (6.0 Linear Feet)
Language:
In Slovak, Czech and English
Preferred citation:

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

Background

Scope and content:

Radio broadcast scripts, correspondence, writings, memoranda, reports, and printed matter, relating to Radio Free Europe broadcasts to Czechoslovakia.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
11 May 1909
Born, Drétoma / Drietoma, Austro-Hungary
1930-1936
Studied at the Faculty of Law, Comenius University, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
1936-1939
Public lawyer, Bratislava
1939
Emigrated to the U.S.
Married Jarmila Navaříková
1939-1978
Member of Slovak and Czechoslovak émigré organizations in the U.S. throughout his career
1943-1944
Secretary to the former Czechoslovak Prime Minister Milan Hodža
1945-1947
A Slovak Democratic Party representative in the postwar Czechoslovak government
1948
Emigrated again to the U.S. after allegations of espionage by the Communist Party against him and other Democratic Party members
1949
Published a book about Milan Hodža entitled Milan Hodža v Amerike
1951
Editor, Radio Free Europe, Czechoslovak Desk, New York
1951-1954
Associate Editor-In-Chief, RFE, Czechoslovak Desk, Munich, Germany
1954-1970
Associate Editor-In-Chief, RFE, Czechoslovak Desk, New York
1970-1974
Editor-In-Chief, RFE, Czechoslovak Desk, New York
20 September 1978
Died, New York
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

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Martina Podsklanova
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-12-01 14:48:46.592097

Access and use

Restrictions:

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Michal Múdry 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
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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