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Register of the Vladimir Milanović papers

Finding aid prepared by Zivka Mares Randic
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Stanford University
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Title: Vladimir Milanović papers
Date (inclusive): 1868-1972
Collection Number: 70078
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: Mainly in Serbo-Croatian
Physical Description: 13 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box (5.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Contains writings, diaries, correspondence, notes, bulletins, printed matter, and photographs, relating to Yugoslav foreign relations, especially during World War II, postwar conditions in Yugoslavia, and Yugoslav émigré affairs. Includes memoirs entitled "Iz nedavne prošlosti" relating to Yugoslav relations with Germany and Bulgaria, 1939-1941, prior to the German invasion of Yugoslavia and draft notes for an English-Serbian dictionary. Also available on microfilm (18 reels).
Creator: Milanović, Vladimir J., 1896-1972
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

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Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1970.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Vladimir Milanović Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Alternate Forms Available

Also available on microfilm (18 reels).

Biographical Note

1896 Born, Smederevo, Serbia
1906-1914 Educated in Smederevo and Belgrade, Serbia
1919 Received a diploma, specialized in diplomacy from the Ecole Libre des Science Politiques
1922 Passed doctoral exams at the Faculté de Droit, Université de Paris, France
1924 Royal Yugoslav second secretary at the embassy in
1935 Royal Yugoslav ambassador in Sofia, Bulgaria
1939-1940 Royal Yugoslav chargé d'affaires to Switzerland
1940-1941 Royal Yugoslav ambassador in Sofia, Bulgaria
1941-1944 Royal Yugoslav government-in-exile secretary general of the Foreign Ministry, London, United Kingdom
1944 Royal Yugoslav government-in-exile delegate to the Allied Commission
1944-1945 Royal Yugoslav government-in-exile ambassador to Belgium and Luxemburg
1945-1972 Settled in London; active member of the Yugoslav émigré community
1972 Died

Scope and Content of Collection

The papers relate to the foreign relations of Royal Yugoslavia, especially during World War II, Bulgarian internal and foreign affairs, the Macedonian issue, German aspirations in the Balkan region, postwar conditions in Yugoslavia, and Yugoslav émigré affairs. They include memoirs entitled "Iz nedavne prošlosti," describing Yugoslav relations with Germany and Bulgaria from 1939 to 1941, prior to the German invasion of Yugoslavia, and draft notes for an English-Serbian dictionary.
Milanović's handwritten Diaries in Serbo-Croatian provide a private perspective on his daily routine and social life from 1938 to 1968. A Biographical file provides information on Milanović's family background, personal life, and career. Documents record the family inheritance from Smederevo and the death of Milanović's brother, Alekandar. The Correspondence includes exchanges with his close personal friends, Yugoslav émigré members, family members, particularly his nephew Milorad M. Drachkovitch (Drašković), and members of the Serbian Orthodox community in the United Kingdom.
The Speeches and writings are comprised of draft fragments, books, articles, booklets, open letters, and notes on topics related to his memoir and a considerable number of handwritten notes on English and Serbian words in preparation for a draft of an English-Serbian dictionary. Speeches and writings by others contain Milorad M. Drachkovitch's writings addressing issues related to the political system in post-war Yugoslavia and writings by others reflecting on the events in Yugoslavia during World War II, as well as developments in post-war Yugoslavia.
The Royal Yugoslav government office file consists of records Milanović collected during his diplomatic career with the Royal Yugoslav government, organised by posting. Embassy reports provide detailed information on the Royal Yugoslav government's diplomatic affairs in Bulgaria and Germany, and especially address Bulgarian politics, the Macedonian issue, and German aspirations in the Balkan region prior to World War II. Additional records document the émigrés who served the Royal Yugoslav government in London during World War II and were not able to return to Yugoslavia for political reasons.
The Photographs depict Milanović's official engagements and events during his diplomatic career, his private social life, as well as family members and personal friends. The Oversize materials contain documents on Milanović's inheritance from Smederevo in Serbia, degrees, and employment certificates. Also included are materials from the Royal Yugoslav government embassy in Bulgaria transferring the office to the new ambassador, and inventory lists of the embassy offices in Sofia and Varna, Bulgaria.
The Printed Matter consists of newspapers, journals, press releases, clippings and other materials providing daily news of developments in Yugoslavia and Europe during World War II, and the views and reflections on political and economic conditions in post-war Yugoslavia.

Arrangement

The collection is organized into nine series: Diaries, Biographical file, Correspondence, Speeches and writings, Speeches and writings by others, Royal Yugoslav government-in-exile office file, Photographs, Printed matter and Oversized materials

Subjects and Indexing Terms

World War, 1939-1945 -- Yugoslavia
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
Yugoslavia -- Emigration and immigration
Diplomats -- Yugoslavia
Bulgaria -- Foreign relations -- Yugoslavia
Germany -- Foreign relations -- Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia -- Foreign relations -- Bulgaria
Yugoslavia -- Foreign relations -- Germany
Yugoslavia -- History
 

Diaries 1938-1968

Arrangement note

Arranged chronologically
box 1, folder 1

1938-1960

box 1, folder 2

1961-1968

 

Biographical file 1868-1971

Scope and Contents note

Includes certificates, travel documents, memorabilia, and maps of Royal Yugoslavia and the Balkans.

Arrangement note

Arranged by physical form
 

Personal documents 1868-1971

box 1, folder 3

Inheritance, Smederevo 1868-1970

Scope and Contents note

See also oversize material
box 1, folder 4

Military certificates 1917, 1923

box 1, folder 5

Employment records 1917, 1924, 1930, 1939

box 1, folder 6

Savings book and household budget 1934-1943, 1941-1956, 1972, 1973

box 1, folder 7

Birth certificates issued in 1936 and 1961

box 1, folder 8

Party invitations letter 1937

box 1, folder 9

Aleksandar Milanović 1938

Scope and Contents note

Includes death certificate
box 1, folder 10

Travel documents 1941, 1952, 1964

box 1, folder 11

Membership cards and hotel bills 1944, 1957, 1968-1969

box 1, folder 12

Medical appointment records 1967-1971

box 1, folder 13

Rent and pension records 1966-1971

box 1, folder 14

Obituary in Srpska Borba 7 July 1972

box 1, folder 15

Business cards and address clippings undated

box 1, folder 16

Christmas cards, postcards and a picture music disk undated

box 2, folder 1

Miscellany undated

Scope and Contents note

Includes notes, a card with religious motif, a printed portrait of Draža Mihailović, and exhibition and conference programs and leaflets
 

Maps undated

box 2, folder 2

Bartholomew's Map of Italy and the Balkans, printed and published by John Bartholomew & Son, ltd., Edinburgh Geographical Society undated

box 2, folder 2

Map of Royal Yugoslavia, photocopy undated

 

Memorabilia 1935-1940

box 2, folder 3

Recipes undated

box 2, folder 4

Buttons, copperplate for printing business card, box key, rosary undated

box 2, folder 5

Monetary notes

Scope and Contents note

Includes twenty-three Italian lira, five notes dated 1935 XIII, eighteen notes dated 1938 XVII
box 2, folder 5

Coins

Scope and Contents note

Includes Royal Yugoslavia dinars, 1935, 1938, Republic of France francs, 1947, British West Africa shillings, 1938, 1940
 

Correspondence 1918-1972

Scope and Contents note

Consists of letters, cards, and enclosures, arranged in three groups: Chronological, Milorad D. Drachkovitch, and Srpska Pravoslavna Crkva
 

Chronological 1918-1972 undated

box 2, folder 6

1918-1919, 1924

box 2, folder 7

1939-1940

box 2, folder 8-22

1941-1955

box 2, folder 23-24

1957-1958

box 2, folder 25-26

1960-1961

box 2, folder 27

1963

box 2, folder 28-34

1966-1972

box 2, folder 35

Undated

box 2, folder 36

Drašković, Milorad M. 1945-1971

box 2, folder 37

Srpska Pravoslavna Crkva 1969-1971

 

Writings circa 1940-1970

Scope and Contents note

Composed of a memoir, fragments, drafts, and notes on topics related to Royal Yugoslav relations with Bulgaria and Germany, Yugoslav émigrés' reflections on political conditions in post-war Yugoslavia, and an English-Serbian dictionary.

Arrangement note

Arranged alphabetically in two groups: Drafts, articles, fragments, and notes, and English-Serbian dictionary
 

Drafts, article fragments, and notes undated

box 3, folder 1

Book reviews, holograph and typescript undated

box 3, folder 2

"Bugarska uoči II Svetskog Rata," typescript undated

box 3, folder 3

"Bulgaria and the Present War," holograph and typescript undated

box 3, folder 4-13

"Iz Nedavne Prošlosti," memoir draft, typescript, notes, and holograph undated

box 4, folder 1

II O Revizionizmu," typescript undated

box 4, folder 2

"Zrnce," typescript undated

box 4, folder 3

"Yugoslavia and Albania," typescript undated

 

English-Serbian dictionary undated

 

Words undated

box 4, folder 4-15

B, I, J, K, M

box 5, folder 1-12

N, O, Q, U, V, X-Z

box 5, folder 13

English-Serbian dictionary introduction, holograph undated

box 5, folder 14-15

Notes for dictionary A-Z holograph undated

 

Notes for dictionary holograph undated

box 6, folder 1-11

A-F

box 7, folder 1-10

H-J, L-N, P-Ra

box 8, folder 1-6

Rb-T, W, Y

box 8, folder 7

Serbian words holograph undated

box 8, folder 8

Comments and notes holograph undated

 

Speeches and writings by others circa 1940-1970

Scope and Contents note

Contains fragments, drafts, notes and speeches by Milorad M. Drachkovitch and others.

Arrangement note

Arranged in three groups by form and author
 

Milorad M. Drachkovitch (Drašković) writings 1952-1961

box 8, folder 9

De Karl Marx à Léon Blum, Libraire E. Droz, Geneva 1954

box 8, folder 10

"Les Crises du Socialisme Occidental," Bruges 1958

box 8, folder 11

Lettre ouverte: A MM. Paul-Henri SPAAK et Max BUSET, open letter, Bruges 15 December 1952

box 8, folder 12

"Rapport sur le 'Communisme National,'" typescript undated

box 8, folder 13

La Société Occidentale, Laboratoire des Changements Sociaux, booklet 1961

 

Writings by others 1937-1967

box 9, folder 1

Ciano, Galeazzo, Diary 1937-1943, translation

box 9, folder 2

Doychinovich, Milan, Amanet, , booklet 1969

box 9, folder 3

Drašković, Slobodan M., "Poštovani gospodine Predsedniče," typescript, Paris 1947 March

box 9, folder 4

Jefremović, Draģ B., "Rodoslovlje Ikonije iz Cerovca," typescript circa 1962

 

Miloyevitch (Milojević), Milan, G. 1942-1944

box 9, folder 5

"From the Realm of Our State Problems-In the Service of Yugoslavia," transcript, London, booklet 1942

box 9, folder 6

Anglo-Yugoslav Cultural Relations, St. Clements Press, Ltd., London 1944

box 9, folder 7

Pavlowitch, K. St., La Yougoslavie et l'Italie entre les deux guerres, les conversations Marinkovitch-Grandi (1930-1931), reprint 1967

 

Pipinelis, P. undated

box 9, folder 8

"La Question d'une Macédonie Autonome," typescript

box 9, folder 9

"La Question de la Thrace," typescript

 

Ristić, Borislav M. 1944-1945

box 9, folder 10

"Zdrava Državna Osonva: Istina i Jedna linija-Jedan Put - Pravi Put za Sve," Današnj rat, No. 2, London December 1944

box 9, folder 10

"Naša spoljno-politička situaciaj," Današnj rat, No. 3, London December 1944

box 9, folder 10

"Igra sa psihologijom sa narodom ili sa sobom," Današnj rat, No. 4, London January 1945

box 9, folder 10

"Izvor rata, današnji stadijum i perspective," Današnj rat, No. 5, London January 1945

box 9, folder 10

"Naše teške prilike: Koordinacija i suprotnosti, ideje i stvarnosti," Današnj rat, No. 6, London January 1945

box 9, folder 10

"Savremeni posljednji Cilj Života, Najteži Problem," Današnj rat, No. 7, London January 1945

box 9, folder 10

"Naši kritični dani u Londonu," Današnj rat, No. 8, London February 1945

box 9, folder 11

Smodlaka, Josip, "The Yugoslav-Italian Frontier Question," New Yugoslavia reprint, Nos. 7-10, June-July issue undated

 

Unidentified authors 1958 undated

box 9, folder 12

"Gospodin Djoka Pavlovic," typescript undated

box 9, folder 13

"Iz oblasti nasih državnih problema, U službi Jugoslavije," typescript undated

box 9, folder 14

"Pad Generala Simovića," Savremenik, typescript April-May 1958

box 9, folder 15

"Pogron Srba (1941-1942), u Bosni i Hercegovini, u Svetlosti Istorije," typescript undated

box 9, folder 16

Miscellany 1942 and undated

 

Speeches 1942 undated

box 9, folder 17

General, unsigned undated

box 9, folder 18

"Commemoration of the Victims of Kragujevac," 1942. Includes speeches by Miloš Trifunovic, the Secretary for Education; the R.A. Butler, British Minster of Education; Hoste, Deputy Minster for Education, Belgium; Dimitrakakatisa, Greek Minister for Justice; Slvik Bolkesteina, G. Stronjski, Polish Minister of Information; and message from Queen Maria of Yugoslavia

 

Royal Yugoslav government office file 1935-1946

Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence, government documents and reports, financial records, and press releases related to Yugoslav-Bulgarian diplomatic relations and Yugoslav foreign policy, and Yugoslav émigré affairs in Great Britain. See also oversize materials

Arrangement note

Arranged chronologically by embassy posting
 

1935 assignment to the Bucharest (Romania) embassy files

box 9, folder 19

New Ambassador, transfer documents 1935

 

1940-1941 assignment to the Bern (Switzerland) embassy files

box 9, folder 20

New Ambassador, transfer documents February 1940

box 9, folder 21

Bulgarian foreign affairs, comments 1941

 

1940-1941 assignment to the Sofia (Bulgaria) embassy files

Scope and Contents note

See also oversize materials
 

Office documents 1940-1941

box 10, folder 1

Correspondence 1941

box 10, folder 2

Speech upon becoming ambassador, transcript undated

box 10, folder 3

Cotton transfer arrangement from Varna, Bulgaria, to Odessa, Russia 1941

box 10, folder 4

Financial statement 11 April 1941

box 10, folder 5

Minutes of the committee on confidential documents and the book of codes 1941

 

Reports 1940-1941

 

Yugoslav Bulgarian political affairs 1940-1941

box 10, folder 6

Russian role in Serbian-Bulgarian negotiation on September 1911, by Boris Nikolajev 1940

box 10, folder 7

Yugoslav-Bulgarian long term collaboration 1940

box 10, folder 8

Yugoslav-Bulgarian political affairs, ambassador's reports 1940

box 10, folder 9

Yugoslav-Bulgarian treaty 1940

box 10, folder 10

Yugoslav-Bulgarian relations 1941

 

Bulgarian political affairs 1940-1941

box 10, folder 11

Bulgarian National Assembly on foreign political affairs 1940

box 10, folder 12

Bulgarian officials on foreign affairs 1940

box 10, folder 13

Bulgarian National Assembly on internal political affairs 1940

box 10, folder 14

Bulgarian new approach towards the Balkan region 1940

box 10, folder 15

Filov's government on Bulgarian foreign policy circa 1940

box 10, folder 16

King Boris's speech on Bulgarian political affairs, report 1940

box 10, folder 17

King Boris and Bulgarian-Yugoslav relations, comments by Bojan Smilov 1940

box 10, folder 18-20

Makedonsko Pitanje, reports 1940

box 10, folder 21

"The Macedonian Question," by Djoko Slijepčević, undated 1940

box 10, folder 22

Rendell on the latest developments in Bulgaria 23 December 1940

box 10, folder 23

Sofia University professors political association and activities in relation to Yugoslavia, report 1940

box 10, folder 24

Bulgarian students' national committee members, list 1941

box 10, folder 25

Bulgarian political affairs 1941

box 10, folder 26

Bulgaria-Axis materials 1941

box 10, folder 27

"Revizionistička kampanja," Bulgarian newspapers report 1941

 

Bulgarian relations with Germany and the Balkan region 1940-1941

box 10, folder 28

German military in Bulgaria 1941

box 10, folder 29

German political aspirations in the Balkan region 1941

box 10, folder 30

Churchill on German's army in Bulgaria 1941

box 10, folder 31

Bulgarian-Romanian treaty 1940

box 10, folder 32

Bulgarian-Soviet political relations 1941

box 10, folder 33

Council of Balkan treaty meeting, Belgrade 1940

box 10, folder 34

Turkish-Bulgarian political affairs 1940

box 10, folder 35-37

Vesti iz inostranstva January-July 1940, January-March 1941

 

1941-1947 assignment to the Yugoslav government-in-exile ministry of foreign affairs, London files 1934-1947

 

Office file 1941-1947

box 10, folder 38

Correspondence 1941-1944

box 10, folder 39

Decree on Danilo Kalafatović's appointment as commander-in-chief of the Yugoslav army April 1941

box 10, folder 40

"Aide-Mémoire on Bulgaria: The Bulgars in the Balkans," March 1943

box 10, folder 41

Decree of the Ministry of War no. 1652 December 1944

box 10, folder 42

"Akt o Primirju," August 1944

box 10, folder 43

"Request for Extradition of Yugoslav Nationals by Tito's Government," typescript report, 1946, by Slobodan Jovanović, the former president of the Government of Yugoslav National Union 1946

box 10, folder 44

Yugoslav Welfare Committee in Great Britain report 1945-1947

 

German policy documents 1934 1940 1946

box 10, folder 45

Reports on German foreign policy 1934, 1940

box 10, folder 46

"Minutes of a Meeting Called by Hitler in Berlin on 27 March 1941," typescript, May 1946, reproduced document based on the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW) of Germany files Enemy Documents section

 

Allied collaboration reports 1942-1944

box 10, folder 47

"Comité Interallié pour l'étude de l'armistice," London, 1942-1943, signed by Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Greece, Luxemburg, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, and Yugoslavia

box 11, folder 1

"Brief Report on United Nations Commission on the Investigation of War Crimes," typescript, July 1944; and correspondence from Herbert Pell, September 1944

 

1943-1945 assignment to the Luxemburg and Belgian embassy 1943-1945

box 11, folder 2

Correspondence 1943-1945

box 11, folder 3

Report on Belgium and Anglo-American agreement on civilian administration of Belgium during the liberation and after June 1944

 

Photographs 1918-1965

Scope and Contents note

Black and white prints of official and social engagements, family members, and children.

Arrangement note

Arranged by subject
box 11, folder 4

Milanović with unidentified men 1918 1925 1941 undated (21 prints)

box 11, folder 5

Portraits and identification prints undated (22 prints)

box 11, folder 6

Official gatherings 1925, circa 1935, 1943, and undated (35 prints)

box 11, folder 7

Social gathering depicting Vladimir J. Milanović with unidentified group of individuals at social events undated (8 prints)

box 11, folder 8

Family members and children's portraits 1936-1969 (18 prints)

 

Miscellany

box 11, folder 9

'Kraljičina lađa,' 1922 (1 print)

box 11, folder 9

Religious motif print undated (1 print)

box 11, folder 9

Unidentified ladies undated (23 prints)

box 11, folder 9

Unidentified individuals undated (10 prints)

 

Printed matter 1933-1972

Scope and Contents note

Contains newspapers, press releases, periodicals, clippings, and other material related to Yugoslav politics and developments in Yugoslavia and Europe during and after World War II.

Arrangement note

Arranged chronologically by name of publication
box 11, folder 10

Gazeta Sprturilor 1933

box 11, folder 11

Uput o Kraljevskim odlikovanjima, njihovom rangu inošenju, Belgrade, Serbia 1939

box 11, folder 12

Booklets and brochures 1940, 1947, 1953, 1969, 1988

box 11, folder 13

Službene Novine Kraljevine Jugosavije June August 1942

box 11, folder 14

Direkcija za Informativnu Službu September 1942 February 1943

box 11, folder 15

New Russian Vocabulary with Pronunciation, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, London 1943

box 11, folder 16

Proceedings of the International Law Conference, London 1944

box 11, folder 17

The Daily Telegraph April 1946

box 11, folder 18

Politika July 1946

box 11, folder 19

Glas Jugosavije June 1947

box 11, folder 20

Congressional Record 1951, 1953

box 11, folder 21

Seljačka Jugoslavija 1952

box 11, folder 22

Reader's Digest 1952-1953, 1964

box 12, folder 1-3

Naša Stvarnost 1952-1955 1957

box 12, folder 4-5

Naša Stvarnost 1960 undated

box 12, folder 6

Poruka November 1954

box 12, folder 7

Klic Triglava June 1960

box 12, folder 8

Glas Kanadskih Srba February 1960

box 12, folder 9

"Who Pulled the Trigger? Soviet Historians and the Origins of World War II," Notes and Views circa 1960

box 12, folder 10

Beli Orao May/June 1961

box 12, folder 11

Orbis winter 1962

box 12, folder 12

National Review 1962

box 12, folder 13

Iskra May 1965

box 12, folder 14

Sloboda December 1967

box 12, folder 15

Jugoslavija August-September 1947

box 12, folder 16

The Serbian Review June 1968

box 12, folder 17

The Serbian National Committee Information Bulletin 1968

box 12, folder 18

Glas Ravne Gore 1968, 1972

box 12, folder 19

Parohiski Vesnik December 1969

box 12, folder 20

"Draža Mihailović club," flyers 1969

box 12, folder 21

Glas Srpske Opštine, London December 1969 April 1971 March 1972

box 12, folder 22

"Events in Hungary, Chronology 1933-1944," undated

box 12, folder 23-25

Clippings in Serbo-Croatian, French, and English 1941-1971

box 12, folder 26-27

Clippings in English 1941-1971, 1948-1968 and undated

 

Oversize materials 1968-1941

Scope and Contents note

Consists of certificates, land registry record, and government documents.

Arrangement note

Arranged by physical form in two groups
box 13, folder 1-2

Svjedočanstvo, holograph, 1868, a land-registry record that includes additions to the document from 1928 1934

box 13, folder 1-2

School and degree records 1906-1922

box 13, folder 1-2

Acceptance certificate of Vladimir J. Milanović as a Royal Yugoslav embassy second secretary in Rome by the Italian government April 1924

box 13, folder 1-2

Decree on the appointment and salary grades 1926, 1927, 1928

box 13, folder 1-2

Certificates of pilgrimage to the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem 12-25 May 1941, and 23 May-5 June 1941

box 13, folder 3

Royal Yugoslav embassy, Sofia, Bulgaria 1940

Scope and Contents note

Minutes of the Royal Yugoslav embassy meeting on transferring the office to a new ambassador and inventory lists of the embassy offices in Sofia and Varna
box 14

Material not yet described

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