Register of the Brutus Coste papers
1910 | Born in Ciacova, Romania |
1933-1946 | Also acted for a long time as charge d'affaires in the Romanian legations in Washington and Lisbon |
Member of the Romanian Diplomatic Service: Secretary and later Counselor of Romanian legations in Paris and London | |
March 1945-February 1946 | Remained in control of the legation in Lisbon until the recognition by the Western powers of the communist government |
Broke relations with the Communist-controlled Groza regime after it came to power in Romania | |
1946-1947 | Secretary General of the unofficial delegation of Major Romanian political parties at the Paris Peace Conference |
1947 | Political advisor to General Nicolae Radescu, the last democratic Prime Minister of Romania |
Moved to New York | |
1954-? | Director of the International League for the Rights of Man, and representative of the organization to the U.N. |
1954-1965 | Secretary General of the Assembly of Captive European Nations |
1965-1967 | Special Assistant to the President of the Institute for American Strategy |
Staff Consultant to the Foreign Policy Research Institute of the University of Pennsylvania | |
1967- | Associate Professor, then Professor Emeritus, of International Relations and World History at Fairleigh Dickinson University, N.J. |
1973- | Headed the Truth About Romania Committee since its inception |
1985 | Died in New York |
Subjects and Indexing Terms
BIOGRAPHICAL FILE 1940-1985
Biographical sketches 1966-1976
Clippings 1945-1969
Obituaries 1985
Resumes 1975
Subject File
Academic career. Miscellaneous materials, See also SPEECHES AND WRITINGS/ Miscellaneous notes 1966-1976.
Diplomatic career. Confidential reports, sent to Romania by Coste from the Romanian legations in London, Washington, and Lisbon 1940-1947
Participation in the A.C.E.N., Miscellaneous papers. See also ASSEMBLY OF CAPTIVE EUROPEAN NATIONS 1963-1965.
Recall to Romania from the Romanian Legation in Lisbon, Portugal, Miscellaneous papers 1945.
Miscellaneous financial papers 1977-1984
General, Consists mainly of personal letters with friends 1945-1985.
General
A-G
H-P
R-Z
Personal 1945-1985
Personal
Personal
Personal
Personal
Unidentified 1947-1978
Bianu, Cornel 1946
Boila, Remus 1963-1968
Bossy, Raul 1957
Campeanu, Radu 1982-1983
Cretzianu, Alexandru 1947-1953
Crutzescu, R., Includes correspondence with others regarding Crutzescu 1949-1953.
Danielopol, D. G. 1964
Davila, Carol 1953-1957
Dragan, Iosif-Constantin 1952-1970
Duca, George 1976-1977
East-European Inquiry 1953
Eliade, Mircea 1948-1978
Emmet, Christopher 1960-1973
Farcasanu, Mihai 1948
Floda, Liviu 1977-1982
Fond Lisabona-Madrid 1947-1948
Ford, Gerald 1974-1976
Gafencu, Grigore 1948-1956
Gaulle, Charles de 1966
Georgescu-Roegen 1978
Ghilezeanu (Ghilezan), Emil, Includes papers related to his emigration to the U.S. 1964-1976.
Giscard d'Estaing, Valerie 1975
Grigorcea, Ms. 1949
Humphrey, Hubert 1968
Ileana, Princess of Romania 1951-1975
Ionesco, Eugen 1976
Ionnitiu, Mircea 1968-1980
Kennedy, Robert 1967
Kissinger, Henry 1976
Lehrman, Hal 1966
Lovestone, Jay 1964-1979
Michael, King of Romania n.d.
National Strategy Information Center 1968-1977
Nickels 1948
Nixon, Richard 1967-1968
Paul VI, Pope 1973
Petre-Lazar 1948
Radescu, Nicolae 1948-1952
Ratiu, Ion 1977-1984
Reagan, Ronald 1984
Romanian Academic Society 1962-1963
Rugina, Anghel 1966-1967
San Diego State College 1951
University of Pennsylvania 1962-1969
Visoianu, Constantin 1948-1976
SPEECHES AND WRITINGS 1940-1981
"Are the East-Central European Nations Evolving Toward Freedom and Independence?" Typescript. Includes Spanish translation n.d.
"CACEED Honoring Senator Todd," Typescript n.d.
"Chronological Analysis," Typescript n.d.
"Chronology: Summaries of the Charts," Notes and typescript n.d.
"Eastern Europe and the Survival of the West," Typescript n.d.
"Elections under Communism Save Time and Money," Typescript n.d.
"Moscovites in the Romanian C.P. Leadership," Typescript n.d.
Essay on East-Central Europe, Typescript n.d.
Studies related to the Mid-European Studies Center, Notes and typescript n.d.
"Resurgent Imperialism at the Crossroads of Dead Empires," Typescript n.d.
"Romania and the Soviet Chinese Rift," Typescript n.d.
"The Satellites: Assets or Liabilities to the USSR," Typescript n.d.
Untitled writings by B. Coste and Hall Lehrman, Typescripts n.d.
"Population Living in the Territory Granted to Hungary," Typescript 1940.
"The Problem of Bassarabia," Typescript 1941-1946.
"Memorandum Concerning Romania Before World War Two and Her Russian Campaign Until 1943: Suggestions for the Future of Europe," Typescript 1943 March 15.
"The Ability of Romania to Carry out Her Obligations Under the Armistice Terms Following Her Territorial Losses," 1946. Typescripts. See also SUBJECT FILE/ Romania - Politics and government 1944-1949
"Romania and the Soviet Union," Typescript 1947.
Considerations on forced labor in Romania, Typescripts 1948.
Studies related to Romanian refugees, Typescripts 1948-1951.
"Historical Outline," Typescript 1949.
"The Effect on Romanian Population of Meeting Quota," Typescript 1950.
"Expediency as Foreign Policy," Typescript 1950.
"Moral Aspects of a Projected East-West Deal," Notes and typescript 1950.
"Propaganda in Eastern Europe," Typescript 1950.
"Report on Recent Developments in Romania," Typescript 1950.
"Romania After Five Years of Soviet Occupation," Typescripts 1950.
"Survey of Industrial Production in Communist Romania," Typescript 1950.
"Titoism," Typescript 1950.
"The Twilight of Ana Pauker," Typescript 1950.
WEVD broadcast transcripts, Coste's interviews as a regular panelist in the Foreign Policy Round Table of the station. Notes and typescripts 1950-1966.
WEVD broadcast transcripts, (Contd.) 1950-1966
"Our Allies Behind The Iron Curtain," lecture, Institute of World Affairs, San Diego, Notes, holograph, and typescript. Includes a memorandum 1951.
"Memo to All Anti-Communists," Typescript 1953.
"Western Misconceptions on Eastern Europe," Typescript 1959.
Lecture, Institute of World Affairs, San Diego, Typescript 1961.
Outline of lecture, New Orleans, Typescript 1964 February 20.
Obituary for Elie Cristo-Loveanu, Typescript 1964 April 30.
"Changes in Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland and Romania," Typescript 1965 May.
"The Strategic Importance of East-Central Europe for the Cause of Freedom in Europe," Typescript 1965.
"Bucharest and the Soviet Drive to Break-Up NATO," Typescript 1966, June.
"Notes on the Warsaw Treaty: Statement Issued in Bucharest, on " 1966 July 8. Typescript July 8, 1966,
"Romania and the Red China," Typescript 1966 September.
"Notes on 'Romania..Master of Its Own Fate' by Russell Jones," Typescript 1966.
Papers on the myth of Ceausescu's independent policy towards Moscow, (interviews, radio broadcasts, newspaper article). Typescripts 1966-1976
Obituary for Stefan Irimescu, Typescript 1967 January 20.
"A Revealing Speech of Romanian Party Head, Nicolae Ceausescu," Typescript 1967 February 28.
"Alba Iulia, 1 Decembrie din perspectiva exilului," 1967. Typescript 1918,
"Bonn Bucharest Tie," Typescript 1967.
Study on Radio Free Europe, written for the Republican Campaign, Typescript 1967.
"Romania Plays Deceptive Role," Manion Forum, Includes Romanian translation. Typescripts 1968.
"A Survey on the Observance of Human Rights Throughout the World," Typescript 1968.
"Some Lessons of the Czechoslovak Drama," Notes and typescript 1968 September.
"U.S. Policy Toward Eastern Europe," Typescript 1968.
"A New Eastern Europe?" Typescript 1969 June.
"The Foreign Policy of the Communist Regime in Romania," Typescript 1969 August.
Obituary for Constantin Abeles, Typescript 1969 October 15.
Obituary for Ionel Perlea, Typescript 1970.
"The Soviet Strategy in the World Politics Today," Typescript 1971 June.
Address to the Carnegie Endowment, Typescript 1972 May 10.
Considerations on Soviet politics, Typescript 1973.
"Romania Wants Freedom," Typescript 1974 August.
"Cuvint de 1 Decembrie 1974," Typescript 1974 December 1.
"Working Conditions," Typescript 1975 April.
Studies related to the Romanian National Committee, Typescripts 1975.
"Indaratnicie Cumpanita si Inceata," Typescript 1978.
"Soviet-Romanian Relations: Conflict or Cooperation?" Typescript 1979.
"Zece Mai " 1979. Typescript 1979,
"Zece Mai " 1981. Typescript 1981,
Miscellany 1948-1970
Miscellaneous notes 1948-1977
Miscellaneous notes related to Coste's course work at Fairleigh Dickinson University 1968-1980
SUBJECT FILE 1940-1985
Aber, Margit
Ciphers used in the correspondence of leading Romanian refugees among themselves
Coste, Tantzi (Doris Green)
Coste, Tantzi (Doris Green)(Contd.)
Council of Europe. Reports of the Consultative Assembly, Includes French version 1962.
Emmet, Christopher
Europe, Eastern - Politics and government- Clippings 1945-1989.
Forced labor - Romania. Includes records of the Association of Romanian Journalists in the U.S., the International League for the Rights of Man, the Commission of Inquiry into Forced Labor; and statements of General Radescu, Emil Ghilezan, Adriana Cosmovici
Foreign Policy Research Institute. Materials related to the research project "The Implications of Evolutionary Trends in East Central Europe to Western and U.S. Security," to which Coste contributed 1967,
Foreign Policy Research Institute (Contd.)
Gafencu, Grigore (former Minister of Foreign Affairs). Statements, speeches, radio broadcast transcripts, lectures, and declarations
Goma, Paul. Includes materials related to the efforts of Coste and the Truth About Romania Committee for Goma's release from prison in Contains also correspondence among Brutus Coste and Paul Goma, Mircea Eliade, Jay Lovestone, George Duca, Virgil Nemoianu, and others concerning Goma's visit to the U.S. in 1978 1977.
Institute for American Strategy. Includes Coste's writings and correspondence as Special Assistant to the Director. Includes also materials related to the Freedom Studies Center, administered by the Institute
Institute for American Strategy (Contd.)
International Peasant Union
Lehrman, Hal
National Committee for a Free Europe. Documents concerning Coste's cooperation with the Committee; miscellaneous materials regarding Radio Free Europe
Radescu, Nicolae (former Romanian premier). Includes his statements, speeches, letters, radio broadcasts, and speeches related to his escape from Romania and emigration to the U.S.; includes also materials concerning the formation of the Romanian National Committee
Radescu, Nicolae (Contd.)
Radio Free Europe. See National Committee for a Free Europe
Romania
Church. Includes materials related to Father Gheorghe Calciu Dumitreasa and Romanian Orthodox churches in New York, Cleveland, Michigan, Connecticut
Foreign relations
Includes two original papers on Romanian foreign policy until 1944 by Grigore Niculescu-Buzesti and Alexandru Cretzianu 1914-1944.
Includes facsimile papers of Gheorghe Tatarescu and Iuliu Maniu 1944-1989.
History
Includes a brochure entitled Transylvania: Object of Romanian and Hungarian Discord, by A. Popa; miscellaneous writings related to the Danubian Conference, 1940 1914-1944.
Typescripts of Russian-Romanian Conventions, 1945-1946, including the Truce Convention; memoranda, commentaries, and meeting transcripts of the Paris Peace Conference, 1946, and interpretations of the Conference Treaty 1944-1989.
Law- Transcripts of various decrees and international conventions, 1945-1946 1944-1989.
Politics and government- One brochure entitled Evidence of Violations of Peace Treaty Guaranties of Human Rights: Rumania, Bulgaria and Hungary; facsimiles of political declarations of Michael, King of Romania; Iuliu Maniu; Ion Mihalache; Grigore Niculescu-Buzesti; Romniceanu (1944-1946); miscellaneous facsimiles and clippings concerning the overthrow of the Romanian democratic government, 1945-1947. Includes also writings related to Romania's economic and financial effort during 1946-1952, under the armistice terms 1944-1989.
Politics and government- (Contd.) 1944-1989
Romanian literature. Includes papers referring to the Romanian Library in Freiburg, Germany, and the book Omul Suspect, by Dan Petrasincu
Romanian National Committee (R.N.C.). Memorandum written by Coste and Gafencu concerning their interview at the U.S. State Department regarding the formation of the R.N.C.; important materials related to the formation of the Committee; miscellaneous brochures (Suppression of Human Rights in Romania, The Perversion of Education in Romania, Persecution of Religion in Romania); and issues of R.N.C. Information Bulletin 1950-1951
Romanians in foreign countries, Includes miscellaneous magazines of Romanian émigrés (B.I.R.E., Curierul Crestin, Preuves, Romania Muncitoare, Limite, Orizonturi, 1949-1953) containing articles by Brutus Coste, Mircea Eliade, Vintila Horia, George Caranfil, Raul Bossy, Anghel Rugina, Pierre Sergescu, Constantin Ghidel; miscellaneous materials regarding Romanian Cultural Association from UK. Includes also papers of, and letters written by or related to, W. Filderman, Alexandru Cretzianu, Emil Cioran, Mihail Farcasanu, Vasile Gregorcea, Anghel Rugina, George Duca 1951-1961
Romanians in foreign countries, Includes miscellaneous magazines of Romanian émigrés (B.I.R.E., Curierul Crestin, Preuves, Romania Muncitoare, Limite, Orizonturi, 1949-1953) containing articles by Brutus Coste, Mircea Eliade, Vintila Horia, George Caranfil, Raul Bossy, Anghel Rugina, Pierre Sergescu, Constantin Ghidel; miscellaneous materials regarding Romanian Cultural Association from UK. Includes also papers of, and letters written by or related to, W. Filderman, Alexandru Cretzianu, Emil Cioran, Mihail Farcasanu, Vasile Gregorcea, Anghel Rugina, George Duca 1951-1961
Truth about Romania Committee (T.A.R.C.), Includes Coste's correspondence and writings related to the T.A.R.C., one study on Bessarabia by Radu Crutzescu (1944), materials on the autonomy of Transylvania, T.A.R.C.'s "Memorandum on the Compliance of the Ceausescu Regime with the Final Act of the Helsinki Conference," confidential memoranda, reports, and correspondence of the T.A.R.C. 1940-1982
Truth about Romania Committee (T.A.R.C.), Includes Coste's correspondence and writings related to the T.A.R.C., one study on Bessarabia by Radu Crutzescu (1944), materials on the autonomy of Transylvania, T.A.R.C.'s "Memorandum on the Compliance of the Ceausescu Regime with the Final Act of the Helsinki Conference," confidential memoranda, reports, and correspondence of the T.A.R.C. 1940-1982
Voice of America. Consists mainly of political analyses related to its project "Liberarea Romaniei," 1952-1953
WEVD broadcasting station
Miscellaneous materials and clippings
Miscellaneous materials and clippings (Contd.)
Miscellaneous materials and clippings (Contd.)
Miscellaneous materials and clippings (Contd.)
ASSEMBLY OF CAPTIVE EUROPEAN NATIONS (A.C.E.N.) 1954-1965
Charter and rules of procedure
Correspondence of Coste, in his capacity of Secretary General of the Assembly
Memoranda
Press releases
Publications
ACEN East-Central European Papers 1958-1963
ACEN News
ACEN Official Report of the Debates 1955-1957
A Survey of Recent Developments in Nine Captive Nations 1956-1964
A Survey of Recent Developments in Nine Captive Nations 1956-1964
A Survey of Recent Developments in Nine Captive Nations, (Contd.) 1956-1964
Reports related to Eastern Europe
Resolutions and reports 1955-1963
Special session transcripts 1954-1963
Special session transcripts 1954-1963
Statements, including by Coste
Writings of Coste about the A.C.E.N.
Addresses
Notes
Miscellany
Miscellaneous materials and clippings. Includes speeches of C. Visoianu
Miscellaneous materials and clippings. Includes speeches of C. Visoianu
Miscellaneous materials and clippings. Includes speeches of C. Visoianu
Miscellaneous materials and clippings. Includes speeches of C. Visoianu
One print depicting Brutus Coste at the Carnegie Center, New York 1967 December 3
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