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European Pictorial Collection http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt2m3nd28p No online items Inventory of the European pictorial collection Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Staff Hoover Institution Archives 434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA, 94305-6003 (650) 723-3563 [email protected] © 2008 Inventory of the European XX772 1 pictorial collection Title: European pictorial collection Date (inclusive): 1918-2001 Collection Number: XX772 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Archives Language of Material: English Physical Description: 5 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 slide box, 37 envelopes, 1 oversize folder, 1 album box(6.1 linear feet) Abstract: Photographs, postcards, and slides, depicting cities, prominent personalities, and historical events in various European countries, particularly in Eastern Europe. Includes scenes of the Hungarian Revolution of 1918-1919; the coup of 1926 in Poland; the revolt of 1934 in Austria; post-World War II communist activities in Romania; and the Solidarność movement in Poland in the 1980s. Physical location: Hoover Institution Archives Access The collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives Preferred Citation [Identification of item], European pictorial collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Archives Acquisition Information Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives Accruals Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid. Subjects and Indexing Terms Austria--History--1918-1938--Pictorial works. Europe--Pictorial works. Hungary--History--Revolution, 1918-1919--Pictorial works. NSZZ "Solidarnosc" (Labor organization) Poland--History--1980-1989--Pictorial works. Poland--History--Coup d'état, 1926--Pictorial works. Romania--History--1944-1989--Pictorial works. Envelope A 16 prints of scenes of street fighting and destruction during the Austrian revolt of 1934; 10 postcards of personalities involved; 5 postcards of views of Melk in der Wachau, Austria Envelope B 1 print of the Czech opera singer Otakar Marak, 1919, autographed Envelope C 3 prints and 4 negatives depicting the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Soviet troops, August 1968; 1 negative of Premier Dubcek; 1 negative of a view of Prague Envelope D 23 prints depicting daily life in the small town of Zagora, Greece, under the Junta's rule Envelope E 1 pictorial booklet depicting buildings, bridges and monuments in Budapest, Hungary. Captions in German and Hungarian Envelope mF 16 prints depicting scenes from the Hungarian Revolution of 1918-1919; 31 postcards of leaders of the Hungarian Soviet Republic; 8 photocopies of posters from the Hungarian Revolution 1 illustrated newspaper section of leaders of the Hungarian Soviet Republic Envelope G 1 print of Nicholas Horthy, regent of Hungary, 1920-1944, with a dedication to the Hungarian peasantry signed by Horthy 1919 November 16 Envelope mH 1 print of Eamonn De Valera, President of Ireland 1959-1973 Envelope I 1 post card of Benito Mussolini, Italian Fascist premier 1922-1945 Envelope J 1 print of crowd in Northern Italy demonstrating in favor of occupation and annexation by Yugoslavia 1948 Inventory of the European XX772 2 pictorial collection Envelope K 20 prints depicting various places of interest in Wilno, Lithuania, 1920's; and 6 prints 1992 Envelope L 32 prints depicting street fighting in Warsaw, Poland, at the time of Marshal Pilsudski's coup in May 1926 Envelope m*M 1 print of Generalissimo Francisco Franco, ruler of Spain 1939-1975 Envelope N 3 prints of President Eisenhower's visit to Spain, depicting him with Generalissimo Franco, and the crowds welcoming him to Madrid 1950s Envelope O 1 print of King Carol of Romania with Professor Temperley Envelope mP 1 print of Stephan, Archbishop of Sofia, Bulgaria 1925 Envelope Q 12 prints depicting various locations in Yugoslavia Envelope R 1 print depicting the unveiling in Poznan, Poland, of a statue of President Woodrow Wilson, in 1931 Envelope S 44 prints and 2 postcards depicting Budapest and the Hungarian countryside and people 1931 Envelope T 2 prints an 8 postcards depicting various monuments in Basel, Vienna, Heidelberg, as well as a performance of "die walkure" in Bayreuth 1931 Envelope U 4 prints of Republican supporters (women, Carlist youth, and Communists involved in the destruction of churches) in Spain 1936 Envelope V 5 prints depicting street scenes and demonstrations in Czechoslovakia in 1990 Envelope W 12 prints depicting scenes from the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Envelope X 4 prints of President Vaclav Havel of Czechoslovakia, and 1 postcard of Hradcany Square 1989-1992 Envelope Y 7 prints and postcards of the history museum Brama Stracen Cytadeli in Warsaw, Poland 1992 Envelope Z 30 prints of political demonstrations in Czechoslovakia, 1989, and of election campaign posters in Slovakia 1992 Box 1 7 prints and accompanying booklet of scenes in Romania following the revolution of 1990 Box 1 Tbilisi, Georgia 1989, 1999 Box 4 Portrait of Jan Paderewski Box 4 1 album of prints of a Lithuanian literary exhibition in Moscow and scenes of cultural activity in Estonia and Latvia 1948 Box 2 Prints, 1970-1987, of Polish dissidents, gatherings and scenes associated with the Solidarnosc movement, the Polish priest Jerzy Popieuszko and his funeral, and visits of Pope John Paul II to Poland Box 3 Prints, 1970-1987, of Polish dissidents, gatherings and scenes associated with the Solidarnosc movement, the Polish priest Jerzy Popieuszko and his funeral, and visits of Pope John Paul II to Poland (continued) Envelope AA 9 postcards depicting Latvian government buildings, government leaders and military parades, 1938; and 5 prints of Baltic independence demonstrations and Latvian monuments 1988-1990 Envelope AB 28 prints of Nicolae Ceausescu, other Romanian communist leaders, and scenes of Romanian communist activities circa 1947-1985 Envelope AC 31 prints of Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife with various world leaders circa 1960s-1980s Envelope AD 76 prints of Romanian communist demonstrations circa 1980s Envelope AE 51 color photographs of election posters in Slovakia 1994 Envelope AF 15 prints of street-fighting in Poland 1970 Envelope AG 16 prints of political prisoners in Poland circa 1980s Envelope AH 30 prints of underground printing presses in Poland circa 1980s Envelope AI 11 prints of the visit of Pope John Paul II to Poland 1983 Envelope AJ 48 prints of the Polish priest Jerzy Popieluszko and of his funeral 1984 Envelope AK 72 prints of Polish dissidents, and of gatherings and scenes associated with the Solidarnosc movement circa 1980s Envelope AL 1 print of the transfer of the ashes of Ignacy Paderewski to Warsaw 1992 Album fAM 1 album of prints depicting the life and career of the Bulgarian communist leader Todor Zhivkov undated Inventory of the European XX772 3 pictorial collection Box 4 1 album of prints of the inspection of a Polish army mechanized division by the Polish communist leader Edward Gierek 1971 Box 3 13 prints of Lech Walesa and other delegates at the opening session of the Polish Sejm 1989 Box 5 Slides of Italian election posters 1994-1996 Box 3 Prints of visits of Fidel Castro, Nikita Khrushchev, Jerzy Kosinski and Richard M. Nixon to Poland 1963-1989 Box 3 Prints of Polish political and military leaders 1965-1975 Box 3 Negatives of election poster billboards in the Czech Republic 1996 Box 3 Postcards of Polish armed forces undated Box 3 Postcards of war damage in Dubrovnik 1995 Box 3 Photographs of election posters in Bosnia 1996 Box 3 Photographs of the visit of the Polish Cardinal Szczepan Wesoly to the United States 1997 Box 3 Slides of the reinterment of the body of General Wladyslaw Sikorski in Krakow, 1993. Postcards of Pope John Paul II 1997 Box 3 Autographed photograph of President Guntis Ulmanis of Latvia 1997 Box 3 Filmstrip depicting social conditions in interwar Poland undated Box 6 Prints of Poles in Germany circa 1930s Scope and Contents note Photographs of Edith Stein memorial in Poland, 1997. Photographs of Prague, 1990. Photographs of Tirana, Albania, 1996. Photographs of the Romanian royal family, circa 1990s. Negatives of election posters in Poland, 1997. Postcards of Wroclaw Poland, undated. Prints of the painting of religious pictures in Ol'shanskii Church, Prague, 1942. Box 6 Prints and photographs depicting social condition in Poland, Czechoslovakia and Estonia, circa 1930s. Prints of anti-communist demonstrations in Prague, 1989. Prints of Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg, 1939-1942. Prints of election campaigning in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1996. Prints of President Boleslaw Bierut of Poland and F.L. Belin, American ambassador to Poland 1933-1947 Box 6 Photographs of Skwer Hoovera in Warsaw 1998 Scope and Contents note Photographs of election posters in the Czech Republic, 1998. Photographs of election posters in Slovakia, 1998. Photographs of President Emil Constantinescu of Romania, 1998. Photographs of social and political conditions in Albania, 1985-1999. Box 7 Photographs of the Austrian socialist Friedrich Adler, undated; photograph of Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek of Poland, undated; photograph of leaders of the Osterreichische Volkspartei 1999 Box 8 Material not yet described. Inventory of the European XX772 4 pictorial collection.
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