http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt6g5013m5 No online items Register of the Kyril Drenikoff Papers Prepared by Natasha Porfirenko Hoover Institution Archives Stanford University Stanford, California 94305-6010 Phone: (650) 723-3563 Fax: (650) 725-3445 Email: [email protected] © 2003 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved. Register of the Kyril Drenikoff 88009 1 Papers Register of the Kyril Drenikoff Papers Hoover Institution Archives Stanford University Stanford, California Contact Information Hoover Institution Archives Stanford University Stanford, California 94305-6010 Phone: (650) 723-3563 Fax: (650) 725-3445 Email: [email protected] Prepared by: Natasha Porfirenko Date Completed: 2002 Encoded by: ByteManagers using OAC finding aid conversion service specifications © 2003 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Kyril Drenikoff papers, Date (inclusive): 1849-2002 Collection number: 88009 Creator: Drenikoff, Kyril Extent: 223 manuscript boxes, 42 oversize boxes, 1 cu. ft. box, 14 card file boxes, 7 slide boxes, 2 oversize folders, 2 motion picture film reels, 22 phonotape cassettes, 1 videotape cassette, 106 phonorecords, 1 microfilm reel, memorabilia (125 linear feet) Repository: Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace Stanford, California 94305-6010 Abstract: Correspondence, writings, conference proceedings, reports, bulletins, serial issues, clippings, other printed matter, photographs, maps, other pictorial materials, and memorabilia, relating to the history and culture of Bulgaria, activities of the post-World War II Bulgarian émigré community, and activities of the World Anti-Communist League, the Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations and other anti-communist organizations. Includes diaries of Georgi Drenikov, father of K. Drenikoff, and commander of the Bulgarian Air Force during World War II. Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives Language: Bulgarian. Access Collection is open for research. The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Kyril Drenikoff papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives. Acquisition Information Acquired. Register of the Kyril Drenikoff 88009 2 Papers Accruals Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. 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Alternative Form Available Also available on microfilm (209 reels). 1930 July 30Born in Sofia, Bulgaria 1943 November Gliding license 12 1948 High school diploma, Institut des Frères des Écoles Chrétiennes, Collège St. St. Cyrille et Méthode, Sofia, Bulgaria 1956 Law degree, State University, Sofia, Bulgaria 1957 June 5 Diploma in international public law, La Sorbonne, Paris, France 1959 March Doctorat en droit international, La Sorbonne, Paris, France 2 1960-1965 In charge of programs in Bulgarian, Radio Vaticana 1960-1966 President, Association des Anciens Elèves des Frères des Ecoles Chrétiennes de la Bulgarie 1960 March Diploma, Institut des Hautes Etudes Internationales, Paris, France 15 1962 Bulgarian delegate to the Central Committee of the Anti-Bolshevik Block of Nations (ABN) 1962 June Married Michèle Françoise Bihan-Faou 24 1962-1983 Member, Political Council of Simeon II, King of Bulgaria, and counselor to the King 1963 Degree, Hague Academy of International Law (International Law Fund laureate) 1965-1984 Chancellor of the Royal Bulgarian orders and decorations 1967-1968 State Counselor of Biafra 1968 Author, L'église catholique en Bulgarie Author (under the pseudonym of Strachimir Belphegoroff), La mort mystérieuse d'un roi 1970 Founder (with Ivan Drenikoff) and director, Centre de Recherches et de Documentation Balkaniques, Brussels, Belgium 1970-1983 Permanent Bulgarian representative to the World Anti-Communist League (WACL), and member of its council 1972 Allowed to use the name Kyril Drenikoff de Velboudj October 4 1975 Became French citizen, and allowed to use the name Cyrille Drenec February 9 1978-1980 President, Ligue Bulgare des Droits de l'Homme 1981 Author, Bulgarska literatura v izgnanie 1982 Author, Bibliografi'i'a za Makedoni'i'a 1983 December Died in Brussels, Belgium 22 Scope and Content Note The Kyril Drenikoff papers, acquired in 1988, constitute a major resource on Bulgaria and reflect his life and work as a writer, bibliographer, and political activist in the Bulgarian émigré community. Kyril Drenikoff's involvement in that community is well documented in the extensive correspondence series, as well as in several series dedicated to the activities of the World Anti-Communist League, the Anti-Bolshevik Block of Nations, and the Bulgarian League for Human Rights, organizations in which he held a prominent role. Material on other anti-communist organizations, such as the Assembly of Captive European Nations, can be found in the subject file. Another focus of the collection is Kyril Drenikoff's life-long interest in promoting Bulgarian history and culture. Indeed, with his brother Ivan Drenikoff, he co-founded the Centre de Recherches et de Documentation Balkaniques, formerly named the Balkan Archives, for which they collected thousands of volumes. Kyril Drenikoff was also the publisher of Informations Bulgares and headed the Institut Culturel Bulgare, which published Edin Zavet. Much of his bibliographic effort was concentrated on Macedonia as well as on Bulgaria. Though of Macedonian origin, he strongly believed that the population of Macedonia is part of the Bulgarian nation and refuted the existence of an independent Macedonian nation and church. Register of the Kyril Drenikoff 88009 3 Papers Also important in the collection are Kyril Drenikoff's speeches and writings on Bulgarian and Macedonian culture, politics, and religious issues, often written under one of the following pseudonyms: D. B., D. D., K. G. D., D. G., D. K. G., D. L. G., G. G., D. V., Strachimir Belphegoroff, G. Bertram, Ieromonakh Danail, Konstantin Dragashov, Gavrets, Gavriil Gorianin, Dr. Gorski, K. D. Gueorguief, Serafim Ionov, Dimiter Iskrenov, S. Kirov, Kolezhanin, G. or Goge or Georgi Lazov, Iskren Ognianov, Pantelei Petnik, G. L. Starozemets, C. D. de Velboudj, Iurdan Zambakov. Included in the speeches and writings series are Kyril Drenikoff's academic theses of 1959, 1960, and 1963, but his diaries, covering the period from 1971 to 1976, are found in a series of their own. Separate series were also created for King Simeon II of Bulgaria to document Kyril Drenikoff's role as his counselor and member of his political council, as well as for King Simeon's father, Czar Boris III of Bulgaria. However, material relating to Czar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria is to be found in the subject file. Apart from the biographical file devoted to Kyril Drenikoff, there is a wealth of material related to several members of his family, in particular his brother, Ivan Drenikoff, and his father, Georgi Drenikoff, commander of the Bulgarian Air Force during World War II. Not only is his participation in both world wars well documented, there is also material relating to Georgi Drenikoff's passion for gliding. Indeed, he founded the practice of gliding in Bulgaria and won the bronze medal in the gliding competition during the Olympic Games of 1936 in Berlin, the first Bulgarian Olympic trophy. An accomplished track athlete, he also set the 1924 Bulgarian national record in hurdle racing. Finally, the collection is very rich in audio-visual material, with extensive series of photographs, postcards, maps, artwork, and audiotapes, relating mostly to Bulgarian history and culture. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the repository's online public access catalog. Subjects Bulgaria--History. Bulgaria--Civilization. World War, 1939-1945--Bulgaria. World War, 1939-1945. Bulgarians in foreign countries. Anti-communist movements. World Anti-Communist League. Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations. Bulgaria. Genres and Forms of Material Phonorecords. Video tapes. Slides (Photography) Moving-pictures. Phonotapes. Other Index Terms Related to this Collection Drenikov, Georgi. box 1-8 Biographical File, 1930-1984. Scope and Content Note Address book, bibliographies, birth and marriage certificates, business cards, family correspondence, curricula vitae, decorations and diplomas, employment applications, identity cards, invitations, lists, notebooks, notes, obituaries, poems and songs, prayer, stamps, and subject file, arranged alphabetically by physical form Register of the Kyril Drenikoff 88009 4 Papers Family File, 1911-2002. box 9-16 Family File, 1911-2002. Scope and Content Note Biographical material related to members of the Drenikoff family. Includes correspondence, birth and marriage certificates, business cards, contracts, diaries, family book and family tree, identity cards