Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Pfeiffer, Zoltan, 1900-1981 and Mindszenty, József, 1892-1975
- Extent:
- 11000 items and 30 boxes; 7 reels of audio tape
- Language:
- Russian .
Background
- Scope and Content:
The collection includes photocopies of letters by Josef Cardinal Mindszenty and an undated photograph of Pope Paul VI. The arranged correspondence dates from 1947 to 1980. There are manuscripts by a number of Hungarian emigres as well as by Pfeiffer himself. The subject files contain information on the Assembly of Captive European Nations. Among the printed materials are 49 folders of newspaper articles by or about Pfeiffer. In addition, there are seven reels of 7 1/2" audio tape containing interviews with Pfeiffer.
- Biographical / Historical:
Leader of the Small-Holders Party in Hungary, 1945-1947. Pfeiffer and his family later emigrated to the United States in 1947.
- Acquisition information:
- Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1981.
- Processing information:
Papers Accessioned 1981.
Papers Processed 04/--/83.
- Accruals:
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
- Rules or conventions:
- aapm
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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6th Floor East Butler Library535 West 114th St.New York, NY 10027, United States
- CONTACT:
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(212) 854-5590rbml@library.columbia.edu