Eugen Loebl Papers, 1969-1987

Collection context

Creator:
Loebl, Eugen, 1907-1987, Salisbury, Harrison E (Harrison Evans), 1908-1993, Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-2008, Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978, and Kissinger, Henry, 1923-
Extent:
2000 items (6 boxes)
Language:
English .
Scope and content:

Correspondence, manuscripts, subject files and printed materials of Eugen Loebl. Correspondence includes letters from prominent national figures such as William F. Buckley, Hubert Humphrey, Henry Kissinger and Harrison Salisbury. There are many manuscripts by Loebl from the 1970s and 1980s and subject files on economics, Czechoslovakia and East-West relations. Printed materials include clippings and short pieces by and about Loebl, and copies of four books by him.

Biographical / historical:

In 1948 Loebl was Czechoslovak Minister of Foreign Trade; in 1949 he was arrested and 3 years later was tried in the Slansky show trials. He was eventually released from prison, and in 1968 came to the United States. In the United States he has taught economics (at Vassar) and written extensively on economics and world affairs; his best known book is"My Mind on Trial.".

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is located on-site.

Location of this collection:
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027, USA
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