Bela Kiraly papers, circa 1957-1988

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Series I: Professional Correspondence, 1957-1988



Box 1 A, 1961-1987


Box 1 Ascher, Abraham, 1973-1984


Box 1 Ba, 1966-1985


Box 1 Bak, János, 1976-1988


Box 1 Barany, George, 1976-1978


Box 1 Be-Bl, 1972-1988


Box 1 Bebler, Anton, 1984-1988


Box 1 Benda, Kálmán, 1969-1984


Box 1 Bo-By, 1971-1988


Box 1 Borbándi Gyula, 1985-1987


Box 1 Bornemisza, Péter, 1987

Contains a copy of his Freedom Fighter ID issued by BK on November 1, 1956


Box 1 Bradley, Bill, 1984-1986


Box 1 Bridenthal, Renate, 1983-1985


Box 1 C, 1983-1985


Box 1 Cambridge University Press, 1985-1987


Box 1 Ceauşescu, Ilie, 1984


Box 1 D, 1972-1987


Box 1 Deák, István, 1972-1985

Including a letter on RFE from 1972, during the Fulbright investigation


Box 1 Decsy, János, 1961-1988


Box 1 Deme, László, 1972-1987


Box 1 E, 1972-1987


Box 1 Eörsi, István, 1985



Box 2 F, 1961-1988


Box 2 Felkay, Ferenc, 1957

Freedom Fighter; his letter dated July 2, 1957 contains information on Hungarian refugees in France


Box 2 Fenyo, Miksa D., 1965-1987

Includes one letter from his father, Miksa Fenyo and his mother, Frau Dr. Max Fenyo


Box 2 Fischer-Galati, Stephen, 1973-1985


Box 2 G, 1961-1985


Box 2 Gosztonyi, Péter, 1960-1988


Box 2 H, 1960-1988

Includes one oversize poster under Held, Eugen


Box 2 Hevesy, Pál, 1972-1984


Box 2 I


Box 2 Ignotus, Pál, 1961-1962

Letters in bad physical condition



Box 3 J, 1972-1987


Box 3 Jeszenszky, Géza, 1982-1987


Box 3 Jonas, Paul, 1972-1987


Box 3 Ka-Kn, 1972-1987


Box 3 Kann, Robert and Marie, 1963-1981

Some letters in bad physical condition


Box 3 Kapótsy, Béla, 1972-1984


Box 3 Kende, Péter, 1976-1987


Box 3 Kéthly, Anna, 1961-1976


Box 3 Ko-Ku, 1966-1988


Box 3 Kovács, Imre, 1975-1985


Box 3 Kovago, Joseph [Kővágó, József]


Box 3 L, 1971-1987


Box 3 Lipták, Béla, 1977-1987



Box 4 Ma-Me, 1966-1987


Box 4 Méray, Tibor, 1972-1987


Box 4 Mi-Mu, 1973-1987


Box 4 N, 1976-1986


Box 4 P, 1977-1987

IRS, tax, and banking information under Parmelee, John, Public Accountant


Box 4 Pastor, Peter [Pásztor Péter], 1975-1987


Box 4 R, 1966-1987


Box 4 Raeff, Marc, 1973-1974


Box 4 Ránki, György, 1980-1984


Box 4 Rumi, Andrew [András], 1972

2 typewritten letter and one photograph; Rumi was Kiraly's cellmate in a Budapest prison in 1952 and one of his letters contains a list of other prisoners, most of whom had been executed



Box 5 Sa-Sm, 1964-1987


Box 5 So-Sv, 1972-1987


Box 5 Soros [Foundation], 1985-1987


Box 5 Sw-Sz, 1961-1988


Box 5 T-U, 1961-1987


Box 5 Tóth, Géza, 1959

3 hand-written letters with information on former Freedom Fighters movement in Austria. There's mentioning of a fourth letter, which – according to his response – was kept in Kiraly's safe.


Box 5 V, 1961-1987


Box 5 Varga, Béla, 1985-1987


Box 5 Vass, Vilmos, 1972-1987

Former Freedom Fighter and Senior Editor at RFE's Hungarian Desk; his letters give information on internal life and business within the Hungarian Desk, and also contain third party information, CV, etc.


Box 5 Vermes, Géza, 1960-1985


Box 5 Vásárhelyi, Miklós, 1982


Box 5 W, 1972-1987


Box 5 Z, 1972-1987


Box 5 Miscellaneous, 1961-1984