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Eugen Loebl Papers, 1969-1987

Summary Information

At a Glance

Bib ID 4077770 View CLIO record
Creator(s) Loebl, Eugen, 1907-1987; Salisbury, Harrison E (Harrison Evans), 1908-1993; Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-2008; Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978; Kissinger, Henry, 1923-
Title Eugen Loebl Papers, 1969-1987
Physical Description 2000 items (6 boxes)
Language(s) English .
Additional Description http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/ldpd_bak_4077770.pdf
Access You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located on-site.

Arrangement

Arrangement

Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged.

Description

Summary

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.

Using the Collection

Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located on-site.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Eugen Loebl, 1982, 1987.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Papers: Source of acquisition--Eugen Loebl. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1982.

Papers: Source of acquisition--Loebl, Eugen. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--05/19/87. Accession number--B-87-8-24.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Papers Accessioned 1982.

Papers Processed 03/--/83.

Papers Processed ejs 08/--/87.

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Genre/Form

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"
"CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"
"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Articles Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Clippings (Information Artifacts) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Letters (correspondence) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

Subject

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"
"CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"
"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Books Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Economic policy -- United States Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
International economic relations Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

History / Biographical Note

Biographical sketch

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.".