Zoltan Pfeiffer Papers, 1945-1980
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- BAR Ms Coll/Pfeiffer
- Bib ID:
- 4077929 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Pfeiffer, Zoltan, 1900-1981; Mindszenty, József, 1892-1975
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 11000 items (30 boxes; 7 reels of audio tape)
- Language(s):
- Russian .
- 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.
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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.
Description
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.
Arrangement
- Series I: Cataloged Material
- Series II: Arranged Correspondence
- Series III: Manuscripts by Various Authors
- Series IV: Manuscripts by Zoltan Pfeiffer
- Series V: Subject Files
- Series VI: Printed Material
Using the Collection
Access to the Zoltan Pfeiffer Papers is subject to the following restrictions:
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 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.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1981.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Papers Accessioned 1981.
Papers Processed 04/--/83.
Revision Description
2009-06-26 File created.
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
Biographical sketch
Leader of the Small-Holders Party in Hungary, 1945-1947. Pfeiffer and his family later emigrated to the United States in 1947.
Subject Headings
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