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Hurban-Boor family papers and photographs
Flat file materials include a passport and other official documents, a photograph, printed materials, and genealogical notes. The collections also contains eight photo albums and souvenir books relating to Vladimir Hurban's service as Czechoslovakian ambassador to Egypt in the 1920s. Photogra...
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| Collection: | Hurban-Boor Family Papers and Photographs |
| Collection Number: | MSS166 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | Czech |
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4.8 Linear feet 9 boxes, 11 items, 2 flat files |
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Flat file materials include a passport and other official documents, a photograph, printed materials, and genealogical notes. The collections also contains eight photo albums and souvenir books relating to Vladimir Hurban's service as Czechoslovakian ambassador to Egypt in the 1920s. Photographs depict various Egyptian landmarks and sites, and Vladimir and his wife Olga are shown in several photos. There is also a volume entitled "The Four Freedoms," which was given to Vladimir Hurban when he was the Czechoslovakian ambassador to the United States. Also included is one loose photo (reproduced from a daguerreotype) of Samuel Jurkovic. The photographs date from 1920 to 1943 and consist of one box. The additions to the Hurban-Boor family papers are .2 linear feet and consist of images, a death notice, a paper on democracy in Czechoslovakia, and a book on Edvard Beneš’s 1943 visit to the United States and Canada. The photographs depict Vladimir Hurban, Olga Boor Hurban, Jan Masaryk, and Edvard Beneš. There are also two matted prints (and accompanying negatives) of George and Emilia Jurkovic. The additions date from circa 1906 to 1943. |