Josef Tomanek, Czech Heritage
Papers
Title: Josef Tomanek,
Czech Heritage Papers
Creator: Tomanek, Josef, 1912-?
Dates: 1970-1983
Quantity: 1 folder
Collection Number: MS 0270
Language: Czech, English, Russian
Restrictions: None
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Preferred Citation: Josef Tomanek, Czech Heritage Papers (MS 0270). Archives & Special
Collections, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries.
Biography:
Josef Vaclav Toman-Tomanek was born November 19, 1912 in Kupicov/Volyne (Czech
Republic). He served in the Czechoslovak military in the USSR. He emigrated to the
U.S. in 1950, returning in 2000 to the Czech Republic.
Scope and Content:
This collection is made up of Czech and English writings by Tomanek. Most of the
writings discuss the Communist and Soviet governments in Eastern Europe. Also
included is sheet music for anti-communist songs, with Tomanek as the lyricist.
Subjects:
Poems in exile
Notes -- Exile
Container List:
Folder 1. Publications poetry, notesMaterials include publications from published Hlas - Voice, notes for
Internacionale, the anti-communist anthem, sheet music and lyrics by
Tomanek, a message to the democratic governments and delegates of the peace
conference in Madrid, Spain, and programs from events organized by Circle of
Music and Poetry Lovers (Krouzek milovniku hudby a poezie). In English,
Czech, and Russian.
Related Material and Resources: Please see other Czech Heritage Collections under the Ethnic American
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