Josef Kalvoda, Czech Heritage
Papers
Title: Josef Kalvoda,
Czech Heritage Papers
Creator: Kalvoda, Josef, 1923-1999
Dates: 1979-1984
Quantity: 4 folders
Collection Number: MS 0271
Language: Czech, English
Restrictions: None
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Preferred Citation: Josef Kalvoda, Czech Heritage Papers (MS 0271). Archives & Special
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Biography:
Josef Kalvoda served as professor of history and political science at St. Joseph
College, West Hartford, Connecticut, columnist, advisor of federal ministry of
education in the U.S., and president of Christian-democrat movement in exile. He
obtained American citizenship in 1956 and a bachelor's degree in political science
and history from Hunter College of the City University of New York. He graduated
with an M. A. and later Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University of New
York.
Scope and Content:
The collection consists of several papers, essays, reviews, and articles by Josef
Kalvoda.
Subjects:
Karel Kramar -- Czechoslovakia
Josef Kalvoda -- Essays
Soviet Union -- Cold War
Container List:
Folder 1. Essays, articles, reviews by KalvodaIncludes essays on Czech and Slovak prisoners of war in Russia, T.G. Masaryk
in America in 1918, Karol Wojtyla, Marxism and the Marxist-Leninists, a
Czech view on Czechoslovak-Polish confederation, the rise and fall of
Alexander Dubcek, a review of the book East European
Integration and East-West Trade, articles from Denni hlasatel by Kalvoda (1982), an article from
Nase hlasy about Edward Benes (February 27,
1982), a review of Kalvoda's book, an article from Hlasy Cechu a Slovaku v Australii about the Jalta conference in
1945, a bulletin about Karel Kramar written by Kalvoda, and on Benes'
politics during the WWII. In Czech and English.
Folder 2. Article, "The Czechoslovak Problem," 1984Article by Kalvoda in Nationalities Papers on the division between Slovaks
and Czechs.
Folder 3. Memoirs, "Pameti Vaclava
Cerneho," 1984, Dec.Memoirs of Vaclav Cerny by Josef Kalvoda published in Nove obzory.
Folder 4. Lecture, "Kramar contra Masaryk," 1985Lecture titled "History and our
destiny–Czechoslovakia, 1915-1985, " in Czech.
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