Hungarian Studies Newsletter, 1979 (7. évfolyam, 19-22. szám)
1979 / 21. szám
HUNGARIAN RESEARCH CENTER AMERICAN HUNGARIAN FOUNDATION 177 Somerset Street P.O. Box 1084, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 Address Correction Requested Return Postage Guaranteed Non-Profit Org. U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 257 on the U. of Toronto campus. It promotes and advances studies into the history of ethnocultural groups within the province of Ontario. It collects archival material and oral histories, and prepares guides to its holdings. The society’s publishing program includes a bulletin, a series of occasional papers and the proceedings of conferences. For more information write to The Multicultural History Society of Ontario, 43 Queen's Park Crescent East, Toronto, Ont. Canada M5S 2C3. □ Vol. XIII (1976) of ETUDES FINNO-OUGRIENNES was published this summer. The prestigious annual, published in cooperation with the (French) National Center for Scientific Research, by Libraire Klincksieck & Cie (11, rue de Lille, 75007 Paris, France) and Akadémiai Kiadó contains 14 major essays and 10 minor reviews and comments. Compared to three essays in English in the 1975 volume, the 1976 edition has no contribution in English. (For previous review see HSN no. 17.p. 2) □ The U. of Connecticut with grant support from the American Hungarian Foundation introduced Hungarian language in September, 1979, as part of its Critical Languages Program. Additional courses in Hungarian literature and language are planned. CH W. Bradford Wiley, “Hungarian Scientific Publisher Celebrates its 150th Anniversary: Akadémiai Kiadó” Publishers Weekly 214:22 (November 27,1978) pp. 22-24. AKADÉMIAI KIADÓ, the publishing house of the HAS was first commissioned to publish "The Report of the Royal Commission Set Up to Draft the Statutes of the HAS.” This was followed by some 12,000 titles to date. This year the Akadémiai Kiadd will publish about 300 books and 105 journals, many of them in English and otherworld languages. The anniversary was enhanced by social events and an exhibit of scientific, technical, and medical books from leading publishers the world over. LJ EDITOR’S CORNER We rejoice in the foundation of two academic chairs in North America devoted to Hungarian studies. This is a momentous accomplishment filling a long standing void which has been detrimental to scholarly endeavor in general and to Hungarian studies even more painfully so. Alas, with the good news come warnings of remaining problems. A chair covers the salary of one professoronly, and one person cannot provide a program of interdisciplinary character. Related activities in teaching, research, and publication involving other disciplines not represented by the specialty of the chair will need additional funds. If it is found desirable, as we think it is, to expand the course offerings, let us say, in Hungarian-related economics or anthropology at Toronto, additional support will be necessary. Thus, no one should feel deprived from giving only because the two chairs have been endowed. Another task that lies ahead is some sort of coordination between institutions offering courses in Hungarian studies, to avoid costly duplications and maximize the scale of offerings. Perhaps, institutions and relevant professional organizations could get together and work out the most desirable and realistic solution. Kudos for encouragement and contributions to the content of this issue to William Soíyom-Fekete, István Fodor George Bisztray, Denis Sinor, James Sweeney, and Charlotte Varga. The Editor HUNGARIAN REFERENCE SHELF A series of inexpensive publications facilitating Hungarianrelated research for the English speaking scholar. 1 HUNGARIAN ETHNOGRAPHY: A Bibliography of English Language Sources, by David R. Howell (University of Virginia), 1976. 319 entries, 24 pages. $1.80 plus 30« handling, $2.10. 2. EDUCATIONAL MOTION PICTURES AND FILMSTRIPS RELATED TO HUNGARY AND HUNGARIAN SUBJECTS. Compiled by Joseph Széplaki (University of Minnesota), 1976. 48 entries, in issue no. 11 of the HSN. $1.50 plus 30« handling, $1.80. 3. HUNGARIAN ECONOMIC REFORMS: A Selective, Partially Annotated Bibliography, by Gabriel F. Horchler (Library of Congress), 1977. 1,620 entries, 190 pages. $4.95 paper; $8.95 cloth, plus postage and handling. 4. MASTER'S THESES RELATED TO HUNGARY AND HUNGARIANS ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. Compiled by Joseph Sze'plaki; and UNIVERSITY RESEARCH ON HUNGARIANCANADIANS: A Preliminary Check List of Theses. Compiled by John P. Miska. Both: 1977.53 entries in issue no. 13 of the HSN. $1.50 plus 30« handling, $1.80. 5. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HUNGARIAN LINGUISTIC RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. Compiled by Andrew Kerek (Miami University), 1978. $2.75 plus 75$ handling, $3.50. Order: HUNGARIAN RESEARCH CENTER AMERICAN HUNGARIAN FOUNDATION Post Office Box 1084 New Brunswick, NJ 08903 8 NO. 21, 1979, HUNGARIAN STUDIES NEWSLETTER
