Hungarian Studies Newsletter, 1980 (8. évfolyam, 23-26. szám)

1980 / 26. szám

Hungary-related topics included Total War and Peace Making after World War I by Bela K. Király (Brooklyn Coll.); The Problem of National Minorities before and after the Paris Peace Treaties of 1947 by Edward Chaszar (Indiana U. of Pennsylvania); Socialist Patriotism and National Minorities, A Study in Contrast: Romania and Yugoslavia by Andrew Ludanyi; National Minorities and the International Law Since 1920 by Bulcsu Veress (Columbia U.); Islamic Influences on Hungarian Society and Culture from the Ninth to the Thirteenth Century by Jenő Szűcs (Inst, of History, HAS); The Cultural Impact of the O ttom an T urks on Hungary: A Reassessment by Robert Simon (I nst. of H istory, HAS); Benke and the Officialdom: A Peasant’s Uncommon Response to Bureaucracy on the Prairie by Martin L. Kovács (U. of Regina); King Matthias Corvinus - a 15th Century Hungarian Bibliophile by Ruth G. Biro (Duquesne U.); Patriotism as a Unifying Force in Immigrants Communities: The Hungarian Response to Michael Karolyi’s 1914 American Tour by Bela Vassady (Elizabethtown Coll.(; Hungarian Peasantry in the Early Fifteenth Century by Joseph Held (Rutgers U.); Hungary as a Multinational State in the late Middle Ages by Leslie S. Domonkos (Youngstown State U.); The Development of the Daco-Romanian Theoryby Elemér Illyés (Munich, Germany); and On the Location of Great Moravia: A Reconsideration of the Traditional Views by Peter Püspöki-Nagy (Bratislava, Czechoslovakia). A good number of Hungarian related comments were made in various sessions, and many Hungarianist historians acted as moderators, commentators, and discussants. Amoung them Francis S. Wagner (Library of Congress) who moderated a session on the Paris Peace Treaties and the Question of Self-Determination. The Forum has in recent years become a great success under the directorship of Steven B. Vardy (Duquesne U.) and is highly esteemed by the historical profession. (F.S. Wagner) □

The Annual Meeting of the American Association for the

Study of Hungarian History elected its officers for 1980/81 as follows: Chairman: István Deák (Columbia U.); Vice- Chairman: Bela K. Király (Brooklyn Coll.); Secretary- Treasurer: Edsel Walter Stroup (P.O. Box 4738, Cleveland, OH 44126); Members-at-large: Marianne Birnbaum (UCLA); Lee Congdon (James Madison U.); and Mary Gluck Brown U.).

The May 1980 newsletter of the AASHH gives, in addition to business news, an account of various meetings pertaining to Hungary and Hungarian history. Thus, it reports on the November 1980 meeting of the AAASS which included two panels co-sponsored, or sponsored, by AASHH. One discussed Resistance and Collaboration in Hungary during the Second World War, chaired by John Lukacs (Chestnut Hill Coll.). Panel members were István Deák, Mario Fenyő, Imre Kovács (New York City), and Peter Pastor (Montclair St. Coll.). Commentator was Paul Jonas (U. of New Mexico). The other panel was devoted to The Eve of Reform: The Czech and Hungarian Lands in the Year of Joseph ll’s Accession to the Throne (1780). Chaired by George Bárány (U. of Denver), participants were Herman FreudenbergerJTulane U.), Bela K. Király, and George Svoboda (UCB). Commentator was William Wright (U. of Minnesota). □

International Conference for Hungarian Librarians, Budapest, August 11-15, 1980. Some fifty librarians from twelve countries joined the representatives of the principal Hungarian libraries and officers of the Hungarian Librarians Association for a three-day meeting. Thirty participants came from the

U.S. The conference concerned itself with the history and

organization of libraries in Hungary and their role in preserving and documenting collection of Hungarica abroad; the role of the Hungarian librarians abroad and their role in preserving Hungarian culture; and the need for information exchange and methodology. The need for bibliographies or catalogs was stressed. Plans for a Hungarian data base are now being drafted by the Information Task Force of the American Hungarian Educators Association. Cooperation with the Széchényi Library in the exchange of catalog information or tapes for the data base was discussed between Hungarian representatives and Enikő and Péter Basa. (EMB) □

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS

Miklós Kontra (L. Kossuth U., visiting at Indiana U.) and his assistant Gregory L. Nehler (Indiana U.) spent four weeks in the Hungarian community of South Bend, Indiana during the summer of 1980, conducting interviews for the Project on Hungarian-American Bilingualism in South Bend. Each informant was interviewed by Kontra in Hungarian and by Nehler in English. In addition to structured questionnaires, a language-usage interview was also applied. Over 50 hours of tape-recorded speech has been obtained, and the collection of at least as much is planned for 1981. The project is expected to result in two monographs, one on the English and one on the Hungarian language usage in the community. Address: Dept, of Uralic & Altaic Studies, Goodbody Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405. □

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The 49th congress of the French Canadian Association for the Advancement of Science wi 11 be held at the U. of Sherbrook, Quebec, on May 13-15,1981. The Slavic and East European Studies section solicits papers for this meeting. Those inclined to present a paper or participate in discussions should contact the secretary of the section immediately. Write to Charles Wojatsek, Dept, of History, Bishop's U., Lennoxville, Quebec JIM 1Z7 or call (819) 569-9551.

(EMB) □

Maxim Tabory read translations of poems of Mihály Vitéz Csokonai’s at a literary session of the Summer Institute, Southern Unitarian Universalistsat Radford Coll., Virginia. Translations were by Watson Kirkconnell and Maxim Tabory. (EMB) □

AHEA elects officers for 1981. The American Hungarian Educators’ Association elected new slates of officers for

1981. Elected were: Barbara Lotze (Allegheny Coll.) president; Ruth Biro (Duquesne U.) vice-president; Mary Boros-Kazal (Indiana U.) secretary; Peter Basa (HHS) treasurer. Members of the Advisory Board: Judith Magyar (Karikázó), George Blsztray (U. of Toronto), Karoly Nagy (Middlesex Coll, and Rutgers U.), Clara Györgyey (Gydrgyey Theater), Andrew Ludanyi (Ohio Northern U.), Dalma Brunauer (Clarkson Coll.), and Denis Slnor (Indiana U.). Enikő' Molnár Basa will contiue to serve as executive director. The 1981 annual meeting of AHEA will take place at Kent State U. either between April 25-27 or May 2-4. John Cadzow, director of the Ethnic Heritage Program at Kent State U. will host the meeting. □

Applying for Grants. An updated brief description of objectives and structure of the Ford Foundation and procedures for requesting grants is available free of charge. Write to the Office of Reports, Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, New York, NY 10017. □ (Continued on Page 8)

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