Hungarian Studies Newsletter, 1999 (16. évfolyam, 55-57. szám)
1999 / 55-57. szám
The late 1980s brought developments that to a degree compensated for these setbacks. The Hungarian Studies Association of Canada became the journal's co-publisher along with the National Library of Hungary (NLH). The latter arrangement was mainly the achievement of Dr. Jószef Vekerdi, and the late Gyula Juhász, the NLH’s Director-General. The responsibility of editing the journal remained in our hands, while the NLH assumed the tasks of printing and distribution. In 1989, the year of Hungary's transition from communism to democracy and a market economy, the journal lost one of its original functions: the publication of studies that could not be printed in János Kádár's Hungary. On the other hand, from 1989 on, we found it easier to recruit papers from Hungary. It was largely due to studies that came from there that we had been able to produce three more solid special volumes during the middle of the new decade. The 1990s, however, also brought new problems. The Hungarian organizations that had supported us before, gradually ended their backing. Though praise continued to come for the journal, including a highly favorable review printed in Hungarian PROFILES (Continued) Studies (Bloomington, Indiana/Budapest, Hungary), it has become more and more difficult to keep the journal afloat or, at least, on time. We fell behind in our publication schedule. And there are other clouds on the HSR’s horizon. These include the scarcity of publishable manuscripts, the continuing erosion of our subscription base, and the fact that all work associated with maintaining the journal - in particular the work beyond the tasks of editing of manuscripts - has to be done on a volunteer basis, mainly through the kindness of Éva Tömöry of Toronto. Recently there have been developments that suggest that the end is not yet nigh for the HSR: the 1997 volume has been printed, the 1998 volume has been copy-edited, and progress is being made in the editing of the 1999 issues. Soon, the journal will enter the second quarter-century of its existence. After having published more than a dozen special volumes, some 200 papers, and a great many review articles and reviews, it would be a shame if this cultural gem of the Hungarian diaspora could not continue to publish, in one form or another, into the new millennium. Nándor F. Dreisziger CALL 1-800-828-4488 and ask about the Foundation s “TOUR TO HUNGARY" in 2000. NAMES OF PERSONS TO RECEIVE A COPY OF THE NEWSLETTER You are invited to suggest your friends, persons involved in Hungarian studies and/or in Hungarian community life in America. If you need more space for names, please add a sheet for you listings. Send a gift subscription at $10.00 per year. Name _________________________________________________ Name _________________________________________________ Address _______________________________________________ Address _______________________________________________ City_________________________ State_____ Zip_________ City _________________________State ______Zip __________ Name_________________________________________________ Name ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Address ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address -------------------------------------------------------------------------------City _________________________ State_____ Zip _________ City ------------------------------------------State ---------- Zip --------------Please return your list to: American Hungarian Foundation, 300 Somerset Street, PO Box 1084, Now Brunswick, N) 08903-1084. FAX 732/249-7033, or telephone: 732/846-5777. HUNGARIAN REFERENCE SHELF A series of inexpensive publications facilitating Hungarian related research for the English speaking scholar. Please reguest complete list. 1. HUNGARIAN ETHNOGRAPHY: A Bibliography of English Language Sources, by David R. Howell (University of Virginia), 1976. 319 entries 24 pages. $5.00 plus 75C handling, $5.75 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 Hungarian Studies Newsletter. $3.00 plus 75C handling, $3.75. 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; $15.95 cloth, plus postage and handling. 5 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HUNGARIAN LINGUISTIC RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. Compiled by Andrew Kerek (Miami University), 1978. $3.75 plus 75C handling, $4.50. SPECIAL OFFER INDEX FOR HUNGARIAN STUDIES NEWSLETTER, Nos 1-30: Name index of 2,000 entries, 80 periodicals, 150 organizations listed in 30 issues of HSN. $7.00 includes postage. Order: HUNGARIAN RESEARCH CENTER AMERICAN HUNGARIAN FOUNDATION Post Office Box 1084 New Brunswick, N.J. 08903-1084 ■'7, SPRING/SUMMER/AUTUMN 1999, HUNGARIAN STUDIES NEWSLETTER II
