Szabolcs-Szatmár-Beregi levéltári évkönyv 14. (Nyíregyháza, 2000)

Rezümék (angol, német)

many people moved to other places. The remaining population — those working in agriculture, as well as industrial workers and employees in the service sector — struggled with increasing difficulties. Investors with capital were missing from the area, as indicated by the lack of any major development project in the period between the two wars. Kisvárda's industry was confined to the services of craftsmen. Many of the craftsmen were the descendants of the Jewish settlers who had come to the place in the 19th century. The economy of the community was based upon the traditional markets held in the town, the commercial exchange of goods, for which Kisvárda served as a regional centre. Despite this, we find Ferenc Virágh's, a contemporary's observation acceptable. He aptly described Kisvárda as follows: „Today's Kisvárda is a typical phenomenon. It is one of the town-substituting villages, which is still called a village, but which has long outgrown the level of a real village. Its services, industry, commercial outlets and cultural facilities are more like those of a town, and the people live like townspeople." JÓZSEF MARGÓCSY István Porzsolt (1910-1986) The Picture of a Career István Porzsolt came from the family of a protestant minister, and he found it natural to study theology. He graduated from theology, but he soon became interested in philology and obtained a teacher's diploma in Hungarian and German language and literature. His scientific interest brought him close to the Institute of Psychology of the university. He prepared the first version of a thesis that could have easily been developed into a doctoral dissertation. Porzsolt enjoyed teaching — his students, the young women graduating from the Calvineum of Nyíregyháza remembered him with affection several decades after leaving school. When he was 28, he was appointed schoolmaster. Although it was meant to be a transitory position, he served as a schoolmaster until the end of his life. His career was characterized by a strange duality — he was always acknowledged as a hardworking and capable teacher, he received several awards — he was one of the very firsts to receive the Distinguished Teacher Award. Still, he hardly had the opportunity of enjoying the work of a devoted teacher and educator, because he fulfilled various administrative positions that imposed some administrative duties on him, depriving him of the pure pleasure of teaching. ISTVÁN BALOGH The Archives of the County of Szabolcs (1550-1767) Since the middle of the 19th century Hungarian historians have paid more and more attention to documents preserved in various public and private archives. These documents serve as precious sources for studying history. As a result of this growing interest, reports on the state of the county archives were published, first in 1881 and then several times afterwards. According to a brief report on the Archives of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, the documents of Szabolcs County have been