Hungarian Heritage Review, 1986 (15. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1986-01-01 / 1. szám
JANUARY 1986 HUNGARIAN HERITAGE REVIEW 11 Jlakoczt Jftmnimtton HUNGARIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CANADA BEGINS WORK Following its recent inaugeral, the Hungarian Research Institute of Canada (HRIC) has begun planning projects for implementation. Sponsored jointly by the Rákóczi Foundation and the Széchényi Society of Calgary, in cooperation with the University of Toronto, the purpose of the HRIC is to support scholarly investigations of issues of importance to Hungarians, including historical, cultural, political, economic, and social studies not only of Hungary, but also of the Hungarian communities of North America and elsewhere. Funding for the HRIC has been and will be provided by both of the sponsoring, non-profit organizations. “With the funds we have already set aside for and will continue to raise for the Institute,” said Nicholas Korponay, the president of the Rákóczi Foundation, “scholarly research publications, conferences, colloquia, lectures, visitations by scholars from abroad, graduate fellowships, and the development of archival materials will be financed. Because the HRIC is of vital importance to the preservation of our Hungarian heritage, and a facility we can all be proud of, we hope that the Hungarian communities of Canada and the United States will be generous in their support.” Dr. László Simon, a founding member of the HRIC and an executive member of the Rákóczi Foundation and the Széchényi Society of Calgary, said that “the Hungarian community of Canada is delighted that the Institute is associated with the University of Toronto, since it is already a center for Hungarian studies with a substantial collection of library materials and a faculty specializing in related fields.” Several major universities in the United States have already expressed their interest in establishing a similar institute to work in close collaboration with the Hungarian Research Institute of Canada. EDITOR’S NOTE: Tax deductible contributions in support of the HRIC can be mailed (in the U.S.A.) to: Rákóczi Foundation-International P.O. Box 2203, Union, New Jersey 07083, or (Canada) to: Rákóczi Foundation, P.O. Box 67, Station “L”, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6E-4Y4.) (From left to right) Judy Young, the Senior Program Officer of the Multiculturalism Directorate (Province of Ontario), and Douglas Bowie, the Assistant Deputy Minister, Secretary of State for Multiculturalism, pose with Nicholas Korponay, President of the Rákóczi Foundation, at the reception held in connection with the inaugeral ceremonies of the HRIC. Dr. László Simon and Barbara McDougall express their delight with the inaugeral of the HRIC at the University of Toronto. Tamas Vasary, the world famous pianist, whose concert was a part of the inaugeral ceremonies is flanked by Lee Maclaren, the Director of Private Funding of the University of Toronto, and Lívia Fekete, the wife of one of the founding members and directors of the HRIC. Dr. George Bisztray of the Chair of Hungarian Studies at the University of Toronto has a quiet chat with the Hon. Douglas Bowie during the cocktail hour of the inaugeral reception.
