Hungarian Studies Newsletter, 1986 (14. évfolyam, 47-50. szám)
1986 / 50. szám
HUNGARIAN RESEARCH CENTER AMERICAN HUNGARIAN FOUNDATION 177 Somerset Street P.O. Box 1084 NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08903 RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED MEETINGS (Continued) several Hungarianists presented short statements of ceremonial character, no major lecture was offered on Hungarian topics. Opening statements were presented by Nicolas Salgo, U.S. ambassador to Hungary; Iván T. Berend, president of HAS; Gyula Sods, pro-rector Eötvös L. U., and Iván Boldizsár, editor of The New Hungarian Quarterly. A paper was presented on "Finding America:" The Hungarian Image of America over a Century by László Kéry, Eötvös L.U. The workshop sessions had a larger number of Hungarian related presentations. Among other presentations we found Miklós Kontra s “Changing names: onomastic remarks on Hungarian-Americans;” Gerald Stourzh’s comments on József Eötvös’s “Dominating ideas of the 19th century;” Erzsébet Mészáros and József Gellén on the Hungarian image of America. □ The East European Program at the Wilson Center (Washington, D.C.) held a conference in October 1986, on The State and Society in Eastern Europe. Discussion panels were as follows: (1) “Parlamentarismand Pluralism in Eastern Europe.” Chair: György Ránki, Indiana U. (2) “The Army and Police in Eastern Europe.” Chair: István Deák, Columbia U. (3) “Literature in Eastern Europe.” Chair: Bogdana Carpenter, U. of Michigan. (4) “The East European Economies.” Chair: Ed Hewett, The Brookings Institution (Washington, D.C.). A colloquium was held on Issues of Nationalism on October 28,1986. This was the first of a series of seminars focusing on nationalsim in Eastern and Western Europe. The series is co-sponsored bytheKennan Institute and the West European Program of the Wilson Center. O JOURNALS No. 2, vol. 1 (1985) of HUNGARIAN STUDIES, a Journal of the International Association of Hungarian Studies (Nemzetközi Magyar Filológiai Társaság) published by Akadémiai kiadó. Managing editor is Vilmos Voigt, Eötvös L.U.. Content of this issue: nine essays of which five are in English: “The legends of King Stephen,” by R. Prazák; “Ethnic and social strata in the naming of dances,” by György Martin; “Mátyás Be'l, a polygraph in Hungary in the 18th century.” by Imre Wellmann; “Reception of Kossuth in England and the magazine Punch in 1851.” by Thomas Kabdebo; “Hungarian- American bilingualism,” by Miklós Kontra. Additional pages comprising chronicles, reviews and short notices on publications received can be very helpful to Hungarianist researchers. □ No. 3, vol. 1 (April 1986) of THE HUNGARIAN QUARTERLY (in exile). Content: “Minorities in Czechoslovakia,” by Edward 8 Non-Profit Org. U.S. POSTAGE PAID New Brunswick, N.J. Permit No. 257 HUNGARIAN HERITAGE CENTER GROUNDBREAKING AND CONSTRUCTION On May 7, 1987, the Groundbreaking Ceremonies took place for the Hungarian Heritage Center/Museum, Library and Archives building of the American Hungarian Foundation in New Brunswick, NJ. Representatives and officials of the city, county and State of New Jersey, along with delegations from Rutgers-The State University, other academic and financial institutions, corporate firms, and the American- Hungarian community took part in the ceremonies. The First Fidelity Bank, N.A. New Jersey is providing the construction loan for the building project and Connolly Construction Company is the general contractor. Papp Associates Architects designed the building with the engineering firms of Severud-Szegezdy and László Bodak, P.E. More than $1.1 million has been pledged and contributed toward the $2.9 needed to complete the building, which shall include a visitor’s center, arts and crafts studio, library, museum, archives, research facilities, offices, meeting and conference space. You are invited to support and contribute toward this building project. Please contact: August J. Molnár, President, American Hungarian Foundation, 177 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903; telephone: 201/846-5777. Chaszar: “Slovak and Czech periodicals in the libraries of Budapest,” by István Käfer; “Blueprint for peace with justice,” by Albert Wass; Centerfold: colored ethnographic map of the Carpathian Basin; Statement by László Hámos; “Minority oppressions in Northern Yugoslavia,” by Antal Lelbach; “Minority rights in Burgenland,” by Rudolf Dabas; Hungarian cultural influence in Europe 1446-1526,” by László Könnyű. Book reviews. Cl HUNGARIAN REFERENCE SHELF A series of inexpensive publications facilitating Hungarian related research for the English speaking scholar. Please request complete list. 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; $9 95 cloth, plus postage and handling. 5. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HUNGARIAN LINGUISTIC RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. Compiled by Andrew Kerek (Miami University, Ohio), 1978, $2.75 plus 75<t handling, $3.50. 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. $6.00 includes postage. Order: AMERICAN HUNGARIAN FOUNDATION Post Office Box 1084 New Brunswick, N.J. 08903 NO. 50, WINTER, 1986-1987, HUNGARIAN STUDIES NEWSLETTER
