A Historical and Archival Guide to Székesfehérvár (Székesfehérvár, 2003)

AN OUTLINE OF THE HISTORY WRITING OF SZÉKESFEHÉRVÁR

umns as well as museum bulletins, news, notes and official reports. The journal ceased publication following the death of Arnold Marosi in 1939; the last issue, which was edited by Árpád Dormuth acting museum director, commemorated the life and work of Arnold Marosi. Having ceased publication, the journal left high-standard history writing without a forum. There was an attempt in 1955 to revive the newspaper under the same name, however, it was not successful, only one issue came out. It was the same year when the reviving Vörösmarty Literary Circle published its literary and local history anthology under the title of Fehérvár. Vár, the Transdanubian literary paper had but a short life; it was published between February 1938 and January 1939. It is interesting to point out that it came out as an independent newspaper and as the literary supplement of Fejér Megyei Napló, with the same content. Its editors like Géza Baráti, Oszkár György, Ferenc Janhovich and István Pálffy were interested in the whole of Transdanubia. The permanent columns were the literary columns (which combined book reviews), the musical column (which besides introducing the musical life of Székesfehérvár offered a programme guide of national musical events and lectures and works on music history). The art column reported on events in the town and all over the country; there were articles on the history of art and there was a theatre and film column as well. Although the newspaper wasn't officially linked to Vörösmarty Literary and Art Circle, founded in 1932, but enjoyed their support. After such antecedents and after Fejér Megyei Szemle,

14 the cultural and social then literary and cultural newspaper called Argus was published in 1990. Its content gradually enlarged in the first years. In the November-December issue of 1

992 the Múltidéző (Reviving the Past) column appeared for the first time in order to print historical discourses. The first article A Journey to the bend of the River Don, written by Lajos Horváth reports on the eventful journey of a handful of enthusiastic people from Székesfehérvár; a journey during which they pay homage to the Hungarian soldiers who died at the bend of the River Don. Múltidéző, which became the forum for historical research and local remembrance, soon became a standard column. Topics of some articles aroused nation-wide interest, such as the writ-