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

AN OUTLINE OF THE HISTORY WRITING OF SZÉKESFEHÉRVÁR

Besides writing medical articles he actively participated in the cultural life of his native town. As the vice chairman of the Society Supporting Theatre of Székesfehérvár he took part in the theatre section of the municipal committee. He wrote several plays for the Town Theatre, mainly for anniversaries; among them Thirty Years and Hundred Years are worth mentioning. He was connected to the philharmonic society of Székesfehérvár, where he was the vice-chairman between 1915 and the year of his death. His best known work is the four-volume history of Székesfehérvár. Lord Lieutenant Count József Károlyi commemorated his death at the town's general meeting on 2 1 October 1 908. 24 Data about the history of épidémies in Hungary with regard to Székesfehérvár. Székesfehérvár. 1898. 25 The Past of Acting. Székesfehérvár. 1899. 26 Cistercian Church in Székesfehérvár. Székesfehérvár. 1901. 27 See: The Forty Years of Vörösmarty Circle. Székesfehérvár. 1907 and The Forty Years of the Volunteer Fire Brigade of Székesfehérvár. Székesfehérvár. 1913. 28 After this work the National Monograph Society commissioned him in 1914 to write studies titled The Villages of the County and the Histoiy of Fejér County from the Hungarian Conquest to Present. 29 TASz Municipal board report 1912. No. 506/14 783. For a short period he was also of the town centre the school warden of the girls' school. He resigned the councillor post mentioned above when he was appointed chief medical officer of the county. 30 TASz Municipal board report 1926. No. 214/12 699. 3 I Viktor Juhász was born in Székesfehérvár, on 22 August 1880. He graduated as a lawyer in 1914. He was also a qualified archivist, he took a specialist examination to become municipal archivist. He started work as a temporary clerk 11 July 1906. He was appointed chief archivist on 7 April 1908. He was dismissed of his office in 1948. His pen name was Albensis. 32 In: The Almanac of the Municipalities of Fejér County and Royal Free Town Székesfehérvár. Compiled by István B. Szabó (editor-in-chief) and Vilmos Bérezi (editor). Székesfehérvár. 1931. 33 The Centuries of Székesfehérvár I. -1967, II. -1972, III. -1977, IV. -1979.