The Eighth Tribe, 1977 (4. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1977-07-01 / 7. szám
July, 1977 THE EIGHTH TRIBE Page 13 EDMUND VASVARY 1888-1977 Edmund Vasvary, research historian, editor, writer and minister, died July 12 in Washington, D.C. He was 89 years old and the “Grand Old Man” of Hungarian immigration history in the United States. Born in 1888 in Hungary, there Vasvary received his education. As a minister of the Reformed Church of Hungary, his church sent him to the United States in 1914. Until 1936 he served pastorates in Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Cleveland. In 1936 he became the controller of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America, a fraternal organization with headquarters in Washington, D.C., a post he retained until he retired in 1957. He continued to reside in Washington, where his research and literary output increased. He has published more than 1,000 articles mainly about Hungarians in America. His major work is the book, Lincoln s Hungarian Heroes, published in 1939. His current research involved co-authoring a book about Colonel Commandment Michael Kovats, the first Hungarian to give his life for this country. Kovats was killed in action at Charleston, S.C. in 1779. The drill field of the Citadel Military College is named in honor of Kovats. In 1975 Vasvary received the Abraham Lincoln Award of the American Hungarian Foundation. In 1976 the Rockefeller Foundation awarded a grant to the American Hungarian Foundation to microfilm, catalog and develop the Vasvary collection, which has been described as the foremost collection of materials on Hungarian immigration and Hungarians in the United States. Gathered over more than 50 years of effort by Edmund Vasvary, the collection consists of 400 notebooks, over 20,000 file cards, 1,000 articles, and countless items of unique historical, bio- and bibliographical value. For the American Hungarian Foundation and its research center in New Brunswick, N.J., the Vasvary collection forms the basis for its project to write a definitive history of Hungarian immigrants and their descendants in America. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Kalassay Vasvary; a daughter, Mrs. Elizabetli Shapiro, Washington, D.C.; a son, Edmund C., Lynchburg, Va.; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held in Washington, D.C. at the Gawler Funeral Home on Friday, July 15, at 4:30 p.m. Get the Facts on SOLAR HEATING! a 160 pages book with valuable information for homeowners, builders and architects. ’’ENERGY BOOM and SOLAR HEATING” by RON J. GRAMM Introductory Price: $8.00 Order from: BETHLEN PRESS, P. 0. Box 637, Ligonier, Pa. 15658 If you know someone, who should receive this magazine, please send us their name and address. HUNGARIAN RADIO PROGRAMS Pennsylvania WAMO — 106 FM, — Pittsburgh, Pa. Sunday, 1:30 P.M. — Garden of Hungarian Music. Hostess: Miss Julia Orosz WEDO — 810 AM, McKeesport, Pa. Sunday afternoon: 2:45 to 3:00 — Worship Service — Sponsored by the Western Pennsylvania Hungarian Protestant Churches. 3:00 to 3:30 — Hungarian Hour — Host: Dr. Victor Molnár. WDUQ — 90.5 FM, Pittsburgh, Pa. Saturday evening, 6 to 7 o’clock: “Music from Europe” — Host: Dr. Victor Molnár. New York WHBI-FM — 105.9, New York, N.Y. Hungarian Protestant Radio Worship Service Sunday afternoon at 1:45. Ohio WZAK — F.M. 93.1 — Cleveland, 0. Thursday and Friday evenings from 7:30. — Antol Krasznai, Dr. Paul Lote, Dr. Zsigmond Molnár and László Rozsa announcers. WBKC — 1560 AM — Chardon, Ohio Sunday afternoon — 2 to 3 oclock. “HUNGARIAN AMERICAN HOUR” Hostess: Mrs. Henry (Pota) McBride Phone: 286-3433 WKTL — 90.7 F.M. — Struthers, Ohio. Saturday afternoon 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Requests taken during program or writing: Hungarian Radio Hour, Rev. Vitéz Baán, 454 N. Bella Vista Ave., Youngstown, Ohio 44509. We ask other Radio Program Directors to send in the time of their programs, so we can include them in this column. — editor.
