HU OSA 206 Records of the Open Society Archives at Central European University

Identity Statement

Reference Code
HU OSA 206
Title
Records of the Open Society Archives at Central European University
Date(s)
1938 - 2000
Description Level
Fonds
Extent and medium (processed)
187 VHS PAL, 4.67 linear meters
17 CD-ROM, 0.17 linear meters
114 Digital container, 0.11 linear meters
33 DVD-ROM, 0.33 linear meters
2 Archival photo box, 0.66 linear meters
48 Archival boxes, 6.0 linear meters
4 Archival card box, 1.26 linear meters

Context

Name of creator(s)
Open Society Archives at Central European University

Content and Structure

Scope and Content (Abstract)
The fonds consists of video and sound recordings and photo documentation of public events (conferences, opening ceremonies of exhibitions at Galeria Centralis, public lectures, summer university courses) organized by OSA.
Copies of historical documentary and propaganda films relating to the 20th century totalitarianism and the Cold War also form part of the fonds.
Also included are interviews relating to the history of the Soros foundations network and to the history of RFE/RL Hungarian Desk.
Accruals

Expected

Conditions of Access and Use

Conditions governing access
Accessible to all researchers, subject to the General Restriction Policy of OSA, excluding series 5, where access rights have to be determined
Languages
English, German, Hungarian, Romany, Russian

Description Control

Archivist's note
Processed by Joan Fairweather and Zsuzsanna Zádori, 1996-1998 and Anikó Kövecsi, 2011; revised by Zsuzsanna Zádori, September 18, 2000 and Branislav Kovacevic, 2002.