Identity Statement

Reference Code

HU OSA 302-1

Title

Samizdat Publications

Date(s)

1973 - 1990

Description Level

Subfonds

Extent and medium (processed)

29 Archival boxes, 3.62 linear meters
1 Digital container, 0.0 linear meters

Context

Archival history

This part of the collection was donated to OSA in 1995.

Content and Structure

Scope and Content (Abstract)

The collection contains Demszky's own writings and works, whether printed, published or in manuscript; a fairly comlete series of the most famous Hungarian samizdat periodicals, including Beszélő, Hírmondó, and Független Demokrata; manuscripts of the most important samizdat books and pamphlets published in the 1980s by AB Publisher and others; documents of the Hungarian political opposition during the 1980s; printing sheets and galley proofs, illustrations and cover designs of the Hungarian samizdat publishers; tools, printing machines and raw materials for creating underground publications.

Accruals

Not Expected

Conditions of Access and Use

Conditions governing access

Open for research

Description Control

Archivist's note

Processed by András Mink, 1996.