Identity Statement

Reference Code

HU OSA 205-4-11

Title

Albanian Biographical Files

Date(s)

1991 - 1997

Description Level

Series

Extent and medium (processed)

4 Archival boxes, 0.5 linear meters

Content and Structure

Scope and Content (Abstract)

The series contains press clippings from the Albanian newspapers, media reports, and other sources of information on prominent Albanian political leaders, opposition and dissident politicians, writers, journalists and other prominent Albanian persons. The greatest numbers of the people are politicians that have been active during the period 1945-1996. But casually there are writers of different periods, and prominent scholars in the field of medicine.
The files on Ramiz Alia, Ismail Kadare and Fatos Nano are of particular interest.

Accruals

Not Expected

System of arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by names according to the Albanian alphabet. There are two types of arrangement: the first one is composed of personal files and they contain information about the life and activities of one person. The materials in these personal files are arranged according to the chronological order starting from the latest date to the earliest. The second type is composed of common files, which contain information about the life and activities of different prominent people of Albania. In this group, the material is arranged according to the alphabetical order, starting from the first letter of surname of the personalities.

Conditions of Access and Use

Conditions governing access

Unknown

Languages

Albanian, English, French, German, Italian

Description Control

Archivist's note

Processed by Olga Zaslavskaya, September 26, 2003; revised by Artemisa Celanji, June 22, 2005.