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Astrik L. Gabriel: Manuscripts

• CALG 5/03.06 Letter : ALG to Prof. Joseph Holub 1959/1023
  ALG thanks Joseph for his letter informing him about the new Hilduin-material. As soon as it is published ALG will order an imprint. ALG would also like to order a copy of Joseph's new studies since the Medieval Library owns only his Carmina. The studies should be in either French, German, or Italian as few people know Hungarian here. Unfortunately ALG lost contact with Pécs none the less that he worked in the Episcopial Library there when he was 13 years old. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.07 Letter : ALG to Prof. Zolnai
  Since Zolnai's book at the publisher in Hungary was out of print, ALG requests a copy from him. ALG sends information about common friends, such as Tini and Schwarcz Elemér. He thinks that life in Luxemburg suits Zolnai well. ALG invites Prof. Zolnai to Stockholm. Michael Francis is ALG's good friend there. The Hungarian Academy just announced the number of scholars to be nomitad (27) without their names. ALG hopes Zolnai is one of them. Two of ALG's studies are on the way to the university library. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.08 Letter : ALG to George Szabó 1959/1015
  ALG is glad to hear about George's new article that mentions the discovery of the three "corvinas". ALG himself wrote a study on one, namely the original text from the Vatican, but he has not finished it. It is the Latin version of the Arrian that was prepared by Paulo Vergerio to the Hungarian King Zsigmond. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.09 Letter : Landser Ferenc to ALG 1959/0530
  Pater Bonifacius Luyckx told Ferenc to contact ALG and to request help. Ferenc sends information concerning his move to Belgium in 1956 including his profile. Now he lost his job but would like to continue working in his field (law) to be able to support his family. He would be obliged if ALG would help and advice him what to do. As a graduate of benedictine, Ferenc knows the Premontré Order from Jászó and Csorna, Hungary, very well. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.10 Letter : Krivatsy Péterné, Nati, to ALG 1959/0528
  Nati asks whether ALG will visit them in Washington to attend the ALA convention. Both her and her husband work with old, rare books and plan to attend the Charlottsville conference before the convention. She hopes to meet ALG soon in the future as they missed his visit two years ago. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.11 Letter : Horváth Zoltán to ALG 1959/0309
  Zoltán thanks ALG for recommending his son, Géza, for admission and scholarship to Notre Dame. He has asked Eckhart Tibor to talk to ALG concerning admission. His family escaped Hungary to provide a decent education for their children. In Hungary they would have been denied admission to the university. Zoltán is especially glad that his son will attend Notre Dame because he will be educated in a Catholic spirit, next to ALG, which is a chance that the Hungarian red atheism did not offer. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.12 Letter : Papp György to ALG 1959/0424
  György invites ALG to visit Fort Wayne on the occasion of the Polony Elemér's exhibition at the Art Museum. He also inquires about information concerning a possible exhibit in South Bend or at Notre Dame. György and Elemér were classmates in high-school. György tried to call ALG twice, but could not reach him. He would help ALG with the exhibition of Elemér's paintings. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.13 Letter : Fodor Antonia to ALG 1959/0426
  Since she is applying for associate professor of library sciences in New York, Antonia asks ALG to write a recommendation on her behalf. ALG probably remembers her from St. Mary's College. She invites ALG to visit her home in Lansing, Michigan. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.14 Letter : ALG to Dr. Fényes Miklós 1959/0501
  Charles Sheedy forwarded to ALG Miklós letter. ALG is glad to help him concerning the book order. ALG also sent his rare and expensive book, which was dedicated to his parents, to the University Library of Pécs. But he doesn't know if the package arrived. ALG has nice memories of the Pécs library. As 14 years old, he remembers spending time there reading 18th century French novels in editio princeps. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.15 Letter : Pista (Lágyi István) to ALG 1958/1221
  Pista thanks ALG for his December 12th letter. He reminds ALG when they walked the streets of Paris together so much that ALG almost foundered. He asks ALG to send school-atlases and geographical magazines. Pista sends information about new trends in Budapest, Hungary, such as the renovation of the lightning of public spaces, in fashion, eating, construction, intellectual life, publishing, and the appearance of snack bars and caffees. He wishes Happy Christmas to ALG. He asks ALG to write about Indiana as time permits. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.16 Letter : ALG to Mályusz Elemér 1957/1125
  ALG is glad to correspond again with his former teacher, Elemér, after such a long time. Recently ALG has collected all Elemér's works in the Medieval Institute Library and therefore he frequently reads them. ALG's collection of books on the history of universities is unique in the United States that includes many important Hungarian material as well. ALG will send the money to the Archives of the Vatican soon. However it might not get there on time. ALG sends information concerning his current research dealing with the Chartularium, Traguriai Mihály, and Martinus de Bereck. He inquires about the Görgő family and sends his regards to Elemér's wife. If it's not inconvenient to his professor then ALG sends his regards to everybody from his Alma Mater. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.17 Letter : Mályusz Elemér to ALG 1957/1120
  Per ALG's request, Elemér is sending by airmail the two books to Notre Dame. The invoice is attached to the package. Elemér requests ALG to remit payment, in dollars, to Pásztor Lajos, Litta del Vaticano, Archivio Segreto, who will give the money to Elemér afterwords. If he gets the approval for the extension from Budapest, Hungary, Elemér will stay in Rome until December. He thanks ALG for his help in the augmentation. But he asks ALG not to mention the matter in the letters he will send later to Hungary. The material Elemér plans to research in the Vatican Archives and Library is extensive. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.18 Letter : Mályusz Elemér to ALG 1957/1112
  Although he writes rarely to ALG, Elemér is sorry to write about business instead of research on such rare occasion. Now he is in Rome attending a conference. He brought two books with him from Hungary. One is Danko's Vetus hymnarium and the other is the Ábel series. The former is a rare original copy from his own collection while the latter is stamped with seals of Széchy Károly and the public school. Elemér sets a high value on the Dankó master print. Together with Pásztor Lajos they appraised the value to be $120 and $30, respectively, and asks ALG if he would be interested in buying them. He requests ALG's confidentiality in this matter when sending letters to Hungary. He plans to visit Vienna, Austria, in the summer and hopes to see ALG there. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.19 Letter : Komjáthy Miklós to ALG 1957/0523
  Miklós thanks ALG for his prompt reply and also for his order. From Vienna Miklós sent the package with the 1955-56 issues of the Hungarian Archives in it. He requests ALG to pay $8.50 to Rev. Alexander Németh, living in Vienna, for these two volumes. Although it is difficult to buy old books Miklós will try his best to acquire some for ALG. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.20 Letter : Komjáthy Miklós to ALG 1957/0531
  Miklós mailed the two volumes of the Hungarian Archives to ALG. He is glad that ALG purchased them since it relieved some of Miklós' money worries too. He wrote to many old friends but nobody replied but ALG. He asks ALG to write a letter soon to Vienna and to share his opinion about their collateral behaviour in this sad period that follows the overthrow of the 1956 revolution. He sends information concerning the eminence of some of their common friends in Hungary. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.21 Letter : ALG to Komjáthy Miklós 1957/0517
  ALG did not write sooner because he has been away at Harward and Washington. He hopes Miklós will receive this letter while he is still in Vienna. ALG would like to purchase the two volumes of the Hungarian Archives. Also he wants to buy writings published in Hungary by Miklós and his friends since they are all high-quality works. At Notre Dame, ALG is in need of old books, such as Ábel's Hungarian Universities, Danko's Vetus hymnarium, and the whole series of the Hungarian Sion. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.22 Letter : Komjáthy Miklós to ALG 1957/0503
  Miklós has been doing research in the Vienna Public Archives for two weeks. Should ALG remember him, he is to reply by return of post to the Vienna address provided (to Prof. Franz Deéd) without mentioning Miklós' name. He asks ALG not to talk about this correspondence to any Hungarian. There were many cases of "reliable" immigrants informing the AVO (Hungarian Secret Service) about Hungarians in the West corresponding with people living in Hungary. These people ended up in jail in Hungary. Benda Marci sends the message and asks if ALG is in need of books. Marci could send everything out from the country to him. Miklós informs ALG about the arrangements to remit payment afterwards. Now Miklós has two volumes of the series Hungarian Archives with him in Vienna. He would appreciate it if ALG would buy them since he has money worries. He inquires about ALG's opinion regarding the situation of the Hungarians who stayed in Hungary after the revolution. If ALG has any questions, he could answer them without hindrance and in great details from Vienna. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.23 Letter : Dr. Polzovics Iván to ALG 1957/04/05
  Iván and his wife intend to leave Hungary and emigrate to the United States. He would be obliged if ALG, as his old friend, would procure a legal invitation for them and would inquire about teaching positions in academia. Iván informs ALG about his qualifications and work experience. In Hungary, there is a new law that allows citizens over 45 to leave the country. Iván is 48 now and this is his last chance to fulfill his long cherished dreams. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.24 Letter : Angyal Endre to ALG 1957/0817
  Endre wishes good health to ALG for his upcoming birthday. He received both the V. de Beauvais study and the Mickiewicz volume, whereof he will soon write a criticism in German. He sends his regards to Ivan Mesterovic, the great Croatian sculptor, who lives and works in South Bend. Although he specialized in Slavic Baroque, in the fall Endre will teach a course on Medieval Literary History at the University of Debrecen. ALG is to send information about new publications in America summarizing this topic. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.25 Letter : Borsa Iván to ALG 1957/0220
  Per ALG's request, Iván sends the microfilm containing a notary treatise by Nyirkállai Tamás. The National Archives in Budapest, Hungary, is sorry for the delay in making and sending the microfilm. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.26 Letter : Róna István to ALG 1956/0216
  István thanks ALG for his letter and for his help in acquiring the two previous books. But István asks ALG to send him a third book as well: A Hunter's Wandering in Africa. Also he is interested in reading ALG's Student Life in Ave Maria College thus he will ask for it from his brother, Ottó. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.27 Letter : Juhász László to ALG 1956/0607
  Prof. Mezey told László that ALG asked for the microfilm of the Nyirkálló-codicies. He informs ALG that Kumorovitz Bernát has worked on the same subject for over a year now. If ALG sends some of his other writings, László will publish it in the Bibliotheca series that he edits and publishes under the auspicies of the Hungarian Academy. Later this year, he will send ALG Mezey László's new book and asks him to write a review in an American periodical. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.28 Letter : ALG to Dr. Juhász László 1956/0703
  ALG thanks László for his kind letter and for the prospectus. He does not intend to publish the text of the Nyirkálló- codicies. ALG sends his plans concerning monographs, copies of files, manuscripts, and microfilms he would like to order for the Medieval Institute Library from Hungary. ALG will make arrangements to pay for everything he orders for his library. Unfortunately he will not collaborate with the editorial staff of the Bibliotheca series because he is busy working on the Paris Chartularium. He hopes to publish the work on Váradi Balázs next year. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.29 Letter : Angyal Endre to ALG 1954/1215
  Endre begs pardon for his delay in writing. He was busy working. He is glad that they exchange their published writings and is proud of ALG for following with attention Endre's and other Hungarian scholars' academic achievements. He is sad to note that he will not be able to make microfilm copies of the works of Ábel Jenő and Békefi Remig as ALG requested. Endre would spend half of his monthly salary on the expenses. He wishes happy Christmas to ALG. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.30 Letter : Orosz Gábor to ALG 1954/0702
  Per ALG's request Gábor inquired about information concerning the order of the antiquated books, microfilming the codicies, and the codicies-catalogues. ALG is to order the books directly from the Cultura Bookstore Co. as private individuals are prohibited to send books abroad. ALG needs to officially order the microfilms through the Széchényi Public Library. But Gábor will cover the costs and will follow with attention the order so it doesn't get lost. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.31 Letter : Orosz Gábor to ALG 1954/0420
  Gábor is sorry that he has not contacted ALG for ages. Lately his research came to a halt due to the lack of sources. Gábor lists the material he would need to continue with his research. Since they are all available in the United States he would be obliged if ALG would send them to him. He will send a book about Hungarian architecture in gratitude for ALG's kindness. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.32 Letter : Takács Jenő to ALG 1961/0120
  Jenő has been setting to music a mysthic poem about Spanish Saint Teresa. He asks if ALG would explain some words and phrases in the text that neither him nor his publisher understand, for example "She is the daughter of God the Father". His wife, Eve, sends her regards to ALG. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.33 Letter : Bocsi József to ALG 1960/0719
  József has just arrived to the United States and now lives in New York. He is a refugee without a scholarship or a job. But he has a degree in French. He would be obliged if ALG would find a position for him in his Medieval Institute or the French Department at Notre Dame. ALG is to reply to his N.C.W.C. address. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.34 Letter : Tarnoczy Ádám to ALG 1960/0923
  Ádám sends information concerning Miss Nancy Gailord from Yale University. He already refered her to ALG. Ádám asks ALG if he would help her with few suggestions in her carreer. Miss Gailord will finish her doctorial studies in Hungarian Renaissance soon. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.35 Letter : Nagy Balázs to ALG 1960/1116
  Balázs is sorry for not writing sooner but he was on vacation. He thanks ALG for his good advice concerning the "Napoleon statue", publishing Hungarian articles in the "Etudes"; Balázs also asks ALG for ideas regarding the "Fontes". The Etudes is the publication of the Imre Nagy Institute in Brussels and the latest issue has been mailed to ALG. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.36 Letter : Krajcsik György to ALG 1960/0323
  György was sad at the news ALG has sent. But he is still hopeful that his son will be accepted to Notre Dame. He thanks ALG for his kind help in this matter. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.37 Letter : Pál Nagy to ALG 1959/0628
  Pál is a student at Sorbonne. He read ALG's essay in the Yearbook of the Catholic Academy. Since he doesn't have the money to purchase one, he asks ALG if he would send a copy of his essay (Martin de Bereck) and also the Almanach. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.38 Letter : Teszleri Zoltán to ALG 1959/1024
  Zoltán notes that ALG and him met three years ago at Budinszky Géza's home in South Bend. Now Zoltán is a pianist in New York where he gives concerts and private lessons. Not liking the frenzied tumult of New York, Zoltán intends to move back to South Bend and would like ALG to help him find a position in the Department of Music at Notre Dame. He can teach piano, organ, or any other music related subject. He hopes ALG still remembers him and will make the necessary intercession for him. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.39 Letter : Király Béla to ALG 1959/1208
  Béla thanks ALG for the publication of the Medieval Institute and for the information about Radisics Elemér. He hopes that ALG will visit him in New York at his earliest convenience to discuss their mutual problems. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.40 Letter : ALG to Thuróczy György 1959/1022
  ALG plans to write an article about Hungarian Students attending Medieval Universities; their life back then shows many similaritites to our present life. He thinks that students need to collaborate closely with their current and previous professors to form a grand league, which was the essence of the old "Universitas". Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.41 Letter : Bezzegh Tamás to ALG 1959/0203
  Tamás has not written to ALG for fifteen years. Still he has nice memories of the Premontre Order where he lived and studied under ALG's guidance. Now he lives in Switzerland teaching biology and in the meanwhile helping the Union of Free Hungarian Students that was established after the 1956 revolution. The French government would match the funds for a westernized rest center for the Hungarian university students if they would raise the rest of the money. Tamás asks ALG to help the Unioun by offering his ideas and connections and by intercedeing for them to attain this great cause and to build the center. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.42 Letter : Balogh Elemér to ALG 1958/1119
  Elemér sends information about the Hungarian Ball in New York and asks ALG, its patron, to give him a notice of his arrival. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.43 Letter : Papp László to ALG 1958/0421
  László would be obliged if ALG would accept the offer to be honorary member of the Association of Hungarian Students in the U.S.. He also invites ALG to give a lecture at their upcoming symposium and to participate thereafter in the panel discussion. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.44 Letter : Dr. Acsay László to ALG 1957/0812
  László encloses the article by Vladár Ervin and informs ALG about the events. He invites ALG to visit him in New York at the Hungarian National Council. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.45 Letter : Géza to ALG 1957/0115
  Géza is one of the six Hungarian students who attend the Physical Education Department at Bard College. They ask ALG to help them get a scholarship at Notre Dame and beg pardon for the nuisance this note might have caused. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.46 Letter : Kallay Ferenc to ALG 1958/0225
  Ferenc forwards the C.V.s of two Hungarian students who would like to study at Notre Dame. He asks ALG to intercede for them in the engineering department. He also inquires about organizations in New York that night help these young boys. Ferenc informs ALG about his family in Europe. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.47 Letter : Vargha Gyula to ALG 1958/0220
  Gyula is a refugee of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and currently lives in Los Angeles. He works in a grind-plant but would like to find an intellectually challenging job. As a former student of the Premontre Order, having a Law degree, Gyula appeals to ALG to advise him in this matter. Gyula heard it from Prof. Kumorovitz and Prof. Oszwald that the Premontre Order at Gödöllő has recently been burglarized and liquidated. The life of its graduates in Hungary thereafter was very difficult. Gyula, too, among others, was sent to the Siberian lager after WWII. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.48 Letter : Szarka Gábor to ALG 1957/0816
  Gábor informs ALG about the great difficulties he has been through in Hungary, including the notorious extermination camp at Recsk. He fled the country in November 1956. Now he lives and works in Hamburg, Germany, but wishes to emigrate to the United States. He requests ALG to get him in contact with people in Washington who might help him get a visa. Gábor heard that people immigrate to the U.S. through the Private Bill. He was surprised that the Free Europe Committee refused his services when he wanted to work for them as the Hungarian economic expert correspondent. Two years ago Gábor attended the 1955 Class Reunion at Gödöllő and is sorry to note that their former Premontre School and its monastic quarters has been devastated so much that it was unrecognizable. He sends information about his professors. Gábor knew of ALG's address through the Columbia University's reserach group working in Germany. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.49 Letter : Julius Bulyovszky to ALG 1957/0428
  As Julius applies to several Catholic colleges, he would like to attach ALG's recommendation to his application file. He asks ALG to send three copies of his reference. He thanks ALG for his former recommendation as well. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.50 Letter : Szesztay Katherine (Katalin) to ALG 1957/1128
  Having left Hungary after the 1956 war of independence, Katalin starts a new life in New York. Her professors at the University of Budapest, ALG's Alma Mater, were still teaching her in 1949, but were all fired for political reasons in 1950. Prof. Kumorovitz, ALG's confrere and housemate in Budapest, tought her the science of print and sealing in the School of Archives. She asks ALG to let her know about the various opportunities, if any, where she might get a job. She has been a teacher and an archivist back in Hungary, however she refused time and time again to collaborate with the communists in teaching and research. She was degraded in her job because of this. Katalin and her family are ready to move wherever she could find a challenging job opportunity. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.51 Letter : Tóth Andrew to ALG 1957/0610
  ALthough he left the St. Michael's College at the end of April, he was able to receive ALG's kind note. He is glad that ALG is solicitous about his fortune in the United States. He plans to go to Colgate University, but he has not heard from them yet. Currently Andrew works on a farm with another Hungarian student. He thanks ALG for his support. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.52 Letter : Tóth Andrew to ALG 1957/0402
  Andrew reminds ALG of the times when in Hungary they both took the train from Gödöllő to Pécs to visited their parents. Because of his involvement in the 1956 revolution he suddenly had to leave Hungary without even saying goodby to his parents. Now he, together with hundred other fellow countrymen, are in the United States studying English. Andrew wonders if ALG would help him to get admission to Notre Dame in the Department of Art History. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.53 Letter : Tóth Andrew to ALG 1957/0911
  As ALG and Andrew parted, Andrew immediately contacted Mrs. Pásztory in New York, who gave him lots of practical advice. At the college he attends, he is the only white student. He also gives lots of interviews to local area newspapers. As he promised to ALG, Andrew paid his duty to the Catholic priest of his college, who is only white person on the campus. He thanks ALG for his effort in helping him. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.54 Letter : Pásztory Katalin to ALG 1957/0917
  Katalin thanks ALG for the Hutiray book. Lately she talked to Tóth Andrew on the phone and thinks that he is a smart and neat boy. The News in New York run an article on him. She sends information about the historian Vesenyi. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.55 Letter : Várady Lajos to ALG 1957/0603
  Lajos thanks ALG for his kind words and his effort to help him. Since they cannot leave the camp in Yugoslavia, he couldn't go to the Canadians. Last month he received the ticket to Detroit, U.S., but he is not allowed to travel because he doesn't have a visa. He tried to sign up to be a labourer in Belgium, however, due to an injury in his arm, he wasn't taken away. The whole situation is hopeless. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.56 Letter : Várady Lajos to ALG 1957/0801
  Lajos is glad to note that he reached the land of free. After being beaten up with batons and confined in dark cells, he now is in Belgium. He was among the thirty lucky students chosen by the Belgian committee and taken to a priestly college in Visé. Lajos will probably be sent to study economics and international relations at the University of Louvain. He thanks ALG for encouraging him and helping his case when he was so unhopeful. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.57 Letter : Szabó Gyula to ALG 1957/0601
  Lately Gyula has been very ill staying in hopsitals at all times. In Budapest, Hungary, his disability pension is very small and he depends on foreign supplies. He therefore asks ALG to forward his address to a relief organizations or friendly society in America to receive packages and subsidy. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.58 Letter : Bolváry Jenő to ALG 1957/0420
  When they personally met in Toronto the first time after 17 years, Jenő was overcome by ALG's kindness and humanity. He recollected when ALG was teaching him at the Premontré School. He is sorry if he offended ALG with his behavior in Toronto. Despite ALG's kind inquiry about his life, he then could not concentrate on his thoughts to explain his past. He writes now to beg pardon and to candidly tell the story of his life. Soon he will write to Ottó as well. Hungarian
• CALG 5/03.59 Letter : Jellachich László to ALG 1957/0630
  László writes on behalf of the young student Váradi Lajos, who is a relative of his from Yugoslavia. He asks ALG to support Lajos, both morally and financially, because the situation of Hungarians there is unbearable. Unfortunately the U.S. quota for Yugoslavian refugees is full so Lajos's plans fell through. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04 Folder : Hungary and Hungarians 1953-1993
• CALG 5/04.01 Letter : Iván to ALG 1957/0510
  Iván thanks ALG for his note written in a concise manner. He knows that the solution to the problem is not easy. But Iván asks ALG to orient himself only in the Catholic area. He attaches a list of his original works that might be in the center of interest. It is not desirable to turn to the premised agency. He thanks ALG for his help. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.02 Letter : Kovách József to ALG 1957/0424
  József was a 15 year old student of ALG when the Russians occupied Gödöllo= in 1944 and he had to stop his studies. József is a graduate of the French College of the Canons of Premontre in Hungary.He tells the story of his life, mentioning 15 years spent in a Siberian lager. He was inflicted a punishment of 15 years in deathcamp for he was 15 then, but he was innocent. He is a refugee in the United States now and is studying English at Elmhurst College. The World University Services is making the arrangements for his stipened. He asks ALG to help him continue his studies after so many years. He wishes to get accepted to a university to study languages. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.03 Letter : Balogh Ferenc to ALG 1957/0505
  As a former student of ALG, Ferenc asks ALG to help him find a job in Canada. He is a 1956 refugee staying in a camp together with many other Hungarians. He is willing to work anything just to earn some money. Back then it was ALG who instilled the love for French literature in him. He is a graduate of the French College of the Canons of Premontre in Hungary. Ferenc is proud of his former Catholic professors. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.04 Letter : Goy András to ALG 1957/0405
  András sends information concerning his visit to Lajti Lajos in Paris. Lajos mentioned ALG's acquaintance, Kertész István, as the person who could expedite his emigrant visa status in France. András wishes to emigrate to the United States and asks ALG to help his cause. Mrs. Kriesfalussy sends her regards. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.05 Letter : Váradi Lajos to ALG 1957/0407
  Lajos begs pardon for again asking ALG for his help. But he is in a desparate situation and has no other choice. He would be obliged if ALG would intercede for him at the Belgian and Canadian embassy to procure a personal visa. As of now, the United States does not accept Hungarian refugees. Therefore he needs the personal visa to leave Yugoslavia. He hopes that ALG understands that he is in dire distress and helps him to eventually get to America. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.06 Letter : Irmus, Váradi Lajosné, to ALG 1957/0409
  Irmus begs pardon for her delay in writing. She thanks ALG for the letter, but his son did not receive his. His son, Lajos, sends the message through her that he is not able to respond as he doesn't have the money for postage. She asks ALG to intervene at the US embassy in Belgrade for Lajos to be included in the first transport of refugees to the US. The president asked Congress to vote on a 1000 person quota. Any time the Hungarian refugee camp will be closed down and Lajos will be sent back to Hungary. She asks ALG's advice concerning the possibilities to emigrate. She wishes happy Eastern. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.07 Letter : Bodnár József to ALG 1957/0530
  József is sorry to disturb ALG with his letter despite that they don't know each other personally. He asks ALG to help him get a job teaching classical languages. He is a Hungarian refugee. József fled the Russian occupation of Hungary in 1944. Now he hopes to find a more challenging job where he could use use his degrees and language skills. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.08 Letter : Goy András to ALG 1957/0425
  Since it is difficult for a refugee to achieve his dreams in France, András wishes to leave France for the United States. He asks ALG to refer him to Mr. Van Degma in New York, who can help him getting a job. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.09 Letter : Larrovszky Károly to ALG 1957/0508
  Father Heyden informed Károly about his appointment as Assistant Professor at Georgetown University. Károly thanks ALG for pioneering this opportunity for him. But the two references ALG mentioned in his note to Father Heyden, Father Borbély and Father Tuerko, do not know his academic career very well and Károly doesn't know what to do. He is sad that ALG didn't call him the last time he visited Washington. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.10 Letter : Galambos István to ALG 1957/0415
  István informs ALG about his life after he graduated from the French College of the Canons of Premontre in Hungary. He and his family have recently emigrated to Canada and he is now looking for a job. István supposes that ALG receives a whole lot of letters from Hungarian refugees these days. However, as a former student of ALG, he asks ALG to help him get a job -- any janitor or maintenance work -- so he can provide food for his family. He has a pharmacist degree. He sends information about other Canons of Premontre professors who, including Fényi Ottó, are currently doing unskilled labor. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.11 Letter : Békési Istán to ALG 1957/0404
  Istán writes on behalf of Andre Toth. He asks ALG to help this young Catholic man get a scholarship at the University of Notre Dame. There are 102 Hungarian students studying English at St. Michael's College and Istán is there to help them get scholarships. There are many scholarships awarded to refugees and there are Hungarian's already at Fordham and Fairfield. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.12 Letter : Váradi Lajos to ALG 1957/0330
  Lajos sends inforamtion about an acquaintance of his who got a parolee visa in the United States in ten days. The person who made arrangements for the entry visa was Mr. James Walton. Lajos asks ALG to intercede for him at Mr. Walton. Should the visa procurement fail, ALG is to support Lajos financially in his plan B. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.13 Letter : Tőkés Rudolf to ALG 1957/0402
  His professor, Kerényi Olaf, has authorized Rudolf to write a note to ALG, nevertheless he is unfamiliar to him. Since Rudolf already has a two-year schoalrship at Fordham University, he asks ALG to help his Hungarian friend to obtain a scholarship. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.14 Letter : Kerényi Olaf to ALG 1957/0325
  Olaf, from Brazil, thanks ALG for the material that he immediately forwarded to Dr. Ecsődi János. Now he writes in behalf of his former student Tőkés Rudolf, who is a refugee of the Hungarian revolution and fled to America. His professor, Olofson Placid, has referred him to Olaf asking him for help. Olaf asks ALG if some arrangement can be made for Rudolf to study in the United States. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.15 Letter : ALG to Canon Dr. Marina Gyula 1959/0530
  ALG is sad that Msgr. Szabó's proposition fell through. The Hungarian Teachers' Society disregarded ALG's scientific brainchild as well. Therefore, he asks Gyula, time and again, to withraw his name from any of the Society's correspondence. Should the Hungarian CatholicLeague and the Hungarian Teachers' Society endorse a more scientifically oriented team, ALG is to support their efforst again. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.16 Letter : Dr. Marina Gyula to ALG 1959/0406
  Gyula and the members of the Executive Committee agree with ALG in launching an English language Hungarian cultural magazine. At their meeting in June they will decide who will manage it. The Hungarian Academy of Sciences, projected by ALG, will have to organized separately from the Hungarian Catholic League, but the League will endorse its programms. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.17 Letter : Dr. Marina Gyula to ALG 1959/0502
  Gyula, the president of the Executive Committee, invites ALG to the upcoming gathering taking place in June in West Point, New York. Hungarian professors who teach at American universities are invited to this event. Gyula sends information about the details of the meeting and hopes that ALG will attend. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.18 Letter : Dr. Marina Gyula to ALG 1959/0220
  At their meeting at Gyula's house, the memebers of the Executive Committee decided to expand: unanimously decided to elect ALG. The plans of a Hungarian Cultural initiative are taking shape. Gyula hopes that ALG will accept the offer to be part of the Executive Committee of the American Hungarian Academy of Arts and Sciences. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.19 Letter : Dr. Marina Gyula to ALG 1959/0302
  Gyula encloses the handout of the preliminary orientation from the meeting held in January. The Academy plans to meet again in June. Gyula asks ALG to look through the list of the invited guests, who are all university professors, and make suggestions whom to invite. Based on ALG's previous advice, they changed their name from Association to "Academy". Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.20 Letter : Dr. Marina Gyula to ALG 1959/0318
  Lately Gyula has met several professors and they all agree with ALG in launching a news-information Bulletin serving the Hungarian Cultural initiative. He asks ALG to enlighten them as to the details of this project and send his ideas as soon as possible. He informs ALG about the plans of the June meeting. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.21 Letter : Balogh Elemér to ALG 1958/0908
  Elemér thanks ALG the letter he sent from Paris. The ministers of Hungarian Catholic League are not the American carrier of Hungarian science, or the Hungarian culture in general, therefore there is a need for a separate delegation to promote the study of Hungarian traditions and culture. Elemér looks forward to see ALG in November. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.22 Letter : Tarnóczy Ádám to ALG 1958/1128
  Ádám is happy to note that the package has been sent off to the Domonkos family, as ALG requested. The Hungarian Catholic League of America is doing better financially since Msgr. Szabó is the new president. 30.000 dollars were sent to Hungary for mass purposes. The continuing immigration is becoming a problem for Ádám as he has difficulties housing and finding jobs for new Hungarians. But this is why the Government pays him. Ádám asks ALG to help find genitorial, or other clerical, jobs at Notre Dame for the refugees. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.23 Document : Report sent to the "Catholic Sunday"
  The Hungarian Catholic League of America is preparing a cultural platform. Until now the League was busy supporting immigration, the cause of refugees, and donations to priests in Hungary. Now is time to initiate cultural issues targeting the ever increasing Hungarian youth population in America. Therefore the League prepares extended cultural guidelines, implemented in the summer, including Hungarian professors at American universities. They accept contributions through the Hungarian Charity Fund. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.24 Letter : Balogh Elemér to ALG 1958/0723
  Elemér encloses a draft of the proposition called Cardinal Mindszenty Center. Msgr. Szabó agrees with him that ALG's cooperation to finalize the C.M.C. project is crucial. This is only a preliminary draft and Elemér asks ALG to conceive and implement the final version of the project. ALG is the best among the deputies of Hungarian intellectual life in America. The League has already sent a petition to the Archbishop Spellmann. Elemér makes observations about the C.M.C. initiative. He wants to meet ALG in New York this summer to discuss the matter in person. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.25 Document : Memorandum about the Cardinal Mindszenty Center
  The Hungarian Cultural Home of America. Raughly $500.000 would be earmarked for the initial investments. The Hungarian Catholic League of America asked Archbishop Spellmann to approve of a nationwide fundraising. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.26 Letter : Tarnóczy Ádám to ALG 1956/0806
  Ádám wishes that ALG would take part in organizing the festivities held in New York in the Fall. As ALG suggested, a chime of bells at noon will be the center of attraction of this event. He hopes that ALG will continue to support them with his active support and contribution. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.27 Letter : Dr. Acsay László to ALG 1956/0727
  László thanks ALG for his indication of the June 26th issue of the Toronto Telegram. He already sent the clippings to their Canadian representative asking him to protest in the spirit ALG proposed in his letter. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.28 Letter : Dr. Bachkai Béla to ALG 1956/0214
  Béla would be obliged if ALG would compile and send a bibliography for their exhibit in the Library of Congress. The Hungarian exhibit will celebrate the victory of Nándorfehérvár by displaying a collection of medieval books and materials. Béla thinks that ALG is the finest scholar of the Middle Ages. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.29 Letter : Varga Béla to ALG 1956/0203
  Béla thanks ALG for his congratulation on the occasion of his appointment to Domestic Prelate by His Holiness Pope Pius II. He asks ALG to visit him again in New York. Béla intends to invite ALG for lunch so that ALG can share his experience and his inside information with him that he has gathered from travelling around the world. Béla needs more information to use at his demanding job as the president of the Hungarian National Council. He has good memories of the times when they often met in Budapest, Hungary. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.30 Letter : Reverend Kiss Julius Gyula to ALG 1955/1112
  Gyula invites ALG to act as sponsor of the January 7th ball of the Hungarian Catholic League. The cause of the ball is to help young Hungarian refugees. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.31 Letter : Dr. Jankovits Antal to ALG 1955/0524
  Antal is sorry for asking ALG to send medication to him and his wife both. ALG should also send, without any personal strain, unsolicited gift parcels to his old friends, such as Possonyi László, who don't have a regular job. He recently changed his family name to Ijjas and sends ALG his address. Antal asks ALG to comment on his short stories that have appeared for the last four years in Vigilia, Hungary. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.32 Letter : Gyula to ALG 1954/1228
  Although they received the news that ALG will not attend the ball, Gyula posteriorly asks ALG again, to attend the graceful ceremony together with his canonical pomp and panoply in order to make this event successful. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.33 Letter : Tarnóczy Ádám to ALG 1954/0618
  Ádám is sorry for not writing sooner but he was sick with his eyes. He agrees with ALG concerning the mistakes the paper The Catholic News has made. But, out of integrity, Ádám will continue to work there further. The matter of the Hungarian Catholic League is developing nicely. More and more priests join the League and do worthwile jobs. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.34 Letter : Varga Béla to ALG 1955/1114
  Béla thanks ALG for the copy of the Figar-clipping. It brought back memories of old "militant" times. Béla congratulates ALG for his success in Paris. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.35 Letter : Tarnóczy Ádám to ALG 1954/1021
  At the invitation of Msgr. Szabó, Ádám will visit South Bend on November 2nd. He will take participate in the meeting of the priests. Since Ádám will probably convey the Catholic League's invitation to ALG, Ádám would appreciate it if ALG would meet him then. He will contact him by phone. Hungarian
• CALG 5/04.36 Letter : Varga Béla to ALG 1954/0706
  Béla thanks ALG for his letter of June 17th. As ALG requested, Béla made arrangements with the official representatives of the Hungarian National Council in Toronto to protest against the fraudulent article that had appeared in the "Toronto Daily Sun". Hungarian
• CALG 5/05 Folder : Hungary and Hungarians 1953-1993
• CALG 5/06 Folder : Jean de Gostyn. Eveque Hongrois Humaniste 1994-1995
• CALG 5/06.01 Document : Article by Sörös Pongrác in "Religio"
  Deals with historical data having to do with the life of Bishop Gosztonyi János from Felsőszelestei. In 1518, Gosztonyi was involved in a lawsuit concerning prebendal rights and obligations. This was pre-ordained by the King Louis II and the findings were reported to Bakóc Tamás, the patriarch of Venice and archbishop of Esztergom, who is to be the judge in this case. Hungarian
• CALG 5/07 Folder : A.L.G. Personal: Things to Keep + 1957-1973
• CALG 5/08 Folder : Hungarian Academy 1966-1975
• CALG 5/08.01 Document : 1975/1128 Invitation to the Banquet and the following Ball of the Hungarian Árpád Academy in Cleveland. Hungarian
• CALG 5/08.02 Document : 1975/1015 Invitation to the tenth general assembly of the Hungarian Árpád Academy in Cleveland. Hungarian
• CALG 5/08.03 Document : ALG's speech on the importance of old Academies in general and on the formation of the new Hungarian Árpád Academy. His speech's topic is the nature of an Academy. It has to do with, among others, the notion of "Sodalitas"; the idea of seeking pure Platonic knowledge; scientific friendly clubs; the general Hungarian disposition of happiness. For those intellectuals who will not be elected into the Academy, ALG furnishes the proverb: Choose your enemies, but let your friends choose you. The Academy accepts women as their members, the many descendants of Dukai Takács Judit. Hungarian
• CALG 5/08.04 Letter : Baron János Uray to ALG 1966/1108
  János sends his regards to ALG after not seeing him for a long time. He is a Gödöllo= graduate now living in Ohio. János inquires about other classmates who left Hungary and live in Toronto or in Europe. He heard that ALG will visit Cleveland soon. He would like to meet and chat with ALG upon his visit. His wife sends her regards. Hungarian

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