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School of Slavonic and East European Studies

Czechoslovakia - Velvet Revolution Collection

IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0369 CZH

Held at: School of Slavonic and East European Studies

Title: Czechoslovakia - Velvet Revolution Collection

Date(s): 1989

Level of description: Collection (Fonds)

Extent: 1 box

Name of creator(s): Not known

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

During late 1989 Communist rule in Czechoslovakia was ended, Civic Forum became the first legal opposition movement for 40 years and Václav Havel was elected president.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Leaflets, newscuttings, bulletins and posters relating to the events of November and December 1989 in Czechoslovakia - the "Velvet Revolution"

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: Czech and English

System of arrangement:

1 box

Conditions governing access:

Unrestricted access. Researchers wishing to consult the archives or seeking further information should contact UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) Library, 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Librarian.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

Online catalogue available on the UCL Archives website.

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Accruals:

Archival history:

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ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/libraries-and-study-spaces/ucl-school-slavonic-and-east-european-studies-library

Related material:

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Archivist's note: Revised by Alan Kucia as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.