Czechoslovakia - Velvet Revolution Collection

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0369 CZH
Held at	: School of Slavonic and East European Studies   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.ssees.ucl.ac.uk/archives/ ›
Full title	: Czechoslovakia - Velvet Revolution Collection
Date(s)	: 1989
Level of description	: Collection (Fonds)
Extent	: 1 box
Name of creator(s)	: Not known
Detailed catalogue	: Click here to view repository detailed catalogue

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 & 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.

Finding aids:

Online catalogue available on the UCL Archives website.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Allied Materials

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Description Notes

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

Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description ISAD(G), 2nd edition 2000 and National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
Revised Feb 2002