| Collection Name: |
Hungarian Project |
| Repository Name: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office [Repository Details] |
| Repository Location: |
New York, New York, United States |
| URL: |
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/oral/guides/hungarian.html |
| Dates Spanned: |
1974-1988 |
| Description: |
This project contains personal recollections of Hungarian immigrants active in the arts, politics, and international relations. The experience of immigration to the U.S. and adjustment to the American cultural milieu is discussed; their contributions to the arts, as well as commercial and professional accomplishments are enumerated. Impressions of teachers and colleagues such as Bela Bartok, Zoltan Kodaly, and Beniamino Gigli offer a picture of their European heritage. |
| Estimated Total of Interviews: |
25 |
| Interviews: |
[39 interview(s) listed in this collection] |
| Broad Subjects: |
Intellectual life; Emigration and Immigration; Ethnic groups |
| ASP Subjects: |
Arts; Bartok, Bela, 1881-1945; Bela Bartok; Emigration and immigration; Folk songs; Folklore; Gigli, Beniamino, 1890-1957; Beniamino Gigli; Hungarian Americans; Hungarians--United States; Hungary; International relations; Kodaly, Zoltan, 1882-1967; Zoltan Kodaly; Music; Musicians; Oral history; Political science; United States |
| Other Subjects: |
Hungarian culture |
| Collection Code: |
OHC0000847 |
