Czechoslovakia and the Soviet invasion of 1968

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 1556 WL 589
Held at	: Wiener Library   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.wienerlibrary.co.uk/ ›
Full title	: Czechoslovakia and the Soviet invasion of 1968
Date(s)	: 1968
Level of description	: collection
Extent	: c 89 frames
Name of creator(s)	: Walter Laqueur

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Walter Laqueur was the former director of the Wiener Library

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers relating to the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union, 1968 comprising leaflets, proclamations of solidarity, photographs, appeals to the public, warnings concerning 'traitors' issued by the Czech Communist Party, and a report of a confidential press conference given by Prime Minister Oldrich Cernik to the directors of the mass media.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
Czech, some English

System of arrangement:

By material type

Conditions governing access:

Open

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.

Finding aids:

Detailed description on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Jewish Central Information Office

Allied Materials

Related material:

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.

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

Date(s) of descriptions:
Mar 2008