Béla Csejtey papers, bulk 1914-1991

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Summary

Creators:
Csejtey, Béla, 1934-
Abstract:
Writings, correspondence, genealogical materials, personal documents, printed matter, memorabilia, and maps relating to the Csejtey family, military history, and Hungarian émigré affairs.
Extent:
5 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box (2.5 Linear Feet)
Language:
Mainly in Hungarian
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Béla Csejtey papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The Béla Csejtey papers are comprised of writings, correspondence, genealogical materials, personal documents, printed matter, maps, and memorabilia relating to military history, Hungarian émigré affairs, and the Csejtey family, particularly Béla Csejtey Jr. and his father, Béla Csejtey Sr.

Biographical / historical:

Béla Csejtey Jr., a Hungarian émigré to the United States, was a geologist and historian. A refugee from Hungary following the revolution of 1956, Csejtey received his doctorate from Princeton University and spent most of his life working as a geologist, first in Antarctica, and later at the Alaskan branch of the US Geological Survey in Menlo Park, California. The US Board on Geographic Names recognized his distinguished service in Antarctica by naming a mountain in the Geologists' Range Mount Csejtey in his honor.

Csejtey's other passion was history, both family history and the history of the Hungarian forces on the front lines of World War I and the Kassa bombing of World War II. Csejtey's father, Béla Csejtey Sr., served in both World Wars and earned medals of honor from the Kassa bombing and the battle of the Piave River in the north of Italy. Csejtey Jr. had a particular interest in this battle, where the Austro-Hungarian offensive suffered a decisive defeat in the first days of the summer of 1918. Hungarian regiments, which were disproportionately used in the fighting, lost tens of thousands of men. Csejtey Jr. spent years researching the literature and archives on the Piave River battle and combed the fields along the Piave with a metal detector to discover remains of the battle, some of which accompanied his papers into the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Csejtey died in Palo Alto, California, in 2012.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2012.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Hungarians -- United States
Names:
Csejtey family

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Béla Csejtey papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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