Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Havel, Václav, Prečan, Vilém, and Vaculík, Ludvík
- Abstract:
- The collection includes the writings, and diaries of Vilém Prečan, and most notably correspondence and audiovisual materials with Václav Havel, relating to political conditions and civil rights in Czechoslovakia.
- Extent:
- 6 manuscript boxes (2.5 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- Czech , German , English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Vilém Prečan papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection includes personal diaries and educational records of Vilém Prečan, as well as manuscript drafts, lectures, and notes. Most notable is the correspondence series which includes both personal family correspondence as well as more than two hundred letters between Prečan and Václav Havel. The Havel correspondence includes from the late 1970s through 1989, are composed of personal news and commentary with reflections on society, theater and philosophy.The bulk of the correspondence dates from 1984 to 1989, after Havel was released from prison for illegal political activities. Havel's contact with Prečan in the Federal Republic of Germany was by mail, with the help of Western diplomats. In addition to this correspondence are Havel's video and voice recordings found in the audiovisual series. The collection also includes research materials related to the political conditions in Czechoslovakia from 1935-1948.
- Biographical / historical:
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Vilém Prečan (1933) is a Czech historian and political dissident.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2000.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Vilém Prečan papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563