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Title: Vladimir Milanović Papers
Dates: 1868-1972
Collection Number: 70078
Creator: Milanović, Vladimir J.
Collection Size:
12 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box
(5.5 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: Contains writings, diaries, correspondence, notes, bulletins, printed matter, and photographs, relating to Yugoslav foreign
relations, especially during World War II, postwar conditions in Yugoslavia, and Yugoslav émigré affairs. Includes memoirs
entitled "Iz nedavne prošlosti" relating to Yugoslav relations with Germany and Bulgaria, 1939-1941, prior to the German
invasion of Yugoslavia and draft notes for an English-Serbian dictionary.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages: In
Serbo-Croatian,
English,
French,
Bulgarian, and
Russian
Collection is open for research.
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[Identification of item], Vladimir Milanović Papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1970.
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number
of boxes listed in this finding aid.
| 1896 | Born, Smederevo, Serbia |
| 1906-1914 | Educated in Smederevo and Belgrade, Serbia |
| 1919 | Received a diploma, specialized in diplomacy from the Ecole Libre des Science Politiques |
| 1922 | Passed doctoral exams at the Faculté de Droit, Université de Paris, France |
| 1924 | Royal Yugoslav second secretary at the embassy in |
| 1935 | Royal Yugoslav ambassador in Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 1939-1940 | Royal Yugoslav chargé d'affaires to Switzerland |
| 1940-1941 | Royal Yugoslav ambassador in Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 1941-1944 | Royal Yugoslav government-in-exile secretary general of the Foreign Ministry, London, United Kingdom |
| 1944 | Royal Yugoslav government-in-exile delegate to the Allied Commission |
| 1944-1945 | Royal Yugoslav government-in-exile ambassador to Belgium and Luxemburg |
| 1945-1972 | Settled in London; active member of the Yugoslav émigré community |
| 1972 | Died |
Scope and Content of Collection
The papers relate to the foreign relations of Royal Yugoslavia, especially during World War II, Bulgarian internal and foreign
affairs, the Macedonian issue, German aspirations in the Balkan region, postwar conditions in Yugoslavia, and Yugoslav émigré
affairs. They include memoirs entitled "Iz nedavne prošlosti," describing Yugoslav relations with Germany and Bulgaria from
1939 to 1941, prior to the German invasion of Yugoslavia, and draft notes for an English-Serbian dictionary.
Milanović's handwritten
Diaries in Serbo-Croatian provide a private perspective on his daily routine and social life from 1938 to 1968. A
Biographical file provides information on Milanović's family background, personal life, and career. Documents record the family inheritance
from Smederevo and the death of Milanović's brother, Alekandar. The
Correspondence includes exchanges with his close personal friends, Yugoslav émigré members, family members, particularly his nephew Milorad
M. Drachkovitch (Drašković), and members of the Serbian Orthodox community in the United Kingdom.
The
Speeches and writings are comprised of draft fragments, books, articles, booklets, open letters, and notes on topics related to his memoir and
a considerable number of handwritten notes on English and Serbian words in preparation for a draft of an English-Serbian dictionary.
Speeches and writings by others contain Milorad M. Drachkovitch's writings addressing issues related to the political system in post-war Yugoslavia and writings
by others reflecting on the events in Yugoslavia during World War II, as well as developments in post-war Yugoslavia.
The
Royal Yugoslav government office file consists of records Milanović collected during his diplomatic career with the Royal Yugoslav government, organised by posting.
Embassy reports provide detailed information on the Royal Yugoslav government's diplomatic affairs in Bulgaria and Germany,
and especially address Bulgarian politics, the Macedonian issue, and German aspirations in the Balkan region prior to World
War II. Additional records document the émigrés who served the Royal Yugoslav government in London during World War II and
were not able to return to Yugoslavia for political reasons.
The
Photographs depict Milanović's official engagements and events during his diplomatic career, his private social life, as well as family
members and personal friends. The
Oversize materials contain documents on Milanović's inheritance from Smederevo in Serbia, degrees, and employment certificates. Also included
are materials from the Royal Yugoslav government embassy in Bulgaria transferring the office to the new ambassador, and inventory
lists of the embassy offices in Sofia and Varna, Bulgaria.
The
Printed Matter consists of newspapers, journals, press releases, clippings and other materials providing daily news of developments in Yugoslavia
and Europe during World War II, and the views and reflections on political and economic conditions in post-war Yugoslavia.
The collection is organized into nine series: Diaries, Biographical file, Correspondence, Speeches and writings, Speeches
and writings by others, Royal Yugoslav government-in-exile office file, Photographs, Printed matter and Oversized materials
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
World War, 1939-1945--Yugoslavia.
World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history.
Bulgaria--Foreign relations--Yugoslavia.
Germany--Foreign relations--Yugoslavia.
Yugoslavia--Foreign relations--Bulgaria.
Yugoslavia--Foreign relations--Germany.
Yugoslavia--Emigration and immigration.
Yugoslavia--History.
Diplomats--Yugoslavia.