Register of the Brutus Coste Papers, 1940-1985
Register of the Brutus Coste Papers, 1940-1985
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| 1910 | Born in Ciacova, Romania |
| 1933-1946 | Member of the Romanian Diplomatic Service: Secretary and later Counselor of Romanian legations in Paris and London |
| Also acted for a long time as charge d'affaires in the Romanian legations in Washington and Lisbon | |
| March 1945-February 1946 | Broke relations with the Communist-controlled Groza regime after it came to power in Romania |
| Remained in control of the legation in Lisbon until the recognition by the Western powers of the communist government | |
| 1946-1947 | Secretary General of the unofficial delegation of Major Romanian political parties at the Paris Peace Conference |
| 1947 | Moved to New York |
| Political advisor to General Nicolae Radescu, the last democratic Prime Minister of Romania | |
| 1954-? | Director of the International League for the Rights of Man, and representative of the organization to the U.N. |
| 1954-1965 | Secretary General of the Assembly of Captive European Nations |
| 1965-1967 | Staff Consultant to the Foreign Policy Research Institute of the University of Pennsylvania |
| Special Assistant to the President of the Institute for American Strategy | |
| 1967- | Associate Professor, then Professor Emeritus, of International Relations and World History at Fairleigh Dickinson University, N.J. |
| 1973- | Headed the Truth About Romania Committee since its inception |
| 1985 | Died in New York |
Series Description
BIOGRAPHICAL FILE, 1940-1985.
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CORRESPONDENCE, 1947-1985.
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SPEECHES AND WRITINGS, 1940-1981.
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SUBJECT FILE, 1940-1985.
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ASSEMBLY OF CAPTIVE EUROPEAN NATIONS, 1954-1965.
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PHOTOGRAPH, 1967.
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Container List
BIOGRAPHICAL FILE, 1940-1985
Biographical sketches, 1966-1976
Clippings, 1945-1969
Obituaries, 1985
Resumes, 1975
Subject File
Academic career. Miscellaneous materials, 1966-1976. See also SPEECHES AND WRITINGS/ Miscellaneous notes
Diplomatic career. Confidential reports, sent to Romania by Coste from the Romanian legations in London, Washington, and Lisbon, 1940-1947
Participation in the A.C.E.N., 1963-1965. Miscellaneous papers. See also ASSEMBLY OF CAPTIVE EUROPEAN NATIONS
Recall to Romania from the Romanian Legation in Lisbon, Portugal, 1945. Miscellaneous papers
Miscellaneous financial papers, 1977-1984
CORRESPONDENCE, 1947-1985.
Additional Note
General, 1945-1985. Consists mainly of personal letters with friends
General
A-G
H-P
R-Z
Personal, 1945-1985
Personal
Personal
Unidentified, 1947-1978
Bianu, Cornel, 1946
Boila, Remus, 1963-1968
Bossy, Raul, 1957
Campeanu, Radu, 1982-1983
Cretzianu, Alexandru, 1947-1953
Crutzescu, R., 1949-1953. Includes correspondence with others regarding Crutzescu
Danielopol, D. G., 1964
Davila, Carol, 1953-1957
Dragan, Iosif-Constantin, 1952-1970
Duca, George, 1976-1977
East-European Inquiry, 1953
Eliade, Mircea, 1948-1978
Emmet, Christopher, 1960-1973
Farcasanu, Mihai, 1948
Floda, Liviu, 1977-1982
Fond Lisabona-Madrid, 1947-1948
Ford, Gerald, 1974-1976
Gafencu, Grigore, 1948-1956
Gaulle, Charles de, 1966
Georgescu-Roegen, 1978
Ghilezeanu (Ghilezan), Emil, 1964-1976. Includes papers related to his emigration to the U.S.
Giscard d'Estaing, Valerie, 1975
Grigorcea, Ms., 1949
Humphrey, Hubert, 1968
Ileana, Princess of Romania, 1951-1975
Ionesco, Eugen, 1976
Ionnitiu, Mircea, 1968-1980
Kennedy, Robert, 1967
Kissinger, Henry, 1976
Lehrman, Hal, 1966
Lovestone, Jay, 1964-1979
Michael, King of Romania, n.d.
National Strategy Information Center, 1968-1977
Nickels, 1948
Nixon, Richard, 1967-1968
Paul VI, Pope, 1973
Petre-Lazar, 1948
Radescu, Nicolae, 1948-1952
Ratiu, Ion, 1977-1984
Reagan, Ronald, 1984
Romanian Academic Society, 1962-1963
Rugina, Anghel, 1966-1967
San Diego State College, 1951
University of Pennsylvania, 1962-1969
Visoianu, Constantin, 1948-1976
SPEECHES AND WRITINGS, 1940-1981.
Additional Note
"Are the East-Central European Nations Evolving Toward Freedom and Independence?" n.d. Typescript. Includes Spanish translation
"CACEED Honoring Senator Todd," n.d. Typescript
"Chronological Analysis," n.d. Typescript
"Chronology: Summaries of the Charts," n.d. Notes and typescript
"Eastern Europe and the Survival of the West," n.d. Typescript
"Elections under Communism Save Time and Money," n.d. Typescript
"Moscovites in the Romanian C.P. Leadership," n.d. Typescript
Essay on East-Central Europe, n.d. Typescript
Studies related to the Mid-European Studies Center, n.d. Notes and typescript
"Resurgent Imperialism at the Crossroads of Dead Empires," n.d. Typescript
"Romania and the Soviet Chinese Rift," n.d. Typescript
"The Satellites: Assets or Liabilities to the USSR," n.d. Typescript
Untitled writings by B. Coste and Hall Lehrman, n.d. Typescripts
"Population Living in the Territory Granted to Hungary," 1940. Typescript
"The Problem of Bassarabia," 1941-1946. Typescript
"Memorandum Concerning Romania Before World War Two and Her Russian Campaign Until 1943: Suggestions for the Future of Europe," 1943 March 15. Typescript
"The Ability of Romania to Carry out Her Obligations Under the Armistice Terms Following Her Territorial Losses," 1946. Typescripts. See also SUBJECT FILE/ Romania - Politics and government, 1944-1949
"Romania and the Soviet Union," 1947. Typescript
Considerations on forced labor in Romania, 1948. Typescripts
Studies related to Romanian refugees, 1948-1951. Typescripts
"Historical Outline," 1949. Typescript
"The Effect on Romanian Population of Meeting Quota," 1950. Typescript
"Expediency as Foreign Policy," 1950. Typescript
"Moral Aspects of a Projected East-West Deal," 1950. Notes and typescript
"Propaganda in Eastern Europe," 1950. Typescript
"Report on Recent Developments in Romania," 1950. Typescript
"Romania After Five Years of Soviet Occupation," 1950. Typescripts
"Survey of Industrial Production in Communist Romania," 1950. Typescript
"Titoism," 1950. Typescript
"The Twilight of Ana Pauker," 1950. Typescript
WEVD broadcast transcripts, 1950-1966. Coste's interviews as a regular panelist in the Foreign Policy Round Table of the station. Notes and typescripts
WEVD broadcast transcripts, 1950-1966 (Contd.)
"Our Allies Behind The Iron Curtain," lecture, Institute of World Affairs, San Diego, 1951. Notes, holograph, and typescript. Includes a memorandum
"Memo to All Anti-Communists," 1953. Typescript
"Western Misconceptions on Eastern Europe," 1959. Typescript
Lecture, Institute of World Affairs, San Diego, 1961. Typescript
Outline of lecture, New Orleans, 1964 February 20. Typescript
Obituary for Elie Cristo-Loveanu, 1964 April 30. Typescript
"Changes in Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland and Romania," 1965 May. Typescript
"The Strategic Importance of East-Central Europe for the Cause of Freedom in Europe," 1965. Typescript
"Bucharest and the Soviet Drive to Break-Up NATO," 1966, June. Typescript
"Notes on the Warsaw Treaty: Statement Issued in Bucharest, on July 8, 1966," 1966 July 8. Typescript
"Romania and the Red China," 1966 September. Typescript
"Notes on 'Romania..Master of Its Own Fate' by Russell Jones," 1966. Typescript
Papers on the myth of Ceausescu's independent policy towards Moscow, 1966-1976 (interviews, radio broadcasts, newspaper article). Typescripts
Obituary for Stefan Irimescu, 1967 January 20. Typescript
"A Revealing Speech of Romanian Party Head, Nicolae Ceausescu," 1967 February 28. Typescript
"Alba Iulia, 1 Decembrie 1918, din perspectiva exilului," 1967. Typescript
"Bonn Bucharest Tie," 1967. Typescript
Study on Radio Free Europe, written for the Republican Campaign, 1967. Typescript
"Romania Plays Deceptive Role," Manion Forum, 1968. Includes Romanian translation. Typescripts
"A Survey on the Observance of Human Rights Throughout the World," 1968. Typescript
"Some Lessons of the Czechoslovak Drama," 1968 September. Notes and typescript
"U.S. Policy Toward Eastern Europe," 1968. Typescript
"A New Eastern Europe?" 1969 June. Typescript
"The Foreign Policy of the Communist Regime in Romania," 1969 August. Typescript
Obituary for Constantin Abeles, 1969 October 15. Typescript
Obituary for Ionel Perlea, 1970. Typescript
"The Soviet Strategy in the World Politics Today," 1971 June. Typescript
Address to the Carnegie Endowment, 1972 May 10. Typescript
Considerations on Soviet politics, 1973. Typescript
"Romania Wants Freedom," 1974 August. Typescript
"Cuvint de 1 Decembrie 1974," 1974 December 1. Typescript
"Working Conditions," 1975 April. Typescript
Studies related to the Romanian National Committee, 1975. Typescripts
"Indaratnicie Cumpanita si Inceata," 1978. Typescript
"Soviet-Romanian Relations: Conflict or Cooperation?" 1979. Typescript
"Zece Mai 1979," 1979. Typescript
"Zece Mai 1981," 1981. Typescript
Miscellany, 1948-1970
Miscellaneous notes, 1948-1977
Miscellaneous notes related to Coste's course work at Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1968-1980
SUBJECT FILE, 1940-1985.
Additional Note
Aber, Margit
Ciphers used in the correspondence of leading Romanian refugees among themselves
Coste, Tantzi (Doris Green)
Coste, Tantzi (Doris Green)(Contd.)
Council of Europe. Reports of the Consultative Assembly, 1962. Includes French version
Emmet, Christopher
Europe, Eastern - Politics and government- 1945-1989. Clippings
Forced labor - Romania. Includes records of the Association of Romanian Journalists in the U.S., the International League for the Rights of Man, the Commission of Inquiry into Forced Labor; and statements of General Radescu, Emil Ghilezan, Adriana Cosmovici
Foreign Policy Research Institute. Materials related to the research project "The Implications of Evolutionary Trends in East Central Europe to Western and U.S. Security," 1967, to which Coste contributed
Foreign Policy Research Institute (Contd.)
Gafencu, Grigore (former Minister of Foreign Affairs). Statements, speeches, radio broadcast transcripts, lectures, and declarations
Goma, Paul. Includes materials related to the efforts of Coste and the Truth About Romania Committee for Goma's release from prison in 1977. Contains also correspondence among Brutus Coste and Paul Goma, Mircea Eliade, Jay Lovestone, George Duca, Virgil Nemoianu, and others concerning Goma's visit to the U.S. in 1978
Institute for American Strategy. Includes Coste's writings and correspondence as Special Assistant to the Director. Includes also materials related to the Freedom Studies Center, administered by the Institute
Institute for American Strategy (Contd.)
International Peasant Union
Lehrman, Hal
National Committee for a Free Europe. Documents concerning Coste's cooperation with the Committee; miscellaneous materials regarding Radio Free Europe
Radescu, Nicolae (former Romanian premier). Includes his statements, speeches, letters, radio broadcasts, and speeches related to his escape from Romania and emigration to the U.S.; includes also materials concerning the formation of the Romanian National Committee
Radescu, Nicolae (Contd.)
Radio Free Europe. See National Committee for a Free Europe
Romania
Church. Includes materials related to Father Gheorghe Calciu Dumitreasa and Romanian Orthodox churches in New York, Cleveland, Michigan, Connecticut
Foreign relations
1914-1944. Includes two original papers on Romanian foreign policy until 1944 by Grigore Niculescu-Buzesti and Alexandru Cretzianu
1944-1989. Includes facsimile papers of Gheorghe Tatarescu and Iuliu Maniu
History
1914-1944. Includes a brochure entitled Transylvania: Object of Romanian and Hungarian Discord, by A. Popa; miscellaneous writings related to the Danubian Conference, 1940
1944-1989. Typescripts of Russian-Romanian Conventions, 1945-1946, including the Truce Convention; memoranda, commentaries, and meeting transcripts of the Paris Peace Conference, 1946, and interpretations of the Conference Treaty
Law- 1944-1989. Transcripts of various decrees and international conventions, 1945-1946
Politics and government- 1944-1989. One brochure entitled Evidence of Violations of Peace Treaty Guaranties of Human Rights: Rumania, Bulgaria and Hungary; facsimiles of political declarations of Michael, King of Romania; Iuliu Maniu; Ion Mihalache; Grigore Niculescu-Buzesti; Romniceanu (1944-1946); miscellaneous facsimiles and clippings concerning the overthrow of the Romanian democratic government, 1945-1947. Includes also writings related to Romania's economic and financial effort during 1946-1952, under the armistice terms
Politics and government- 1944-1989 (Contd.)
Romanian literature. Includes papers referring to the Romanian Library in Freiburg, Germany, and the book Omul Suspect, by Dan Petrasincu
Romanian National Committee (R.N.C.). Memorandum written by Coste and Gafencu concerning their interview at the U.S. State Department regarding the formation of the R.N.C.; important materials related to the formation of the Committee; miscellaneous brochures (Suppression of Human Rights in Romania, The Perversion of Education in Romania, Persecution of Religion in Romania); and issues of R.N.C. Information Bulletin, 1950-1951
Romanians in foreign countries, 1951-1961. Includes miscellaneous magazines of Romanian émigrés (B.I.R.E., Curierul Crestin, Preuves, Romania Muncitoare, Limite, Orizonturi, 1949-1953) containing articles by Brutus Coste, Mircea Eliade, Vintila Horia, George Caranfil, Raul Bossy, Anghel Rugina, Pierre Sergescu, Constantin Ghidel; miscellaneous materials regarding Romanian Cultural Association from UK. Includes also papers of, and letters written by or related to, W. Filderman, Alexandru Cretzianu, Emil Cioran, Mihail Farcasanu, Vasile Gregorcea, Anghel Rugina, George Duca
Truth about Romania Committee (T.A.R.C.), 1940-1982. Includes Coste's correspondence and writings related to the T.A.R.C., one study on Bessarabia by Radu Crutzescu (1944), materials on the autonomy of Transylvania, T.A.R.C.'s "Memorandum on the Compliance of the Ceausescu Regime with the Final Act of the Helsinki Conference," confidential memoranda, reports, and correspondence of the T.A.R.C.
Voice of America. Consists mainly of political analyses related to its project "Liberarea Romaniei," 1952-1953
WEVD broadcasting station
Miscellaneous materials and clippings
Miscellaneous materials and clippings (Contd.)
ASSEMBLY OF CAPTIVE EUROPEAN NATIONS (A.C.E.N.), 1954-1965
Charter and rules of procedure
Correspondence of Coste, in his capacity of Secretary General of the Assembly
Memoranda
Press releases
Publications
ACEN East-Central European Papers, 1958-1963
ACEN News
ACEN Official Report of the Debates, 1955-1957
A Survey of Recent Developments in Nine Captive Nations, 1956-1964
A Survey of Recent Developments in Nine Captive Nations, 1956-1964 (Contd.)
Reports related to Eastern Europe
Resolutions and reports, 1955-1963
Special session transcripts, 1954-1963
Statements, including by Coste
Writings of Coste about the A.C.E.N.
Addresses
Notes
Miscellany
Miscellaneous materials and clippings. Includes speeches of C. Visoianu
PHOTOGRAPH, 1967.
One print depicting Brutus Coste at the Carnegie Center, New York, 1967 December 3
INCREMENTAL MATERIALS
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