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	HU OSA 13
Fonds 13:	Records of the Soros Foundation–Hungary

Magyarul (in Hungarian)

Date(s) 1989-2006

Extent and medium

Estimated total:
Estimated total: 90 linear meters, 291 video cassettes - VHS, 33 video cassettes - Beta SP, 44 audio cassettes, 127 CD-Roms, 1 DVD-Rom
Currently processed:
737 Archival boxes, 92 linear meters
1 Archival card boxes, 0.32 linear meters
124 Audio cassette, 2 linear meters
44 Beta SP, 1 linear meters
227 CD-ROM, 2 linear meters
9 DVD-ROM, 0.09 linear meters
1 SDLT*
6 SVHS, 0.15 linear meters
661 VHS, 17 linear meters
Total: 115 linear meters

Name of creator(s) Soros Foundation - Hungary

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Donation of the Soros Foundation - Hungary

Scope and content

Contains documents created and received during the 23 years of activities of the Soros Foundation-Hungary: administrative records, applications, budgets, strategy papers, annual reports, photos and films.

The administrative records contain valuable information on the establishment of the first national foundation and its first 7 years of functioning (1984-1994) in the communist era in Hungary.

Accruals Expected

System of arrangement

• HU OSA 13-1 Executive Office, 1984-2006
  • HU OSA 13-1-1 Legal Documents, 1984-1996
  • HU OSA 13-1-2 Personnel Files, 1991-2006
  • HU OSA 13-1-3 General Correspondence, 1986-1994
  • HU OSA 13-1-4 Correspondence with Applicants
  • HU OSA 13-1-5 Public Relations Correspondence
  • HU OSA 13-1-6 Files of László Kardos
  • HU OSA 13-1-7 Files of Alajos Dornbach
  • HU OSA 13-1-8 Correspondence of Éva Földvári
  • HU OSA 13-1-9 Financial Records
  • HU OSA 13-1-10 Outgoing Telexes
• HU OSA 13-2 Board, 1985-1995
  • HU OSA 13-2-1 Meeting Minutes and Memoranda, 1985-1995
• HU OSA 13-3 Publications, 1989-2006
  • HU OSA 13-3-1 Film, Video and Sound Records on the Activities of the Foundation, 1989-2004 | Magyarul (in Hungarian)
  • HU OSA 13-3-2 Soros Photo-archive, 1989-2006
  • HU OSA 13-3-3 Annual Rreports, 1985-2003
  • HU OSA 13-3-4 Other Publications, 1984-2006
• HU OSA 13-4 General Grant Records, 1984-1992
  • HU OSA 13-4-1 General Grants, 1984-1992
  • HU OSA 13-4-2 General Grants: Rejected, 1984-1992
  • HU OSA 13-4-3 General Grant Correspondence, 1984-1992
  • HU OSA 13-4-4 Grants Rejected without Board Decision, 1984-1992
• HU OSA 13-5 Short-term Travel Grants and Conferences, 1985-1995
  • HU OSA 13-5-1 Short-term Travel Grants
  • HU OSA 13-5-2 Short-term Travel Grants: Rejected
  • HU OSA 13-5-3 Conference Grants
  • HU OSA 13-5-4 Conference Grants: Rejected
  • HU OSA 13-5-5 Student Travel Grants
  • HU OSA 13-5-6 Student Travel Grants: Rejected
  • HU OSA 13-5-7 Student Travel Grants: Administrative files
  • HU OSA 13-5-8 Inter-University Center - Dubrovnik
• HU OSA 13-6 Social Science Grants, 1985-1990
  • HU OSA 13-6-1 Grants, 1985-1990
  • HU OSA 13-6-2 Grants: Rejected, 1986-1990
  • HU OSA 13-6-3 Board Meeting Minutes
• HU OSA 13-7 Literary Grants, 1985-1990
  • HU OSA 13-7-1 Grants
  • HU OSA 13-7-2 Grants: Rejected
• HU OSA 13-8 Public Education and Youth Programs, 1984-1991
  • HU OSA 13-8-1 Education Grants
  • HU OSA 13-8-2 Education Grants: Rejected
  • HU OSA 13-8-3 Miscellaneous
  • HU OSA 13-8-4 English Language Programs
  • HU OSA 13-8-5 Exchange Programs for Secondary Schools
• HU OSA 13-9 Arts and Culture Programs, 1985-1999
  • HU OSA 13-9-1 Files of the Aesthetics Board
  • HU OSA 13-9-2 Aestethics Grants: Rejected
  • HU OSA 13-9-3 Essay-writing Grants
  • HU OSA 13-9-4 Libraries
  • HU OSA 13-9-5 Files of the Music Board
  • HU OSA 13-9-6 Music Grants: Rejected
  • HU OSA 13-9-7 Files of the Fine Arts Board
  • HU OSA 13-9-8 Cultural Journals Support
  • HU OSA 13-9-9 Media Program
  • HU OSA 13-9-10 Book Publishing Support Program
  • HU OSA 13-9-11 Performing Arts
  • HU OSA 13-9-12 Restoration
• HU OSA 13-10 Higher Education Programs, 1987-1991
  • HU OSA 13-10-1 International Scholarships: Accepted
  • HU OSA 13-10-2 International Scholarships: Rejected
  • HU OSA 13-10-3 Supplementary Grants
  • HU OSA 13-10-4 Project to Rreform Liberal Arts Universities
• HU OSA 13-11 Health Care and Social Programs
• HU OSA 13-12 Roma Programs
• HU OSA 13-13 Legal Programs
• HU OSA 13-14 Civil Initiatives, 1987-1999
  • HU OSA 13-14-1 Investigative Journalism
  • HU OSA 13-14-2 Support of Democratic Organizations
  • HU OSA 13-14-3 East-East Program
• HU OSA 13-15 Other Programs, 1985-1990
  • HU OSA 13-15-1 Reprint and Publication Grants
  • HU OSA 13-15-2 Grants for Small Enterprise Development
  • HU OSA 13-15-3 Photocopy Machine Grants

Conditions governing access

Some records are restricted. See conditions on series level.

Language/scripts of material

English, French, German, Hungarian

Date(s) of descriptions

Processed and described by Miklós Bányász, Márta Jombach, and Judit Hegedűs in 2004-2008. Description revised by Pavol Šalamon, Zsuzsanna Zádori and Csaba Szilágyi in 2004-2009.
Online version updated 21 January 2010