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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

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
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