Ivan Medek Collection of the Czechoslovak Documentation Centre

Ivan Medek (1925-2010) was a prominent Czech music publicist, a signatory of Charter 77 and a founding member of VONS. In 1978 he went into exile, where he founded the Press Service and worked with Voice of America and Radio Free Europe. This collection contains unique documents from his exile activity.

Місце знаходження:
- Na Zátorách 6, 170 00 Praha 7 - Holešovice, Czech Republic
Теми:
Дата заснування:
- 1978
Oсобливо цінні експонати:
- Letter of Ivan Medek on founding of Press Service, 1982

Ivana Tigridová Collection of the Czechoslovak Documentation Centre

Ivana Tigridová (1925-2008) was a journalist and human rights activist. She was one of the most distinguished personalities of Czechoslovak exile. In Paris, she founded two organisations supporting prisoners and persecuted opponents of the regime in Czechoslovakia and other countries of the Eastern Bloc.

Місце знаходження:
- Na Zátorách 6, 170 00 Praha 7 - Holešovice, Czech Republic
Теми:
Дата заснування:
- 1974
Oсобливо цінні експонати:
- Newsletter Help and Action, 1977.

Jakša Kušan Collection

The collection testifies to the thirty-six-year activity of Croatian journalist and writer Jakša Kušan (1931), who propagated the idea of a democratic, pluralistic and free Croatia in exile from 1955 to 1990. By editing and publishing the non-partisan magazine Nova Hrvatska, he tried to inform the Croatian and global public about the suppression of human rights and civil liberties in socialist Croatia and Yugoslavia.

Місце знаходження:
- Zagreb Vrhovec 26, Croatia 10000
Теми:
Дата заснування:
- 1955
Oсобливо цінні експонати:
- Stjepan Babić, Božidar Finka, Milan Moguš. Hrvatski pravopis (Croatian Orthography), 1972. Book
- Summer Courses of the Free Europe University in Exile, 1957. Brochure

Jan Hus Educational Foundation Collection

The Jan Hus Educational Foundation's collection presents an extraordinary set of materials documenting a work of a British organization focusing on supporting of cultural opposition in Czechoslovakia, mainly through underground university, scholarships, and the publication and translation of forbidden or unaccessable books.

Місце знаходження:
- Hudcova 76, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Теми:
Дата заснування:
- 1980
Oсобливо цінні експонати:
- Travel reports of the Foundation´s lecturers and members about their visits of Czechoslovakia

Jan Patočka Archives

The Jan Patočka Archives (AJP) studies and interprets the philosophical heritage of the Czech philosopher and dissident Jan Patočka (1907-1977). AJP is led by Patočkaʼs pupils and is a unique institute working with Patočkaʼs original texts and also with the attendees of his lectures.

Місце знаходження:
- Jilská 1, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic
Теми:
Дата заснування:
- 1990
Oсобливо цінні експонати:
- Jan Patočka and Max van der Stoel - audio recording of meeting 1.3.1977, Hotel InterContinental
- Jan Patočka. Does History Have a Meaning?, 1975. Typescript