Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1989 (Creation)
Extent and medium
1 box
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
During late 1989 Communist rule in Czechoslovakia was ended, Civic Forum became the first legal opposition movement for 40 years and Václav Havel was elected president.
Archival history
GB 0369 CZH 1989 Collection (Fonds) 1 box Not known
During late 1989 Communist rule in Czechoslovakia was ended, Civic Forum became the first legal opposition movement for 40 years and Václav Havel was elected president.
Leaflets, newscuttings, bulletins and posters relating to the events of November and December 1989 in Czechoslovakia - the "Velvet Revolution"
1 box
Unrestricted access. Researchers wishing to consult the archives or seeking further information should contact UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) Library, 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW.
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Librarian.
Czech and English
On-line summary guide available on the SSEES website
Revised by Alan Kucia as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description ISAD(G), 2nd edition 2000 and National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Revised Feb 2002 Czechoslovakia Eastern Europe Havel , Vaclav , b 1936 , Czech writer and Statesman Internal politics Political conflicts Political crises Political movements Revolutionary movements State security EuropeContent and structure area
Scope and content
Leaflets, newscuttings, bulletins and posters relating to the events of November and December 1989 in Czechoslovakia - the "Velvet Revolution"
System of arrangement
1 box
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access. Researchers wishing to consult the archives or seeking further information should contact UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) Library, 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Librarian.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Czech and English
Finding aids
On-line summary guide available on the SSEES website
Access points
Description control area
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description ISAD(G), 2nd edition 2000 and National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Language(s)
- English