GB 0369 TOM - Tomalin Collection

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0369 TOM

Title

Tomalin Collection

Date(s)

  • 1947-1987 (Creation)

Level of description

Extent and medium

1 box

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Magdolna Kallay (?-1989) came to Britain from Hungary in 1947. She married Miles Tomalin and used the forename Madeleine.

Archival history

GB 0369 TOM 1947-1987 Collection (Fonds) 1 box Tomalin , Madeleine , d 1989 , nee Magdolna Kallay , Hungarian exile

Magdolna Kallay (?-1989) came to Britain from Hungary in 1947. She married Miles Tomalin and used the forename Madeleine.

Madeleine Tomalin's diaries and press cuttings 1947-1948 and correspondence with her sisters in Hungary, 1959-1987.

One 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.
Mainly Hungarian, some English

On-line summary guide available on the SSEES website.

SSEES library also holds the correspondence and papers of Ezsther Simon, sister of Madeleine Tomalin (Ref SIM)

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 Jan 2003 Eastern Europe Hungary Simon , Ezsther , b 1927 , resident in Hungary Tomalin , Mageleine , d 1989 , nee Magdolna Kallay , Hungarian exile in Britain x Kallay , Magdolna

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Content and structure area

Scope and content

Madeleine Tomalin's diaries and press cuttings 1947-1948 and correspondence with her sisters in Hungary, 1959-1987.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

One 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

Mainly Hungarian, some English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

SSEES library also holds the correspondence and papers of Ezsther Simon, sister of Madeleine Tomalin (Ref SIM)

Finding aids

On-line summary guide available on the SSEES website.

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Description identifier

Institution identifier

School of Slavonic and East European Studies

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.

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Language(s)

  • English

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