Czech Heritage & Ethnic American Collections
Joseph G. Svoboda, University Archivist, served the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from 1968 until his retirement in 1993. One of his most enduring contributions to the University was to found the Czech Heritage Collections. Under his guidance, collections relating to Czech immigration, exile, WWII, and the Prague Spring, were gathered from all over the world. An exile himself, Svoboda sought exile newspapers and developed close working relationships with Czech exile journalists in other countries. Of particular interest, Svoboda eventually recorded 65 interviews with Nebraskans for Czech descent. In 2001, Svoboda was honored at the Czechoslovak Society for Arts and Sciences (SVU) conference held in Lincoln, Nebraska, for his role in creating the Czech Heritage Collections. New Czech collections continue to be added today.
For more information, see Joseph Svoboda.
For more information on the history of Czechs in Nebraska, see the Czech Heritage Project
- Charter 77 Collection (MS 124)
- Sbírka Charta 77 (MS 124) (In Czech)
- Czech Heritage Collection, Oral Histories (MS 085)
- Sbírka ceského dědictví, Vyprávení dejiny (MS 085) (In Czech)
- Czech Immigration Symposium, Speeches & Papers (MS 258)
- Sympózium o historii ceský ch imigrantu v USA, projevy a spisy (MS 258) (In Czech)
- Czechoslovak Scout Movement in Exile, Records (MS 123)
- Czeskoslovenští skauti v exilu (MS 123) (In Czech)
- Josef Falta, Papers (MS 120)
- Josef Falta, Spisy (MS 120) (In Czech)
- Barbara Horak, Correspondence (MS 277)
- Barbara Horak, Korespondence (MS 277) (In Czech)
- Emma Jarosova, Papers (MS 274)
- Emma Jarošová, Spisy (MS 274) (In Czech)
- Henry John, Papers (MS 086)
- Henry John, Spisy (MS 086) (In Czech)
- Josef Josten, Papers (MS 087)
- Josef Josten, Spisy (MS 087) (In Czech)
- Adolph Kacer, Papers (MS 278)
- Adolph Kacer, Spisy (MS 278) (In Czech)
- Josef Kalvoda, Papers (MS 271)
- Josef Kalvoda, Spisy (MS 271) (In Czech)
- Ed Kopac, Papers (MS 272)
- Ed Kopac, Spisy (MS 272) (In Czech)
- Rudolf Kopecky, Papers (MS 089)
- Rudolf Kopecky, Spisy (MS 089) (In Czech)
- Adolf Kratochvil, Papers (MS 255)
- Adolf Kratochvil, Spisy (MS 255) (In Czech)
- Adolf Krhounek, Papers (MS 259)
- Adolf Krhounek, Spisy (MS 259) (In Czech)
- Josef Martinek, Papers (MS 121)
- Josef Martinek, Spisy (MS 121) (In Czech)
- National Committee for a Free Europe (MS 125)
- Národní komise pro svobodnou Evropu (MS 125) (In Czech)
- John Pastorak, Sermons (MS 088)
- John Pastorak, Kázání (MS 088) (In Czech)
- Oskar Pejsa, Papers (MS 273)
- Oskar Pejsa, Spisy (MS 273) (In Czech)
- Terezie Pospisilova, Diary (MS 091)
- Terézie Pospíšilová, Deník (MS 091) (In Czech)
- Ladislav Prudek, Papers (MS 269)
- Ladislav Prudek, Spisy (MS 269) (In Czech)
- Miloslav Rechcígl, Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU) Records (MS 399)
- Frank & Charles Sadilek, Papers (MS 275)
- Frank & Charles Sadilek, Spisy (MS 275) (In Czech)
- Stanislav Serpan, Papers (MS 122)
- Stanislav Šerpán, Spisy (MS 122) (In Czech)
- Pauline Sorensen, Family Papers (MS 385)
- Josef Tomanek, Papers (MS 270)
- Josef Tomanek, Spisy (MS 270) (In Czech)
- Oldrich Zajicek, Papers (MS 276)
- Oldrich Zajicek, Spisy (MS 276) (In Czech)
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Petr Zenkl, Papers (MS 097)
- Petr Zenkl, Spisy (MS 097) (In Czech)
Danish Collections:
- Danish Brotherhood in America Collection
Japanese American/Asian Collections:
- Memoirs from Patrick Sano and George J. Furutani
- Teniyon Sugar Factory Collection