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 is the creation of the Czech Heritage Collections. Under his guidance, collections relating to Czech immigration, exile, World War II, 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 of Czech descent. In 2001, the Czechoslovak Society for Arts and Sciences (SVU) honored Svoboda at conference held in Lincoln, Nebraska, for his role in creating the Czech Heritage Collections.
For more information, see Joseph Svoboda.
For more information on the history of Czechs in Nebraska, see the Czech Heritage Project
- Charter 77, Czech Heritage Records (MS 0124)
- Joe Svoboda, Czech Heritage Oral Histories (MS 0581)
- Czech Immigration Symposium, Speeches (MS 0258)
- Czechoslovak Scout Movement in Exile, Records (MS 0123)
- Josef Falta, Czech Heritage Papers (MS 0120)
- Barbara Horak, Czech Heritage Correspondence (MS 0277)
- Emma Jarosova, Czech Heritage Papers (MS 0274)
- Henry John, Czech Heritage Papers (MS 0086)
- Josef Josten, Czech Heritage Papers (MS 0087)
- Adolph Kacer, Czech Heritage Papers (MS 0278)
- Josef Kalvoda, Czech Heritage Papers (MS 0271)
- Ed Kopac, Czech Heritage Papers (MS 0272)
- Rudolf Kopecky, Czech Heritage Papers (MS 0089)
- Adolf Kratochvil, Czech Heritage Papers (MS 0255)
- Josef Martinek, Czech Heritage Papers (MS 0121)
- National Committee for a Free Europe, Czech Heritage Records (MS 0125)
- John Pastorak, Czech Heritage Sermons (MS 0088)
- Oskar Pejsa, Czech Heritage Papers (MS 0273)
- Terezie Pospisilova, Czech Heritage Diary (MS 0091)
- Ladislav Prudek, Czech Heritage Papers (MS 0269)
- Miloslav Rechcígl, Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU) Records (MS 0399)
- Frank & Charles Sadilek, Czech Heritage Papers (MS 0275)
- Stanislav Serpan, Czech Heritage Papers (MS 0122)
- Pauline Sorensen, Family Papers (MS 0385)
- Josef Tománek, Czech Heritage Papers (MS 0270)
- Oldrich Zajicek, Czech Heritage Papers (MS 0276)
- Petr Zenkl, Czech Heritage Papers (MS 0097)