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BOX 1-4 |
Czech Americans, 1828-1953
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Correspondence addressed to Capek, biographical material, and other material
relating to the history of Czech Americans in the United States. |
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Arranged by topic or type of material. |
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BOX 1 FOLDER 1-4 |
Assorted letters to Thomas Capek from American
scholars, ethnic organizations, and institutions regarding Czech (Bohemian)
immigration and settlement in certain areas of the U.S. A considerable amount
of biographical information about prominent individuals is included. 1885-1953
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BOX 2 FOLDER 1 |
Typed copies of letters to Capek from Vaclav
Snajdr, prominent American journalist of Czech origin, with some letters to
Snajdr concerning his study of Czechs in the U.S. 1874-1920
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BOX 2 FOLDER 2 |
Typescript and manuscript letters from Jan
Borecký to Thomas Capek and his brother. Borecký was one of the earliest Czech
settlers in the U.S. and a prolific writer. 1886-1911
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BOX 2 FOLDER 3 |
Manuscript letters from Lev J. Palda and Josef
Buňata to Thomas Capek. The writers were settlers in the U.S. in the 1850s.
1889-1926
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BOX 2 FOLDER 4 |
Letters from Karel Jonáš and his brother,
Frederic, and wife, Christina, to Thomas Capek and to the father of Capek's
wife, Anna Vostroveský. Jonáš was lieutenant-governor of Wisconsin and U.S.
consul to St. Petersburg, Russia, and Prague, Czechoslovakia. He died by
suicide at his diplomatic post in Germany. 1885-1920
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BOX 2 FOLDER 5-6 |
Typed and manuscript letters from Jan Rosický
and his daughter, Rose Rosický, to Thomas Capek. Rosický was an immigrant and
journalist in Omaha., Nebr. His daughter is the author of the "History of the
Czechs in Nebraska." 1884-1953
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BOX 2 FOLDER 7-8 |
Biographies and histories of Czechs in
Milwaukee, Wis. Typescripts with illustrative photographs. 1936
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BOX 2 FOLDER 9 |
Typed letter and photographs from Henry R.
Maresh to Thomas Capek, Feb. 3, 1958, about Czechs in Texas and the Southwest.
Also an offprint of an article by Maresh. 1938,
1946
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BOX 2 FOLDER 10 |
Letters, circa 1869-1915. Early Czech-American
history. 1868-1915
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BOX 2 FOLDER 11 |
Biographical materials on Ladimír Klácel.
Clippings and a handwritten letter. 1881,
1908
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BOX 2 FOLDER 12 |
Biographical material in English regarding
Frantisek Kořízek, who started Slovan Amerikansky, the first Czech newspaper in America, at Racine, Wis., in 1860. 1885
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BOX 3 FOLDER 1-4 |
Replies in answer to Thomas Capek's inquiries
regarding the formation of early Czech organizations in the U.S. 1920-1942
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BOX 4 FOLDER 1-6 |
Photographs of early Czech settlers in the U.S.
Each is labeled with the subject's name and dates. These were used in the Czech
exposition at the New York World's Fair, New York, N.Y., in 1939. 1828-1944
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BOX 4 BOX 5-7 |
Slav, Slovak, and Czech Immigration to
the United States; Czech Organizations, Institutions, and Activities in the United
States, 1851-1953
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Correspondence, memoranda, notes, photographs, postcards, maps, organizational
material, textbooks, clippings, travelogues and printed matter. |
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Arranged by topic or type of material. |
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BOX 5 FOLDER 1 |
Photographs and postcards of miscellaneous Czech
monuments in the U.S. Includes a written list of some monuments. 1851-1931
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BOX 5 FOLDER 2 |
Photographs of meeting places and memberships of
Czech organizations in the U.S. Includes a clipping. 1921-1953
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BOX 5 FOLDER 3 |
Constitutions, bylaws, and recording
secretaries' notes relating to Czech organizations in New York. Some of the
items are in pamphlet form; others are manuscripts, presumably originals. 1859-1920
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BOX 5 FOLDER 4 |
Graphic representation of Czech immigration in
the U.S. Photocopies of originals compiled from the U.S. census and other data.
1910-1930
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BOX 5 FOLDER 5 |
"The Czechs (Bohemians) in America." Printed
reproductions of photographs of Czech Americans. circa 1920, 1939
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BOX 5 FOLDER 6 |
"America's Making Exposition held in New York
City." 1921 Various brochures on the contributions of Slavic immigrants to
American life. 1921
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BOX 5 FOLDER 7 |
Newspaper clippings and manifesto pertaining to
the history of Czech immigration to the U.S. 1862,
1909
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BOX 5 FOLDER 8 |
Textbook on morals by Bartoš Bittner. 1898
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BOX 5 FOLDER 9 |
Letter from the Imperial Austro-Hungarian consul
general in Chicago, Ill., 14 Jan. 1916, regarding financial support of the
Czech weekly, Vesmír. Includes clippings and miscellaneous numbered pages. 1865-1916
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BOX 5 FOLDER 10 |
Historical pamphlets and clippings. undated
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BOX 5 FOLDER 11 |
One share of stock in the New York Cigar
Cooperative Manufacturing Co. July
1874.
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BOX 6 FOLDER 1-2 |
Notes in Thomas Capek's handwriting about the
Rev. Stephen C. Massoch, who wrote the first Czech book published in the U.S.
1869-1936
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BOX 6 FOLDER 3 |
Maps, 1865-1868
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BOX 6 FOLDER 4 |
Papers and journals of a group of Czech
Americans who set forth to establish a utopian colony in Russia in the
mid-nineteenth century. Included are a map of the area and the budget for the
expedition. Mrs. Capek believes these to be the only records of the group.
1860-1911
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BOX 6 FOLDER 5 |
Memoranda by American Slovaks written during and
after World War I concerning Slovak autonomy. 1914-1923
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BOX 6 FOLDER 6 |
Independent Bohemia (pamphlet). From Tomáš G. Masaryk, sent to Thomas Capek. 1915
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BOX 6 FOLDER 7 |
"Protokol Druhého Sjezdu Národního Vyboru"
(pamphlet). 1892
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BOX 6 FOLDER 8-9 |
Travelogues by Czech authors about America
(monographs) |
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1855-1930
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BOX 7 FOLDER 1-6 |
1902-1947
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BOX 7 BOX 8-12 |
Czech Newspapers, Periodicals, and
Clippings, 1838-1953
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Newspapers, pamphlets, playbills, and other printed matter published in the United
States and Europe. |
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Arranged by topic or type of material. |
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BOX 8 FOLDER 1 |
Czech newspapers and playbills from Chicago,
Ill., Cleveland, Ohio, St. Louis, Mo., New York, N.Y., and Pittsburgh, Pa.
Includes No. 1 of Obrama (19 Mar. 1887), an early New York communist paper. 1854-1953
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BOX 8 FOLDER 2 |
Czech newspapers published in the U.S. The cover
of the first Czech reader for children in America is included (Racine, Wis.,
1864). 1860-1913
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BOX 8 FOLDER 3-4 |
Copies of New Yorské Listy and one issue of New York Humoristické. 1862-1940
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BOX 8 FOLDER 5 |
Czech-language newspapers published in Berlin,
Germany, by revolutionary refugees, including a number of issues of Blaník and one (only known copy?) issue of Correspondence Tchéque, published in French in Berlin, Germany, by the same group. 1868-1869
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BOX 9 FOLDER 1 |
Stitched issues of Kwěty, Czechoslovakia. 1838
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BOX 9 FOLDER 2 |
Early Czech newspapers published in New York,
N.Y., ; Chicago, Ill.; Omaha, Nebr.; and Racine, Wis. 1892, circa 1904
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BOX 9 FOLDER 3 |
Photocopies of newspaper pages used as
illustrations in Thomas Capek's book, Fifty Years of Czech Press. 1852-1917
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BOX 9 FOLDER 4-6 |
Articles from newspapers regarding Czech
settlers. Holograph notes. 1861-1915
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BOX 10 FOLDER 1-5 |
Newspapers covering the fiftieth jubilee of
Czech newspaper publishing in the U.S. 1908-1950
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Diblík, vol. 2, nos. 1-44, a weekly humor journal. 1878
See Oversize
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Patriot (bound), edited and published by Jan V. Capek, New York. 1883-1884
See Oversize
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BOX 11 FOLDER 1-3 |
Hlas Jednoty Obci Svobodomyslných
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Rocnik 1-2. 1872-1875
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Rocnik 3-6. 1875-1878
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Rocnik 7-14. 1879-1881
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BOX 12 FOLDER 1 |
Pamphlets |
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Husuvlid (The People of John Hus), Chicago, Ill., Rotnik-XIV. June-July 1953
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The American-Czechoslovak Fellowship (1942) |
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T. G. Musark & The Slavonic Problem. 1939
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Jan Hus Annuals. 1927, 1930.
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BOX 12 FOLDER 2 |
Květy Americké: Ruy 1, II, III. 1884-1887
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(1 vol.) |
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BOX 12 BOX 12-14 |
Thomas Capek and Family, 1852-1953
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Correspondence and writings by Thomas Capek and biographical material relating to
the Capek family. |
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Arranged by topic or type of material. |
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BOX 12 FOLDER 3-5 |
Correspondence received by Thomas Capek. 1889-1952
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BOX 13 FOLDER 1-4 |
Letters from Bohemia, France, England, and
elsewhere. 1889-1946
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BOX 13 FOLDER 5-6 |
Letters of special interest, invitations, and
other material. 1852-1953
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BOX 13 FOLDER 7-8 |
Writings by Thomas Capek. 1920-1950
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BOX 14 FOLDER 1-2 |
Correspondence, some of which contains
biographical information on Capek. 1904-1951
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BOX 14 FOLDER 3 |
Anna Vostroveský Capek, sketch of life,
photograph, bibliography, and organizational information. 1918-1953
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BOX 14 FOLDER 4 |
Thomas Capek, Jr., writings and photograph.
1933-1944
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BOX 14 FOLDER 5 |
Thomas Capek, obituaries, 1928, 1950
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BOX 14 BOX 14 |
Augustine Herrman of Maryland Bohemia
Manor, 1651-1953
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Correspondence, articles, and reproductions of ecclesiastical records and maps
relating to Augustine Herrman. |
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Arranged by topic or type of material. |
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BOX 14 FOLDER 6-7 |
Letters and articles used by Thomas Capek in
preparing various works about Herrman. Anna Vostroveský Capek, who collaborated
with her husband in his work on Herrman, felt that much of this source material
was not fully used. Letters from Thomas F. Bayard, owner of the manor, circa
1927-1931, are included. 1927-1947
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Photostatic copies of official New York,
British, and ecclesiastical records relating to Herrman. 1651-1953
See Oversize
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Photocopies of Herrman's maps and a map of his
property. 1673
See Oversize
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BOX 14 |
Charlotta G. Masaryková and Tomáš G.
Masaryk, 1891-1950
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Correspondence and printed matter relating to Charlotta G. Masaryková and Tomáš G.
Masaryk. |
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Arranged by topic or type of material. |
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BOX 14 |
Letters to Thomas Capek from members of
Masaryková's family. 1891-1950
See Oversize
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Newspapers and journals containing articles on
Masaryk at the time of his death. 1930,
1937
See Oversize
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BOX 14 |
Frederick Philipse of Yonkers, New
York, 1928-1929
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Biographical material about Philipse, a Czech immigrant of the seventeenth
century. |
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Arranged by topic or type of material. |
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BOX 14 |
Biographical material about Philipse, a Czech
immigrant of the seventeenth century. 1928-1929
See Oversize
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BOX 14 |
Czechs in Great Britain, 1619-1932
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Reproductions of title pages, photographs, and other material relating to Czechs
in Great Britain. |
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Arranged by topic or type of material. |
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BOX 14 |
Facsimiles of title pages of early British books
on Czechs and of portraits of prominent Czechs in Great Britain and British
subjects of Czech origin. 1619-1932
See Oversize
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BOX OV 1-OV 4 |
Oversize, 1619-1953
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Oversize correspondence, printed matter, facsimiles, and other reproductions of
documents. |
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Arranged and described according to the series, containers, and folders which the
material was removed. |
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BOX OV 1 |
Czech Newspapers, Periodicals, and
Clippings |
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BOX OV 1 FOLDER 1 |
Diblík, vol. 2, nos. 1-44. 1878
(Container 10) |
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BOX OV 1 FOLDER 2 |
Patriot (bound), edited and published by Jan V. Capek, New York. 1883-1884 (Container 10) |
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BOX OV 2 |
Augustine Herrman of Maryland Bohemia
Manor |
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BOX OV 2 FOLDER 1-2 |
Photostats of official New York,
British, and ecclesiastical records relating to Herrman. 1651-1953 (Container 14) |
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BOX OV 2 FOLDER 3 |
Photocopies of Herrman's maps
and a map of his property. 1673
(Container 14) |
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Charlotta G. Masaryková and Thomás
Masaryk |
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BOX OV 2 FOLDER 4 |
Letters to Thomas Capek from
members of Masaryková's family. 1891-1950 (Container 14) |
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Newspapers and journals
containing articles on Masaryk at the time of his death. 1930, 1937 (Container 14) |
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BOX OV 2 FOLDER 5 |
Miscellaneous |
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BOX OV 3 FOLDER 1 |
Miscellaneous |
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BOX OV 4 FOLDER 1 |
Frederick Philipse of Yonkers, New
York |
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Biographical material about
Philipse, a Czech immigrant of the seventeenth century. 1928-1929 (Container 14) |
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BOX OV 4 FOLDER 2 |
Czechs in Great Britain |
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Facsimiles of title pages of
early British books on Czechs and of portraits of prominent Czechs in Great
Britain and British subjects of Czech origin. 1619-1932 (Container 14) |
