Inventory of the James George Kanka Papers, 1932 - 1963
Descriptive Summary
Repository: | Benedictine University Library, Archives and Special Collections |
Creator: | James George Kanka. |
Title: | James George Kanka Papers, 1932 - 1963 |
Language of Material: | Correspondence in English, Czech, and French |
Abstract: | James George (Vaclav) Kanka was an author and a reporter for the Chicago Czech-language newspaper Daily Narod. He was born in 1896, probably in Bohemia or Moravia, and moved to Chicago in the early 1920s. |
Collection consists of correspondence received by Kanka from political and military figures in various countries. Kanka sent copies of Czech-language books he authored to these individuals and received their responses of thanks, which he then compiled. Notable responses received by Kanka include letters from Anton Cermak, Faik Komitza, T.J. Carney, Carter H. Harrison Jr., A.A. Bickford, Henrik Kauffmann, Samuel Alphonsus Cardinal Stritch, Malvina C. Thompson, Dwight Eisenhower, George S. Patton, Douglas MacArthur, Adlai Stevenson, Richard J. Daley, Evelyn Lincoln, Herbert Hoover, and Allen W. Dulles. Also included are letters from the secretaries of several African and European kings, as well as from the private secretary to Mahatma Gandhi. | |
Extent: | .5 linear feet, 1 document case |
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Administrative Information
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Copyright Notice
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Acquisitions Information
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Processing Information
Processed by Benn P. Joseph, March, 2007
Encoded by Benn P. Joseph, March, 2007
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Biographical Note
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Collection Overview
Collection consists of correspondence received by Kanka from political and military figures in various countries. Kanka sent copies of Czech-language books he authored to these individuals and received their responses of thanks, which he then compiled. Notable responses received by Kanka include letters from Anton Cermak, Faik Komitza, T.J. Carney, Carter H. Harrison Jr., A.A. Bickford, Henrik Kauffmann, Samuel Alphonsus Cardinal Stritch, Francisco Franco, Malvina C. Thompson, Dwight Eisenhower, George S. Patton, Douglas MacArthur, Adlai Stevenson, Richard J. Daley, Evelyn Lincoln, Herbert Hoover, and Allen W. Dulles. Also included are letters from the secretaries of several African and European kings, as well as from the private secretary to Mahatma Gandhi.
In addition to correspondence, the collection also includes three essays by B.V. Lastuvka, as well as pages taken from Daily Narod.
Collection Arrangement
Correspondence is arranged chronologically; other materials have been left in their original order.
1. Correspondence, 1932-1963 |
2. Other materials |
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Online Catalog Headings
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.
Bohemian Benedictine Press. |
Cermak, Anton Joseph, 1873-1933. |
Dulles, Allen Welsh, 1893-1969. |
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969. |
Franco, Francisco, 1892-1975. |
Harrison, Carter H. (Carter Henry), 1860-1953. |
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964. |
Kanka, Vaclav, 1896- . |
King, Ernest Joseph, 1878-1956. |
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964. |
Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945. |
Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965. |
Stritch, Cardinal (Samuel Alphonsus), 1887-1958. |
Thompson, Malvina, 1893-1953. |
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Related Collections
Additional correspondence received by Kanka is held in the archives of St. Procopius Abbey, Lisle, Ill.
Detailed Description of the Collection
1. Correspondence, 1932-1963. About 90 items. |
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Arrangement: chronological. | |||||||||
Folder 1 | 1932 | ||||||||
Folder 2 | 1938 | ||||||||
Folder 3 | 1939 | ||||||||
Folder 4 | 1940 | ||||||||
Folder 5 | 1941 | ||||||||
Folder 6 | 1942 | ||||||||
Folder 7 | 1943 | ||||||||
Folder 8 | 1944 | ||||||||
Folder 9 | 1945 | ||||||||
Folder 10 | 1947 | ||||||||
Folder 11 | 1953 | ||||||||
Folder 12 | 1955 | ||||||||
Folder 13 | 1956 | ||||||||
Folder 14 | 1957 | ||||||||
Folder 15 | 1958 | ||||||||
Folder 16 | 1959 | ||||||||
Folder 17 | 1960 | ||||||||
Folder 18 | 1961 | ||||||||
Folder 19 | 1963 | ||||||||
Folder 20 | undated |
2. Other materials. 10 items. |
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Arrangement: original order. | |||||||||
Folder 21 | Lastuvka essays | ||||||||
Folder 22 | Daily Narod |