Reminiscences of Ilma De Szily, 1989.

Biographical Note

Social worker

Scope and Contents

Childhood and education in Hungary; experiences in social work and early politicization; work with International Red Cross and refugees after World War II; attachment to Hungarian Legitimist Party; discussion of early education of Otto von Hapsburg, and exile of Hungarian branch of Royal Family; occupation of Budapest by Soviets, 1945; first post-war elections in Hungary; her flight from Hungary, 1947

Subjects

• De Szily, Ilma--Interviews.
• Hungary--History--20th century.
• Hungary--Politics and government--20th century.
• International Committee of the Red Cross.
• Interviews.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Social service.
• Social workers--Interviews.
• Stein, Rose (Rózsi), interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr

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Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1990