Re: Re: Marci, was Re: VMs: Photostat Machines

["Jan" <hurychj@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,  

our contact in  Rome is  Father  J. Kolacek S.J., ( he is of Czech  antionality)  - he is also the redactor 
of Vatican Radio. The translation from his letter follows:
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" The archive materials from Clementinum were, after dissolution of  S.J. in 1773, mostly relocated 
into   "kaiserlich-koeniglich" Archive, today's Nationalbibliothek Wien. The Archivum Romanum could 
not ger anything since it was alredy sold out - even for a scrap  paper - or destroyed.  After the 
restitution of   S.J. in 1814,  the Archivum Romanum Societatis Jesu was put together, but with  with 
large gaps."

                            Pax et gaudium cum spe                                     J. Kolacek S.J.
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As for Prague S. J., I wrote them a letter (to the Department of Foreign Affairs since I am living in 
Canada) with the offer of cooperation which was not answered.  It was actually  in the attachment, to 
save Czech diacritics, and come to think of it, their firewall may not accept attachments, so I have to 
try harder. In the meantime, we contacted one of retired  archivers who used to work there who   
confirmed the news from Rome. 

Now I am writing another letter to them, with another offer of cooperation. It looks  we do need 
somebody inside the Society, with the current access to archives, more than just formal approach. 
With the archive practically missing, it may take a lot of searching so we would prefer the person who 
is also interested in the VM and it's Prague history.  

Regards,

Jan

======= At 2004-07-08, 05:40:00 you wrote: =======


>Could you tell me whom you contacted? I will need
>to delve a bit more in my old stuff for references
>etc.

>(More digging and delving in my old notes needed).
>
>Cheers, Rene



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