The file consists of Václav Kostelecký's interview with Gunnar Mydal. The interview took place in Stockholm, Sweden between 15 June 1979 and 22 June 1979. The interview is, in total, 252 minutes long and is on seven electronic audio files. In addition 23 interviews were conducted the previous year in 1978.
The file consists of Václav Kostelecký's interview with Albert Kervyn de Lettenhove. The interview took place in Hodoumont, Belgium between 22 March 1980 and 23 March 1980. The interview is, in total, 200 minutes long and is on seven electronic audio files.
The file consists of Václav Kostelecký's interview with Gunnar Mydal. The interview took place in Stockholm, Sweden between 13 July 1980 and 25 July 1980. The interview is, in total, 152 minutes long and is on six electronic audio files.
The file consists of Václav Kostelecký's interview with Walt W Rostow. The interview took place in Chataigneriaz, Switzerland on 27 June 1989. The interview is in total 93 minutes long and is on two electronic audio files.
The file consists of Václav Kostelecký's interview with János Szita, Head of the Hungarian delegation to the 35th session of ECE. The interview took place in Geneva, Switzerlandon 18 April 1980. The interview is, in total, 31 minutes long and is on one electronic audio files.
The file consists of Václav Kostelecký's interview with Ambassador Tyge Dahlgaard of Denmark. The interview took place in London, England on 28 February 1981. The interview is, in total, 48 minutes long and is on two electronic audio files.
The file consists of Václav Kostelecký's interview withThierry Monnier, Director of External Relations, OECD Paris. The interview took place in Chataigneriaz, Switzerland on 19 September 1981. The interview is, in total, 31 minutes long and is on one electronic audio files.
Conventions, Ratifications and other Diplomatic Instruments (League of Nations); Bulky Enclosures (League of Nations); Printed Documents (League of Nations); Brochures and Pamphlets (League of Nations); Daily Synopsis of Official Correspondence (League of Nations); Woodrow Wilson Collection (League of Nations); Museum (League of Nations); Visual Material (League of Nations and UNOG); Sound Archives (League of Nations and UNOG); Audiovisual Archives (League of Nations and UNOG); Microforms (League of Nations and UNOG).
The collection primarily contains items concerning Mr. Kostelecký's career with the United Nations, namely his activities with the United Nations Appeal for Children (UNAC) and his work with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), including his work on as a consultant on the official history of UNECE: “Three Decades of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe” (E/ECE/962).
There is also correspondence between Kostelecký and Myrdal about the ECE history project, including the preparatory work for Kostelecky's book “The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe: The Beginning of a History”. This material includes records of interviews with figures prominent in the UNECE, including Gunnar Myrdal, Walt Rostow, and Evgeny Chossudovsky, among others.
The collection also contains correspondence with the Kostelecký and Myrdal families and the Swedish Labour Movement Library and Archives about donations of Kostelecký and Myrdal's Papers, as well as Kostelecky’s publications and several books from his personal library.
There are numerous photos, four framed portaits, and several film negatives in the collection, including portraits of Kostelecky and other United Nations staff members, as well as more personal photos of the Kostelecky and Myrdal families. Primarily, however, there are photos relating to the work of the UNECE. In total, there are over 300 photographs in the collection.
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