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 sub-sub-sub-series consists of sixty one audio files of interviews conducted by Vaclav Kostelecky from 1978 to 1981 on the history of the ECE. Includes interviews with Gunnar Myrdal, Walt Rostow, Evgeny Chossudowsky, Albert Kervyn de Lettenhove, and Nicholas Kaldor, among others. These audio files were provided by the Swedish Labour Mouvement Archives and Library (Arbetarrörelsens arkiv och bibliotek, https://www.arbark.se) with support from the Kostelecky family. The ZIP file contains all 61 audio files in MP3 format with the file list (in Swedish); these files can be downloaded individually on together in one ZIP file at: https://owncloud.unog.ch/s/9Sv0S2E3RSAb4ZV.
Václav KosteleckýThe 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.
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.
Kostelecky, Vaclav