Ján Okál' fonds - University of Ottawa - Archives and Special Collections

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Título próprio

Ján Okál' fonds

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Nível de descrição

Fonds

Entidade detentora

Archives et collections spéciales/Archives and Special Collections

Código de referência

CA ON0034 20-016

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Data(s)

1924-1995 (Produção)

Produtor

Okáľ, Ján

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Descrição física

206.1 cm of textual records
29 colour photographs
21 b&w photographs
32 colour negatives
97 b&w negatives
13 drawings
2 posters
12 postage stamps
1 ribbon

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Nome do produtor

Okáľ, Ján

(1915-1990)

História biográfica

Ján Okáľ, a Slovak poet and political writer, was born on November 25th, 1915 in Hubová, Žilina (Slovakia). Upon the completion of his studies at Turčianske Teplice’s teachers’ college, he first worked as a teacher followed by a position at Matica ... »slovenská in Bratislava. In additional to his employment, Ján Okáľ published his first two poetry collection Nehnem sa (I will not move) in 1942 and L’ubosť (Love) in 1944.
After the Second World War, Ján Okáľ fled Slovakia and first settling in Austria. Afterwards, je joined Assisi’s Slovak emigrant community in Umbria (Italy) consisting of Ján L. Doránsky and his family, Jozef Varinský, Andrej Cinčura and Jozef Martinka. After spending some years in Italy, Ján Okáľ finally settled in the United States, first living in Berwyn and then Chicago, where he resumed his studies in teaching at the University of Chicago. He eventually chose the United States and settled in Berwyn and finally in Chicago. All though his years in the United States, he exchanged with Slovak personalities in North America and abroad, among others, Ernest Žatko (pen name: Ján E. Bor), Imrich Kružliak (pen name: Marian Žiar), Gorazd Zvonický (pen name: Andrej Šandor), L’udovit Kandra (pen name: Peter Klas), Ignác Zelenska (pen name: Eugen Vesnin) and Ján L. Doránsky (pen names: JED, J.D. Harmonik, J.D. Oravec and J.O. Ravec).
In the North American Slovak community, Ján Okáľ was known for his editorial work for Slovak newspapers and periodical. Between 1951 and 1958, he was one of the editors of the newspaper Slovák v Amerike. From 1979 onwards, he became the editor of the Slovak World Congress (SWC)’s official publication Bulletin. During his tenure, Ján Okáľ brought to life several SWC events, among others, annual general meetings, the First, Second, Third, Fourth World Festival of Slovak Youth, the Canadian International Triennial of Slovak Art, the Slovak Graduation Ball and the 50th anniversary of Slovak Independence.
Ján Okáľ is most famous for his poetry on the emigration experience of Slovaks and his works various Slovak personalities. In exile, he wrote several poetry collections, some with Jozef G. Cincík’s illustrations, among others Voda a vino detailing Ján Okáľ’s experience in Italy and Velký kalendár kočura na roky. He also wrote memoirs on Slovak intellectuals, such as Jozef G. Cincík in the biography Dr. Jozef G. Cincík pútnik dvoch svetov (Dr. Jozef G. Cincik, a pilgrim of two worlds) in 1980, the books Leto na Traume (Summer at Traume) in 1986 and Výpredaj l’udkosti (The sale of humanity) in 1989. Ján Okáľ passed away on March 19th, 1990 in Chicago, Illiinois (United States). «

História custodial

This material was in Martha Kona's possession.

Âmbito e conteúdo

This fonds consists of documents related to the internal politics of the Slovak World Congress (SWC), Ján Okál's involvement in its organizations and some of the SWC's publications, predominantly the Bulletin.

It contains letters, memorandums, speeches, ... »

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Fonte imediata de aquisição

On May 7th, 2003, Martha Kona, Chair of the SHC Commission of the Slovak World Congress (SWC) contacted Prof. Mark Stolárik, Chair in Slovak History and Culture regarding five boxes of Ján Okáľs correspondence, predominantly regarding the SWC publication ... »

Organização

This fonds is organized in series: Slovak World Congress (SWC) file, Nominal files, Geographical files, Organizations and events files and Subjects files.

Idioma do material

tcheco
holandês
inglês
francês
alemão
húngaro
italiano
polonês
português
russo
eslovaco
espanhol
sueco

Script do material

cirílico
latim

Restrições de acesso

As per Ján Okáľs instructions, the correspondence of the following Slovak personalities in not available for consultation: Rudolf Dilong, Jozef Kirschbaum, Imrich Kružliak, Eugen Loebl, Polakovič, Jozef Rydlo, Mikuláš Šprinc and Dušan Tóth.

Materiais associados

Additional periodical issues available in the following locations at the University of Ottawa library:

SWC Bulletin, Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives and Morisset Library - Periodicals: DB 2743.S84.

Slovenský štit. Archives and ... »

Additional periodical issues available in the following locations at the University of Ottawa library:

SWC Bulletin, Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives and Morisset Library - Periodicals: DB 2743.S84.

Slovenský štit. Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: DU 122.S5 S46.

Mária. Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: BX 1407.S55 M37.

Slovak heritage = Dedičstvo Slovákov. Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: E 184.S64 S45.

Slovak information service. Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: DB 2700.S54.

Spravy. Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: DB 2700.S77.

Horizont. Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: AP 58.S53 H67.

Informačné zprávy. Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: DB 34.S5.

Naše snahy = Our trends. Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: DB 2700.N2713.

Naše snahy: časopis Stálej konferencie slovenských demokratickych exulantov. Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: DB 2700.N27.

Organizačné zvesti Slovenského ústava v Rím. Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: DB 2700.S577.

Dominus vobiscum: okružný slovenských intelekuálov v Európe; Dominus vobiscum (Slovak periodical). Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: DB 2743.D66.

ICJC newsletter. Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: DS 135.C95 I55.

Slovenské zvesti = Slowakische Nachrichten = Notices slovaques = Notizie slovacche. Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: DQ 49.S56 S56.

Poľhady. Morisset Library - Periodicals: DB 2700.P64.

Slovenské kruh vo Veľky Británíí = Slovak Circle in Great Britain: inštitucionálný člen Svetového Kongresu Slovakov. Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Archives slovaques: DA 125.S48.S56.

Echo. Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: BV 2290.E34.

Tátry. Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: DB 2743.T38.

Slobodná tribúna. Archives and Special Collections (ARCS): DB 2735.S45.

Kanadský Slovak = The Canadian Slovak. Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: FC 106.S64 K253.

Slobodné slovensko; Slobodné Slovensko (Köln: 1976). Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: DB 2838.7.C47.

Slovak-Australian monitor. Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: DU 122.S5 S45.

Informátor štatotvornej-skupiny SKS: bulletin pre noviny, rozhlasy, členov a prívržencov. Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: DA 125.S48 I54.

Nový domov = The homeland; Nový domov (Toronto, Ont.). Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: FC 3097.9.B67 N69.

Freies Europa. Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: JN 26.F74.

Slovák v Amerike. Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: E 184.S64 S59.

Jednota (Cleveland, Ohio). Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives: E 184.S64 J38.

Katolícky kalendár Jednota. Archives and Special Collections (ARCS) - Slovak Archives and Off-Campus Storage - Storage (Annex): E 184.S64 K27."

Pontos de acesso

Pontos de acesso - Assuntos

Slovak Archives / Archives Slovak

Fonds 20-016 - Ján Okál' fonds