Accession No

2003.133 A-C


Description

Red vinyl binder from the Joint Congress of 1948. The front cover (A) reads 'Egyesülés Kongresszus, 1948. Junius 12-14.' in gold writing. It has two notepads attached to the inside; one (B) roughly square with the emblem of the Hungarian's Workers Party on the front, and the other (C) narrow and undecorated. Between the two notepads is a loop for storing a pen, and below is a storage pocket.


Place

Europe; Eastern Europe; Hungary; Budapest; Petofi Csarnok Flea Market


Period

20th century 1948


Source

Czegledy, Andre [field collector]; Crowther-Beynon Grant [monetary donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

2003.133 A-C


Cultural Affliation


Material

Paper; ?Vinyl; ?Plastic


Local Term


Measurements

340mm


Events

Context (Field collection)
Purchased at the Petofi Csarnok Flea Market in September 2003.
Event Date 9/2003
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Production / use)
This notepad would likely have been given out to special delegates to the Party Congress that served to combine socialist parties prior to the ascension to power of the Communist Party. As the pristine state of the papers indicate, this notepad was not used.
Event Date 1/6/2004
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Red notepad book from the Joint Congress of 1948. One of the notepads inside has a cover paper reading Hungarian workers Party with he corresponding insignia.
Event Date 1/6/2004
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Red vinyl binder from the Joint Congress of 1948. The front cover (A) reads 'Egyesülés Kongresszus, 1948. Junius 12-14.' in gold writing. It has two notepads attached to the inside; one (B) roughly square with the emblem of the Hungarian's Workers Party on the front, and the other (C) narrow and undecorated. Between the two notepads is a loop for storing a pen, and below is a storage pocket.
Event Date 3/5/2023
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff


FM:265089

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