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Frank and Charles Sadílek, Czech Heritage Papers

 Collection — Box: Small MS collections
Identifier: MS-0275

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of the newspaper clippings and photographs related to Frank Sadílek. It also contains speeches by Charles Sadilek.

Includes postcards published by the Czech Heritage Foundation of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a record of funeral orations of Frank J. Sadílek from 1907 to 1933 that includes articles, a letter of condolence to Mrs. Sadilek, and photographs of Sadílek with the monument erected to honor Czech pioneers in Saline County. Aldditional materials includes articles from The Star, Lincoln, Nebraska, on November 24, 1929 about the memorial dedicated to Czechs who settled in the Blue valley between Wilber and Crete and a second article from the Omaha World-Herald on May 16, 1931 on Sadilek and his funeral eulogies. Includes a postcard from Ledec, Sadílek's birthplace, along with a photo, a notebook with speeches delivered by Charles Sadílek regarding Bohemians, the "Fourth of July," and prospects of the humankind in the future. In English and Czech.

Dates

  • 1907-1933

Creator

Extent

3.00 Folders

Language of Materials

English

Czech

Related Materials

See also Olga Stepanek, Papers (RG 12-10-23) for an unpublished manuscript and an autobiography on the life of Frank J. Sadílek.

Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries Repository

Contact:
Archives & Special Collections
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
P.O. Box 884100
Lincoln NE 68588-4100 United States
402-472-2531