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CALL NUMBER: T1872:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Kalman Roller : the flight from Hungary of Sopron University, 1956 (part 1) PERIOD COVERED: 1945-1960 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1960-04-28 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Dean Kalman Roller of the Sopron University School of Forestry explains the changes in Hungarian society which led up to the uprising of 1956. The history of Sopron University. Changes in university education in Hungary after the communist takeover in 1945. TRACK 2: More on the forestry education in Hungary after 1945. How the Sopron students became involved in the 1956 uprising. The flight of the people of Sopron to Austria, November 4, 1956.

CALL NUMBER: T1872:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Kalman Roller : the flight from Hungary of Sopron University, 1956 (part 2) PERIOD COVERED: 1956-1960 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1960-04-28 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: The flight of the people of Sopron to the Austrian border, November 4, 1956. Conditions for the refugees in Austria. Reassembling the Forestry school in Austria. Making contact with the Canadian government. The role of Immigration Minister Jack Pickersgill. The decision to go to British Columbia. (End of interview)

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Fred McNeil : the Sopron University School of Forestry in B.C., 1957-60 PERIOD COVERED: 1956-1960 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1960-01-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: The story of the mass immigration to the Sopron University School of Forestry in Vancouver (UBC) in 1956-57. The roles of the Canadian government, UBC, and Harold Foley of the Powell River Company. Problems of establishment in Canada. Adjustment problems. The group established at a Powell River Company camp near Powell River. TRACK 2: More on adjustment problems. Establishing the Sopron University Forestry School at UBC. (End of interview)

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): George S. Allen : the Sopron School of Forestry at UBC, 1957-1960 PERIOD COVERED: 1956-1960 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1960-01-07 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: The story of mass immigration to Canada of the Sopron University School of Forestry, Hungary. Problems and logistics of the move. The condition of the refugees in Austria. Relocation at Powell River. Absorbing the Sopron School as part of UBC Faculty of Forestry. TRACK 2: Job placement for Sopron graduates. (End of interview)

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Harold S. Foley : the Sopron University Forestry School in B.C., 1957-1960 PERIOD COVERED: 1956-1960 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1960-01-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Harold Foley tells of the decision to aid the Sopron University School of Forestry (from Hungary) to establish itself in British Columbia, 1956-57. (End of interview);