General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderJirák, Karel Boleslav
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationChicago, Illinois
Send date22.11.1947
RecipientMartinů, Bohuslav
Recipient (corporation)
LanguageCzech
Acquiredgift from Blanka Jiráková donated to Martinů Foundation in 1990s; 2018 returned to the library from K. Maýrová
Owner of the sourceNadace Bohuslava Martinů
Former owner- Soukromý vlastník, Private owner
Call number at IBMJirK 1947-11-22
Content and physical description
ContentKarel Boleslav Jirák agrees with Bohuslav Martinů that it is difficult to deal with official matters by correspondence. KBJ has an acquaintance at the ministry, Jiří Zhora, to whom he wrote, but the letter went unanswered. KBJ did not know that Jan Löwenbach would be in New York. He is an acquaintance of his, but both JL and Dr. [Rudolf] Firkušný claim that the Ministry has no influence on the [Performing Arts Academy in Prague]. KBJ wonders whether BM has accepted a professorship at the Academy and whether he intends to relocate permanently to Prague - from previous letters KBJ is under the impression that he has not. KBJ asks because he is also currently dealing with the question of whether to return to his homeland. KBJ writes that professors at the Academy are indeed still appointed on a temporary basis.
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text2
Noteconcept of the sent letter; written on letterhead of The Wedgewood hotel, Chicago
Fixationhandwriting
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationNot professional colour
Digitized atIBM
Date of digitisation2018

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Location as subject
New York, NY
Prague
Person as subject
Firkušný, Rudolf
Löwenbach, Jan
Zhor, Jiří
Corporation as subject
Akademie múzických umění v Praze
Ministerstvo školství a kultury ČSR
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