Actions to Support Polish Children (HSZE-LG-SZ-3)

The symbol after the name of the unit refers to its digitization.
 

a. First camp - 1981 (HSZE-LG-SZ-3-a)

  1. Polish message of SZETA to the Warsaw group of Solidarity. (May 20th, 1981.) 1 page, size A/5)
  2. Official letter of the Hungarian Red Cross to Gabriella Lengyel in which they refuse to join in the collection for Polish people initiated by SZETA. (May 28th, 1981.) (2 pages, stamped, signed)
  3. The list of Solidarność containing the names of the 24 Polish children recommended for the camp (before July 1981.) (1 page, copy)
  4. List of Polish children and accompanying adults arriving to the two-week camp in July 1981. There are 20 children and 3 adults. (2 pages, 2 copies)
  5. Handwritten lists and notes about the compilation of the list of participants at the camp. (6 sheets of checked notepad paper, size A/5)
  6. Declaration of receiving foreign citizens; official form used by the district councils of Budapest. (2 copies, one of them half filled, the other empty).
  7. Official declaration of Gabriella, stating to receive and accommodate a Polish acquaintance, Tomasz Denoch (one of the Polish children attending the camp) Declaration of receiving foreign citizens; official form used by the district councils of Budapest. (June 16th, 1981.) (1 page)
  8. Declarations of receiving foreign citizens in Polish attached to the passport application of the Polish children, in which the Hungarian hosts declare having invited the children to their home for two weeks, and their intention of paying for the costs of travel, accommodation, food and any medical expense that might arise. (June 17th, 1981.) (1 page, three declarations filled but not signed, + an unsigned form)
  9. Letter of SZETA to Pál Losonczi, the President of the Council of Presidents, protesting the arrest and expulsion of Wojciech Maziarski, Polish student studying in Hungary, who was the interpreter volunteer of the camp. (August 16th, 1981.) (1 page, thin copy paper, draft, unsigned)
  10. Letter of SZETA to the president of the Justice Department of the Parliament, dr. István Gajdócsy, informing him about the results of the camp of the Polish children, as well as protesting the arrest and expulsion of Wojciech Maziarski, Polish student studying in Hungary, who was the interpreter volunteer of the camp(August 16th, 1981.) (2 pages, thin copy paper, draft, unsigned)
  11. Summary of Polish student Wojciech Maziarski about his expulsion from Hungary. Maziarsk, the volunteer interpreter of the camp organized by SZETA, was arrested on July 16th, 1981, during the camp, and expelled from the country the following day. (July 1981.) (11 pages, thin copy paper)

b. Action after the coup in Poland in 1981 (HSZE-LG-SZ-3-b)

  1. „Call for supporting the Polish People” – SZETA raises funds for the summer camp of needy Polish children. There are ten names on the call. (December 21st, 1981.) (1 page)
  2. Drafts of the „Call for supporting the Polish People” (December 21st, 1981.) (3 pages, 2 versions of the same text, corrections and notes in hand)
  3. Circular letter of SZETA informing potential sponsors about their fund raising action to help children of Polish workers, in which they also write about a similar call of the Hungarian Red Cross, issued on December 23rd, 1981. Signed by Gabriella Lengyel and András Nagy (December 25th, 1981.) (1 page)
  4. Note entitled “Memorandum” drawing on the connections of financial aid sent by Polish people in 1956 and by Hungarians to Poland in the beginning of 1982. (after January 8th, 1982.) (1 page, two copies)
  5. Summary of SZETA about the results of the fundraising started on December 13th, 1981., as well as those of the Red Cross. (beginning of 1982) (3 pages)
  6. Draft for the summary of SZETA about the results of the fundraising started on December 13th, 1981., as well as those of the Red Cross. (beginning of 1982) (3 pages, corrections in hand)
  7. Fragment, containing information about the summary of SZETA about the results of the fundraising started on December 13th, 1981., as well as those of the Red Cross. (beginning of 1982) (1 page)
  8. Drafts for the summary of SZETA about the results of the fundraising started on December 13th, 1981., as well as those of the Red Cross. (beginning of 1982) (2 pages containing two different typed drafts, corrections in hand)
  9. Text written by Gabriella Lengyel for Napló, about their call for funds to help Polish children in December 1981, as well as reaction by the Red Cross and the illegal periodical, Beszélő. (January 1981.) (1 page)
  10. Draft of Gabriella Lengyel for Napló, about their call for funds to help Polish children in December 1981, as well as reaction by the Red Cross and the illegal periodical, Beszélő. (January 1981.) (1 page, corrections in hand)
  11. Fractions of a text of Gabriella Lengyel written for the illegal Napló. (January 1981?) (First page missing, but could be identical to the text published in Napló in January 1981.) (3 pages, 2 copies)

c. Second camp - 1982 (HSZE-LG-SZ-3-c)

  1. „Recommendations about the work of SZETA” – Ferenc Mayer suggesting that SZETA become a legal association. (Beginning of 1982, after the Polish coup, before organizing the summer camp for children) (1 page, 4 copies) (Ferenc Mayer was an undercover agent in SZETA)
  2. Draft of pamphlet by Ferenc Mayer (Beginning of 1982, after the Polish coup, before organizing the summer camp for children) (1 page)
  3. Letter of SZETA (with no logo or signature – see next letter) to the Minister of Finances, asking him to simplify regulations about offering donations across borders. (February 1982.) (1 page)
  4. Letter of (SZETA?) Balázs Szabó, assistant professor at university, Béla Gonda pastor, Pál Juhász economist and Ákos Kertész writer to the Minister of Finances, asking him to simplify regulations about offering donations across borders. (February 1982.) (1 page)
  5. Information by SZETA about how the first 45 Polish children expected in Budapest on August 16th, 1982, did not arrive. (A few days after August 16th, 1982.) (1 page, 2 copies, stencil)
  6. Letter of SZETA (Gabriella Lengyel) informing supporters about the results of the second camp of Polish children, the steps the Hungarian and Polish authorities had taken to prevent it and how it fell through (August 19th, 1982.) (1 page, typed on both pages)
  7. Letter of SZETA (Gabriella Lengyel) informing a supporter about the results of the second camp of Polish children, the steps the Hungarian and Polish authorities had taken to prevent it and how it fell through. The letter was sent back in an unopened envelope, marked “recipient unknown”, fund is a shorter version of the previous letter. At the end, however, it names six possibilities of how the support could be of further use. (August 19th, 1982.) (1 page, envelope and return receipt)

d. Letter of sponsors of the camp: (HSZE-LG-SZ-3-d)

  1. Letter of Andrásné Henrich (Kazincbarcika), accompanying her support. She offered her embroidery to be sold and the sum received to be used for the camp of Polish children. (February 3rd, 1982.) (1 sheet, + envelope)
  2. Letter of sponsor Stefánia Major, responding to Gabriella Lengyel, representative of SZETA – because the camp of Polish children fell through, SZETA asked sponsors to make a decision about how they wish to further use their financial gift. (September 12th, 1982.) (1 sheet, + envelope)
  3. Letter of sponsor Gyula Paholcsek responding to Gabriella Lengyel, representative of SZETA – because the camp of Polish children fell through, SZETA asked sponsors to make a decision about how they wish to further use their financial gift. (September 20th, 1982.) (1 sheet, size A5)
  4. Letter of sponsor Blanka Klaudiny responding to Gabriella Lengyel, representative of SZETA – because the camp of Polish children fell through, SZETA asked sponsors to make a decision about how they wish to further use their financial gift. (September 9th, 1982.) (1 sheet, handwritten + envelope)
  5. Letter of sponsor Lászlóné Cserhalmi (Balatonszöllős) offering to support Polish children with 1000 HUF. (September 1st, 1982.) (1 sheet, + envelope)
  6. Letter of Lászlóné Cserhalmi (Balatonszöllős) responding to Gabriella Lengyel, representative of SZETA – because the camp of Polish children fell through, SZETA asked sponsors to make a decision about how they wish to further use their financial gift. (September 19th, 1982.) (1 sheet, + envelope)
  7. Letter of György Székely Catholic priest (Máriagyüd) responding to Gabriella Lengyel, representative of SZETA – because the camp of Polish children fell through, SZETA asked sponsors to make a decision about how they wish to further use their financial gift. (September 13th, 1982.) (1 sheet, + envelope)
  8. Letter of railway worker János Bakó (Miskolc) responding to Gabriella Lengyel, representative of SZETA – because the camp of Polish children fell through, SZETA asked sponsors to make a decision about how they wish to further use their financial gift. (September 11th, 1982.) (1 handwritten sheet)
  9. Letter of Lajos Bíró Catholic priest (Pár) responding to Gabriella Lengyel, representative of SZETA – because the camp of Polish children fell through, SZETA asked sponsors to make a decision about how they wish to further use their financial gift. (September 13th, 1982.) (1 sheet, in red carbon + envelope)
  10. Letter of sponsor Péter Stefanovits responding to Gabriella Lengyel, representative of SZETA – because the camp of Polish children fell through, SZETA asked sponsors to make a decision about how they wish to further use their financial gift. (September 9th, 1982.) (1 sheet, handwritten + envelope)
  11. Letter of sponsor István Eke responding to Gabriella Lengyel, representative of SZETA – because the camp of Polish children fell through, SZETA asked sponsors to make a decision about how they wish to further use their financial gift. (September 9th, 1982.) (1 sheet, handwritten + envelope)
  12. Postcard of István Fehér thanking the information (November 28th, 1982) (1 postcard, without a stamp of postal stamp)