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The article discusses the survey on archival manuscripts in Slovakia. Documents from the University Library, Slovak National Archives, both in Bratislava, and Slovak National Library in Martin represented the 170 collection. Corrosion damages, solubility of the materials, and stamps used other than iron gall inks comprised the objectives of the researchers as determined in a criteria. One of the results revealed that 41 percent of the materials arrived at 4.1-5.0 pH value.

The paper on the base of archive materials, published documents and scientific literature analyzes situation that occurred at Slovak universities after Communist coup in February 1948, with a focus on ideological pressure of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in this segment of society. The paper documents means that Communist Party of Czechoslovakia used to transform educational process and other activities in such a way that universities became subservient to communist ideology - the Marxism-Leninism. The paper is devoting attention to setting-up the Marxism-Leninism as the self-standing topic into academic program of universities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

After the re-establishment of Matica slovenská national heritage organization in 1919, several new research departments were founded to proside more faveurable scientific climate for scholars in Slovakia. The Linguistics Department at Matica slovenská had been of particular importance, since its activities can be considered as a basis of institutionalized research in the field of linguistics. The author for the paper deseribes in detail all the accomplishments of the department in the first phase of its existence (1920 - 1930), with a special emphasis on the modern Slovak linguistics have also been analyzed in the paper. The language development had been significantly by the state policy on the common "Czechoslovak language" as the official language of the republic. The linguistics department had responded to this, inter alia, by preparing a set of Slovak orthography. The paper points out (research is based on the materials from archives, secondary literature, linguisties related activities of scholars etc.) the activity of the Linguisties department. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The text contains answers to 5 questions concerning the use of Oral History in Holocaust research in Slovakia and the author's opinions and experiences with the use of this method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper examines the institutionalization of memory institutions in the 1950s and the 1950s in the Rožňava region as an example of the preparation and implementation of government regional cultural policy in Slovakia. During this period, the government succeeded for the first time to lay the fundaments of memory institutions such as libraries, archives and museums. This, however, was achieved with distinct political and ideological goals in mind which was reflected not only in cultural and educational activities of these institutions, but also in their collections. Additionally, the neglect that cultural issues had suffered in the previous decades resulted in the lack of qualified staff and location-related issues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the age of life history archives with a wider access for the social scientists is only coming. However, secondary analysis of qualitative data is not limited to documents that are stored in public archives. It happens quite often that researchers make use of an interview transcript, or a part of it, which has originally been gathered for a different occasion. Thus, they use these data for studying new topics that are sometimes far from the original research questions and objectives. In this paper we discuss some methodological problems arising from such practice. We show that, on one hand, the ethnomethodological perspective is especially demanding on the quality and the pinpoint accuracy of transcripts and the descriptions of the interviews by which the narratives were elicited (field memos). On the other hand, however, the ethnomethodological perspective orients scholars to formulate their research objectives according to what the data itself offers. The methodological problems related to the re-use of data can hardly be resolved in advance and on a general level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study focuses on cinematic reflection of the post-1989 history of Slovakia as the most recent layer of communicative memory closely related to the formation of the country’s modern identity. Its aim is to explore what image nonfiction films create for the future of the present reality. Therefore, it examines what rhetorical and narrative tropes documentary filmmakers use to construct knowledge about the socio-political reality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: The aim of the article is to capture the key elements determining the development of modern insurance in today's Slovakia and to evaluate the role of Dr Ján Alojz Wagner in the establishment of insurance companies with Slovak capital on the territory of today's Slovakia, which principally means in the newly-formed Czechoslovakia. Research Design & Methods: In-depth analysis of historical sources from several sources, such as libraries, archives and depositories. We used documentary, biographical and archival methods, which are useful in terms of historical research. Findings: A summary and analysis of Dr Wagner's contribution to the establishment and subsequent development of the insurance industry in the region of Slovakia. Implications / Recommendations: We consider Dr Wagner to be a figure who contributed to the formation of this market, and we believe that an understanding of his work can help us to better understand how the Slovak insurance industry currently operates. Contribution: This article is a summary and analysis of Dr Wagner's contribution to the establishment and subsequent development of the insurance industry in the region of Slovakia. Dr Wagner's ideas were a knowledge base for the development of insurance in Slovakia, and his practical work laid the foundations of the Slovak insurance market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]