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Box 1

 Container

Contains 16 Results:

Spiritual writings: retreat notes, 1942 - 1950

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents

Retreat notes taken by Zrinyi while a seminarian.

Dates: 1942 - 1950

Spiritual writings: invocations/benedictions, 1980s-1991

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
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Includes invocations (prayers) and benedictions (blessings) from events for Hungarian-based parishes as well as events at Georgetown University.

Dates: 1980s-1991

Spiritual writings: sermons, 1950 - 1991

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12-14
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Sermons from Zrinyi's period on mission band as well as while stationed at Georgetown University.

Dates: 1950 - 1991

Other: biographical information, 1929 - 1991

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 27
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Includes a copy of Zrinyi's 1919 baptismal certificate (1929); his diploma from Pius College (1937); a copy of his 1919 birth certificate (1947); ordination cards (1948); transcripts from Georgetown University (1958-1959); an obituary for his brother Miklós (1979), and CVs/personal narratives (1981-1991).

Dates: 1929 - 1991

Spiritual writings: missions/conferences, 1950s

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 15-17
Scope and Contents

Missions and conferences given while part of a mission band for Hungarian parishes across the US and Canada.

Dates: 1950s

Correspondence: family, 1979 - 1991

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
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Letters from his mother Erzsébet and sister-in-law.

Dates: 1979 - 1991

Correspondence: students/other, 1966 - 1991

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 20-25
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Letters predominantly from former students providing updates on their personal lives.

Dates: 1966 - 1991

Other: photographs, 1937, 1960s-1980s

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 26
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Contains a class portrait from Pius College (1937) as well as pictures of Zrinyi visiting with family in Hungary, i.e., his brother Miklós and mother Erzsébet (1960s-1980s).

Dates: 1937; 1960s-1980s

Economics: MA thesis, 1953

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
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Zrinyi's MA thesis for the University of Montreal entitled "Les Conventions Collectives et la Confédération des Travailleurs Catholiques du Canada: Une Étude des Problèmes Législatifs Actuels Concernant les Conventions Collectives dans la Province de Québec" ("Collective Agreements and the Confederation of Catholic Workers of Canada: A Study of Current Legislative Problems Concerning Collective Agreements in the Province of Quebec").

Dates: 1953

Economics: PhD dissertation, 1962

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3-4
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Zrynyi's PhD dissertation for Georgetown University entitled "Entrepreneurial Behavior in Economic Theory: An Historical and Analytical Approach." His advisors were Drs. Cyril A. Zebot, Goetz A. Briefs, and Stanislaw Wasowski.

Dates: 1962

Economics: "The Entrepreneur: An Analytical and Historical Study", 1972

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7-8
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A condensed version of Zrinyi's PhD dissertation submitted to the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung (Fritz Thyssen Foundation).

Dates: 1972

Economics: "New Economic Policy in the United States (1962-1971)", 1972

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

Offprint of a Zrinyi piece published in Economia Internazionale (v. 25, no. 3).

Dates: 1972

Economics: "Capitalism: A Tentative Definition"/"The Precapitalist Society", circa 1960

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
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Typed copies of two presumably unpublished essays/chapters by Zrinyi.

Dates: circa 1960

Economics: "Incomes Policy: Is It the Answer?", circa 1970

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
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Typed copy of a presumably unpublished essay by Zrinyi.

Dates: circa 1970

Economics: course material, 1960s-1970s

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
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Syllabi and review questions for courses at Georgetown: History of Economic Thought, Money and Income, and Principles of Economics I (Macroeconomics) and II (Microeconomics).

Dates: 1960s-1970s

Economics: "Közgazdaságtan Diohejban: Történet és Elmélet", circa 1990

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and typed copies of a presumably unpublished essay by Zrinyi: "Közgazdaságtan Diohejban: Történet és Elmélet" ("Economics in a Nutshell: History and Theory").

Dates: circa 1990