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Hungarian Nationality Room
September 29, 1939
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Title
Hungarian Nationality Room
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
September 29, 1939
Identifier
HUCR01.UA
Description
The Hungarian Room emphasizes the past of the country and some of the famous historical characters from Hungary. Above the blackboard is the coat of arms used by the University of Buda. The coat of Arms is then topped by the crown of St. Stephan. Near the ceiling carved into the wood is the first verse of the Hungarian national anthem. Behind the curtain on the windows are pictures of some of Hungary's famous authors, poets and artists. The Hungarian Room was dedicated on September 29, 1939. This room, along with twenty five other Nationality Rooms all with different architectural styles, was conceived in the 1920s by sociologist Ruth Crawford Mitchell as a means of linking the university with the immigrant culture of the steel working families.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Rooms
Classrooms
Chairs
Cathedral of Learning (Pittsburgh, Pa.). Hungarian Room
Geographic Subjects
Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
Collection
Pitt Photographs
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs
Pitt Nationality Rooms
Pitt Campus Life
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Rights Information
Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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