Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) -- History -- Siege, 1992-1996

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This special issue of the then weekly print Dani Bosanskohercegovački News Magazin publishes a list of names, primarily Bosnian surnames, with some first names included. It does not provide any context or additional information about the individuals listed other than the reference to Sarajevo and the dates in the title. The names are Bosnian or South Slavic in origin.

Content Description Domenick DiPasquale served as a US Foreign Service Agent in the US Department of State. He spent much of his career in Europe and the Balkans, and was stationed at the American Culture Center in Sarajevo from 1987-1989. After moving on, he continued to take an interest in the developments throughout Yugoslavia and its successor states.He amassed a significant personal collection of some 3,600 newspaper clippings, articles, and documents, photographs, maps, and periodicals. They...

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The personal collection of Elsie Roth, RN (of St. Louis, MO) documents the war and the relief missions she organized in the mid-1990s.

The collection includes slides, photographs, videotapes, audio tapes, newspaper articles, color reproductions of original artwork drawn by children in Sarajevo, a t-shirt (Maybe Airlines Sarajevo), a flak Jacket worn by Roth on one trip, and miscellaneous papers and handwritten notes.

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Printed script of Cristina Pippa's play set in Sarajevo and St. Louis. Includes brief character breakdown and dramatis personae with descriptions at the beginning.

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Color prints of photographs by Chris Mathieu taken in Sarajevo, BiH at the beginning of the siege (dates on backs range from April to June).

Content Description From the Collection: Domenick DiPasquale served as a US Foreign Service Agent in the US Department of State. He spent much of his career in Europe and the Balkans, and was stationed at the American Culture Center in Sarajevo from 1987-1989. After moving on, he continued to take an interest in the developments throughout Yugoslavia and its successor states.He amassed a significant personal collection of some 3,600 newspaper clippings, articles, and documents, photographs, maps, and periodicals. They...

Description Illustrated print map of Sarajevo (mapa opsade) with paper band. Ozren Pavlović's illustraions capture the city in the Miljacka River valley with artillery, tanks, and mortars positioned on the surrounding high ground. The map marks the most deadly areas, including "Sniper Alley," a main boulevard where civilians were frequently targeted, and uses circles and crosshairs identify the most dangerous zones. The map also details the networks that formed underground, documenting...

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Letter addressed to Dr. Ben Moore outlining a new education program developed in BiH by FAMA Methodology.

Scope and Contents 1 map; colorBackground NotesFAMA was the very first independent multimedia company in the former Yugoslavia. Led by Suada Kapić, FAMA launched popular projects like the television talk show The Art of Living (Umijeće življenja), focusing on contemporary, progressive social and political issues.In 2014, the organization transitioned into a non-profit association called FAMA Methodology. Rather than treating...

History and Context Design group Trio Sarajevo (husband and wife Bojan and Dalida (Durakovic) Hadzihalilovic and collaborator Leila Mulabegovic Hatt), formed in 1985, was part of the Sarajevo generation that was raised on the punk culture and pop-art movements. Trio Sarajevo opted to remain in Sarajevo during the war in Bosnia, continuing to earn a living as commercial designers. Note at the bottom of each postcard: “This document has been created in war circumstances. (No paper, no inks, no electricity, no...