Biographical Materials

The Korbel papers at the University of Denver cover the years from 1949-1967 that Josef Korbel spent at the University of Denver, Denver, Colorado and consists of correspondence between Josef Korbel and various people regarding his research and publications on the problems of Kashmir and on the relations of the satellite republics with the Soviet Union. The collection also includes correspondence concerning Korbel’s year as a visiting lecturer at Oxford University, and information on speaking engagements, speeches, book reviews and publications. Included in the collection are a series of manuscript drafts of Korbel’s book, Poland between East and West: Soviet and German diplomacy toward Poland, 1919-1933, which include notations and handwritten corrections by Korbel.