Dimitrie Gusti and the Royal Cultural Foundations (1922-1948). Archive Documents
Dimitrie Gusti and the Royal Cultural Foundations (1922-1948). Archive Documents

Summary/Abstract: This research aims to emphasize the activity of The‘Prince Carol’ Royal Cultural Foundation created in 1921 in order to lead to the emancipation especially of villages, but also the Romanian culture in a more general perspective. Overall, we may say that the period between the two world wars was marked, also due to the help of the Royal Cultural Foundation, by substantial progress in various fields of education, science and culture in general and thus contributed to changing Romania into a state with a high level of culture and the creation of an image and prestige that commanded worldwide respect. The research was done on the basis of the documents studied at the Service of the National Central Historical Archives, the Stock of the ‘Prince Carol’ Royal Cultural Foundation and at the Library of the Romanian Academy.

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