Scope and Contents This collection includes a variety of traditional textiles from Bosnia and Herzegovina that exhibit traditional fabric, construction, styles, and motifs. Items include weaving samples, slippers (čarape or priglavke), and clothing. It also includes miscellaneous personal items.Many of them are handmade by the women in collective civic organizations called Udruženje građana – žene muslimanke ‘Sumejja’ Udruženje građana – Citizens' Association...

Content Description Dijaspora bošnjačka (Bosnian Diaspora) is a Bosniak periodical that was published monthly between May 2004 and December 2009 in St. Louis, Missouri. It was one of the two components comprising the Bosnian Media Group (the other was Radio Behar St. Louis). The publication features original articles by an international group of contributors (including from Bosnia and Herzegovina) and was distributed in the United States and Canada and parts of Europe. The paper was...

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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.

Content Description The Nevenka Mitra collection includes scrapbooks and recordded news segments (VHS) that document the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1995) and its aftermath. Also included are pre-recorded videotapes of Croatia: Land of 1,100 Islands and 101 Dalmatians (directed by by Jakov & Dominik Sedlar; 45 min.) and an accompanying letter from the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in the United States of America. The 7 artist tablets are filled with news coverage from a variety of...

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The Center for Bosnian Studies oral history project (formerly the Bosnia Memory Project) is an ongoing historical and cultural documentation effort that seeks to establish an enduring record of the experiences of Bosnian genocide survivors and their families during and after the war.

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Near-complete run of Plima Magazin, a bi-monthly Bosnian-language publication that was published in St. Louis between spring 1997 and spring 2000.

Physical issues were obtained from publisher and returned after scanning. CBS holds physical copies of three issues.

Content Description SabaH is a Bosnian-language weekly newspaper that was published in the United States between December 1997 and  October 2014. It was founded in Astoria, NY. Publication was relocated to St. Louis, MO in 2006, but the newspaper continued its national distribution. A typical issue contains about 50 pages and features bold headlines and many photos, with articles from both Bosnia- and US-based contributors. SabaH was established to help Bosnian immigrants deal with life in their new home and...