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  • Otto Kotouc declaration
    A letter from student Otto Kotouc, pledging to sign up for Bohemian Language courses if the University establishes a program for them.
  • Emil E. Brodecky declaration
    Emil E. Brodecky, a student pledging to register for Bohemian Language classes if a program is created at the University of Nebraska.
  • Student Petition for a Czech Language Program
    A letter to the Chancellor and Board of Regents asking for a Czech Language program to be established.
  • Report to Regents by Committee on Czech Language Program
    A letter to the regents from the committee to determine whether or not to create a Czech Language Department in 1905.
  • The Komensky Club 1913
    Page 168 from the 1913 Cornhusker with an image of the Komensky club listing the members in the photograph.
  • Letter from Shimek to Chancellor Andrews and Board of Regents
    June 12, 1905 letter urging the administration to honor the student request for a Czech Language program at the University.
  • Letter, Samuel Avery to Šárka Hrbková
    August 5, 1909, letter referencing the Bohemian Council of Higher Education appreciation for the work done in the Czech Language department on behalf of the Bohemian people.
  • Letter from Matice Vyššího Vzdělání, Bohemian Council of Higher Education to Chancellor Avery and Board of Regents
    July 24 1909, letter praising the Czech Language program and establishing prizes for students in the program from the Matice Vyššího Vzdělání, Bohemian Council of Higher Education.
  • Letter, Samuel Avery to Sarka Hrbkova
    A letter informing Sarka B. Hrbkova that the Czech Language Program is being discontinued along with Scandinavian and Hebrew at the University, in addition to her termination from the University.
  • Letter from Sarka B. Hrbkova to Chancellor Avery Concerning Termination of Czech Language Program
    A four-page letter defending the Czech Language Department from being eliminated and an examination of all the factors involved.
  • The Komensky Club 1920
    A page from the 1920 Cornhusker with an image of the Komensky club and a list of that year's officers.
  • The Komensky Club 1919
    A page from the 1919 Cornhusker with a photo of the group, a list of members and officers for that year.
  • The Komensky Club 1918
    A page from the 1918 Cornhusker with an image of the Komensky club. Šárka Hrbková is in the middle of the bottom row.
  • The Komensky Club 1917
    Page 444 from the 1917 Cornhusker with a photograph of the Komensky club with a list of officers. Šárka Hrbková bottom row, third from the right.
  • The Komensky Club 1916
    An image of the 1916 Komensky Club with a list of officers and a brief history of the club on page 363 of the 1916 Cornhusker.
  • The Komensky Club 1914
    A photograph of the club with a list of first and second semester officers. A brief overview of the clubs founding and present activities. Šárka Hrbková is in the bottom row, the fifth person from the left.
  • The Komensky Club 1912
    A photograph of the Komensky club from 1912 in the Cornhusker. Šárka Hrbková is in the front row, fifth person from the right.
  • Sarka B. Hrbkova, University Graduate Student
    A page from the 1912 Cornhusker with a photograph of Šárka Hrbková as a graduate student at the University.
  • Prof. Sarka Hrbkova
    An image of Šárka Hrbková on the page opposite the Komensky club entry in the 1919 Cornhusker. It references her leave of absence from the University.
  • Visualization of the Czech Language Program
    A graphic of the interconnectivity of information, organizations and individuals involved in the Czech Language Program from 1903-1919.
  • The Komensky Club 1911
    Two pages from the 1911 Cornhusker on the Komensky club.
  • The  Komensky Club 1910
    A photograph of the 1910 Komensky club, a list of members and officers in the club. A brief description of the club history and event of the year.
  • The Komensky Club 1909
    The 1909 club photograph, a brief history of the club and its activities and a list of members and officers for 1908-1909.
  • The Comenius Club 1907
    A Black and white image of the Comenius Club Officers and Committeemen from the 1907 Cornhusker. At this time the Komensky club went by Comenius which is another version of Jan Amos Komensky's (1592-1670) name. The club is named in honor of this seventeenth century Czech educator and philosopher. This is the only yearbook from 1907-1920 where the club is represented at the University with the title of The Comenius Club.
  • Letter, Sarka Hrbkova to Samuel Avery
    Two page letter between Šárka Hrbková and Chancellor/Major Samuel Avery during World War I. Avery was in Washington D.C. and Hrbková was sending him a communication to the new president of Czechoslovakia.