The collection was established in 1980. It was given to the library by Professor H.Gordon Skilling who had gathered the material from 1930 to 1980. The collection is a collection of books on Czechoslovakia from the early 1930s to the early 1960s. The main focus is on the take-over and the subsequent sovietization of Czechoslovakia. The chronological emphasis is from 1919 to 1967.
Future plans are to fill gaps as the budget permits.
Holdings 700 volumes. The collection is catalogued. As the condition of the material warrants. Publications Describing Collection None at present.