This collection contains papers relating to the family of Hungarian born Stephen de Bastion, pianist and composer, formerly known as Istvan Bastyai.

Copy family papers including a transcript of an interview with Stephen de Bastion describing his life; a history of the Bastyai-Holtzer family with family tree; a history of the town of Szeged, Hungary where the family lived; and an account by Edith de Bastion of her family's experiences under the Nazis and press cuttings, and photographs.