Abstract
The text below is the transcript of an novel interview with our Professor, Pompiliu Teodor. Beyond the sentimental significance, the important thing is the way in which reconstructs a destiny, especially emphasizing intellectual training years and the general atmosphere of the time. What emerges is a "partial Transylvania", but also a testimony of how Professor Pompiliu Teodor entered into "the circle of history".

Keywords
historiography, University of Cluj, Academy Library, Communist era, Transylvania.