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Title: Eric Chenoweth papers
Date (inclusive): 1981-2015
Collection Number: 2014C32
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
95 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box
(39.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, reports, memoranda, grant proposals, conference proceedings, press releases, bulletins, financial records,
lists, printed matter, photographs, and videorecordings relating to activities of the Committee in Support of Solidarity in
the United States, and to human rights conditions in Poland; and to activities of the Institute for Democracy in Eastern Europe
in promoting democracy in Eastern Europe. Includes records of these organizations.
Creator:
Chenoweth, Eric
Creator:
Committee in Support of Solidarity (New York, N.Y.)
Creator:
Institute for Democracy in Eastern Europe
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquisition Information
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2014.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Eric Chenoweth papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
Eric Chenoweth served as executive director for the Committee in Support of Solidarity (CSS) from 1981 to 1988. The CSS was
created by both Irena Lasota and Chenoweth, who both later organized the Institute for Democracy in Eastern Europe. Later,
Chenoweth served as co-director for the Institute for Democracy in Eastern Europe.
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence, reports, memoranda, grant proposals, conference proceedings, press releases, bulletins, financial records,
lists, printed matter, photographs, and videorecordings relating to activities of the Committee in Support of Solidarity in
the United States, and to human rights conditions in Poland; and to activities of the Institute for Democracy in Eastern Europe
in promoting democracy in Eastern Europe. Includes records of these organizations.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Poland -- History -- 1980-1989
United States -- Foreign relations -- Poland
Poland -- Foreign relations -- United States
Civil rights -- Poland
Democracy
Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1989-
NSZZ "Solidarność" (Labor organization)