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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

    Access

    Boxes 30-37, 71-73, and 80-87 closed. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    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)