Accession Inventory of the Iain and Elisabeth Elliot papers
Finding aid prepared by Sarah Ainsworth
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Title: Iain and Elisabeth Elliot papers
Date (inclusive): 1963-2017
Collection Number: 2019C85
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English
Physical Description:
15 manuscript boxes, 31 videocassette boxes, 1 audio cassette box, 2 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder
(30.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Iain Elliot was director of Radio Liberty (RL); Elisabeth Robson-Elliot was the former Head of the BBC Russian Service. The
collection includes VHS tapes of Soviet and post-Soviet TV news, many of NTV, the first Russian independent TV station. Also
includes documents related to election monitoring.
Creator:
Elliot, Iain F.
Creator:
Robson-Elliot, Elisabeth
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
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
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2022.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Iain and Elisabeth Elliot papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
Iain Elliot was the former Associate Director of Radio Liberty and former Deputy Director of the RFE/RL Research Institute.
Elisabeth Robson-Elliot was the former Head of the BBC Russian Service.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection includes material on Radio Liberty, election monitoring in the USSR, and VHS tapes of Soviet and post-Soviet
TV news (many of NTV, the first Russian independent TV station), later taken over by a pro-Putin oligarch and completely overhauled.
Related Materials
RFE/RL Corporate records and RFE/RL Broadcast records.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Television broadcasting of news
Television and politics
Election monitoring
Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1985-1991
Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991-
Soviet Union
Russia (Federation)
Video recordings
RFE/RL Research Institute
Radio Liberty
NTV (Television channel)
Accession Inventory
Processing Information
An accession inventory is a basic description of an archival collection for which a detailed finding aid has yet to be created.
No attempt at intellectual arrangement has been made. The depth of description varies depending on the format of the materials
and the amount of pre-existing description received when the materials were acquired. A collection might also be labeled an
"Accession Inventory" if it is fully digital and the digital files have yet to be processed.
box 1
1985-1992
Scope and Contents
This box contains correspondence, printed matter, transcripts of radio broadcasts, and conference proceedings. The following
is a list of original enclosure titles contained in the box: "Russia Service"; "Ernst Assya."
box 2
1985-1993
Scope and Contents
This box contains correspondence, memoranda, transcripts of radio broadcasts, and newspaper clippings. The following is a
list of original enclosure titles contained in the box: "RL Materials"; "Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty Production Manual."
box 3
1989-2005
Scope and Contents
This box contains conference proceedings, memoranda, faxes, and transcripts of radio programs. The following is a list of
original enclosure titles contained in the box: "Russian News"; "Russian News Program Review"; "Visas"; "Conferences."
box 4
1967-1994
Scope and Contents
This box contains correspondence, memoranda, and radio broadcast schedules. The following is a list of original enclosure
titles contained in the box: "Communicating with Soviet Youth"; "RFE/RL Research Report Style Manual"; "Research Institute
(General)."
box 5
1964-1992
Scope and Contents
This box contains correspondence, memoranda, transcripts of radio broadcasts, and documents related to Radio Liberty. There
were no titled enclosures in this box
box 6
1988-2003
Scope and Contents
This box contains newspapers, election materials, and transcripts of radio programs. The following is a list of original enclosure
titles contained in the box: "Election Monitoring--Azerbaijan Pres Oct 03."
box 7
1992-2003
Scope and Contents
This box contains newspapers, periodicals, election monitoring reports, and handbooks. There were no titled enclosures in
this box.
box 8
1996-2004
Scope and Contents
This box contains election monitoring materials, volunteer forms, newspapers, and correspondence. The following is a list
of original enclosure titles contained in the box: "Jan 04 Georgia Pres."
box 15
1971-1991
Scope and Contents
This box contains transcripts of radio broadcasts, newspapers, and magazines. The following is a list of original enclosure
titles contained in the box: "Jan 90 Baku,"; "Galich."
box 16
1971-2017
Scope and Contents
This box contains conference materials, correspondence, and print-outs of articles. There were no titled enclosures in this
box.
box 17
1963-2000
Scope and Contents
This box contains newsclippings, correspondence, and writings in Russian. There were no titled enclosures in this box.
box 19
1991 July
Scope and Contents
This box contain print outs of RFE/RL Subscription information. There were no titled enclosures in this box.
box 45
1983-2010
Scope and Contents
This box contains transcripts of radio broadcasts, newspapers, and a manuscript in Russian. The following is a list of original
enclosure titles contained in the box: "Viktor Nekrassov"; "AIDS Disinformation."
box 46
1977-2010
Scope and Contents
This box contains newspapers, election materials. The following is a list of original enclosure titles contained in the box:
"AIDS Disinformation" ; "Ukraine Elections 1994" ; "RFE elections 1993."
box 47
1988-2004
Scope and Contents
This box contains pamphlets, notes, and election monitoring materials. The following is a list of original enclosure titles
contained in the box: "RFE elections 1993" ; "OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission, Presidential Elections 2000, Kyrgyz
Republic."
box 48
2001
Scope and Contents
This box contains correspondence and election monitoring materials. The following is a list of original enclosure titles contained
in the box: "OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission, Presidential Elections 2000, Kyrgyz Republic" ; "Belarus: Briefing Pack
Presidential Elections."
Audiovisual materials
Scope and Contents
Contains 335 VHS videocassettes and 44 sound cassettes
box MC32
1987-1989
Physical Description: 8 compact sound cassettes.
Scope and Contents
The following is a list of original titles contained in the box: "In the Country and the World"; "Interview with Eugenii Novikov";
"Lit Glasnot"; "AIDS Disinfo."
box 49, folder 1
Armband made of cotton for Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
2001
box 49, folder 2
Armband made of cotton for Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
2003-2004
box 49, folder 3
Armband made of cotton for Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
2003-2004
box 49, folder 4
Armband made of cotton for Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
1999-2003
