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Title: Albert H. Arkus papers
Date (inclusive): 1952-1998
Collection Number: 2011C21
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
10 manuscript boxes, 4 oversize boxes, digital media
(5.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The collection relates mainly to technical and personnel aspects of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty broadcast operations,
in particular at the New York Programming Center. It is comprised of correspondence, memoranda, newswires, reports, manuals,
printed matter, photographs, slides, blueprints, sound recordings, and memorabilia.
Creator:
Arkus, Albert H.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Box 14 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. 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.
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2011.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Albert H. Arkus papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
March 3, 1929 |
Born, Henry Albert Arkus |
1950 |
Joined Radio Free Europe as a studio recording technician |
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Graduated from Queens College with a degree in speech and physics |
1975-1994 |
Worked as production manager and, later, broadcasting operations director of the RFE/RL New York Programming Center |
March 5, 2001 |
Died, Great Neck, New York |
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection relates mainly to technical and personnel aspects of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty broadcast operations,
in particular at the New York Programming Center. It is comprised of correspondence, memoranda, newswires, reports, manuals,
printed matter, photographs, slides, blueprints, sound recordings, and memorabilia.
One strength of this collection lies in the documentation in the
Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty file of Pope John Paul II's visit to New York in 1979. Newswires provide the context for the event while the correspondence describe
the steps and preparations the studio undertook for the Pope's arrival, including detailed agendas, maps of the arrival route,
diagrams of designated press areas, and some photographs.
Most of the articles, clippings, and other printed matter in the collection relate to federal funding of RFE/RL, the technical
complications of international broadcasting, and developments in sound and telecommunications technologies. The correspondence
and memoranda in the
Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty file echo these same topics, but with more focus on the broadcast transmissions and other technical and personnel operations at
the New York Programming Center from the late 1970s until its closure in 1994.
The audiocassette tapes in the
Sound recordings series are comprised of recordings of news programs, speaking events, and studio audio tests.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in 6 series: Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty file, Photographs and Slides, Printed matter,
Sound recordings, Computer disks, and Memorabilia
Related Materials
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty broadcast records, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty corporate records, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Sig Mickelson papers, Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Radio broadcasting -- Soviet Union
Radio broadcasting -- Europe, Eastern
Radio Liberty
Radio Free Europe