Inventory of Kazakh newspaper collection
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff, Simon Ertz, Sarah Cassone
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
© 2019
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Stanford University
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Title: Kazakh newspaper collection
Date (inclusive): 1945-1991
Collection Number: 2019C145
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
Kazakh
Physical Description:
70 oversize boxes
(112.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The newspapers in this collection were originally collected by the Hoover Institution Library and transferred to the Archives
in 2019. The Kazakh newspaper collection (1945-1991) comprises two unique titles of publication. Each title within this collection
have been further analyzed in Stanford University Libraries catalog.
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
Due to the assembled nature of this collection, copyright status varies across its scope. Copyright is assumed to be held
by the original newspaper publications, which should be contacted wherein public domain has not yet passed. The Hoover Institution
can neither grant nor deny permission to publish or reproduce materials from this collection.
Acquisition Information
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2019 from the Hoover Institution Library.
Preferred Citation
The following information is suggested along with your citation: [Title/Date of Publication], Kazakh newspaper collection
[Box no.], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Historical Note
The Hoover Institution's collecting history regarding newspapers spans over 80 years. Newspapers became an integral core component
of the "Hoover War Collection" soon after it was established in 1919 as a repository of materials on World War I and the states
and societies involved in it. The subsequent widening of focus to cover the themes of "War, Revolution, and Peace" caused
the collection to grow further in scope and volume into a variety of directions.
As a result, over the course of 80 years, thousands of newspaper titles from close to a hundred different countries were collected.
They document major political and historical events, such as military conflicts and wars, the collapse of political systems,
states, and empires, the establishment of radical and revolutionary regimes, and the corollaries of all these developments,
including economic crises, famines, and migration for political reasons.
In 2000-2001, the Hoover Library's newspaper collection activities came to an almost complete halt. Around that time, the
"realignment" of library activities and collections at Stanford saw the transfer of more than 2,000 newspaper titles from
specific (mostly non-European) countries from the Hoover Library to other libraries at Stanford. Moreover, prior to the realignment,
a significant but unknown volume of paper copies of newspapers (including many Russian/Soviet titles) were discarded after
being microfilmed.
In totality, the remaining paper copies of newspapers at Hoover - excluding microfilm holdings - comprise more than 5,000
unique titles, of which at least many hundreds can be considered rare or very rare. These remaining newspaper collections
at Hoover contain materials dating from all periods of the 20th century, with some titles reaching back into the 19th century.
While the variety and diversity of papers is considerable, most titles fall into one of three groups: 1) general daily and
weekly newspapers; 2) party and propaganda newspapers; 3) newspapers addressing national or ethnic minorities, émigré newspapers,
veterans' papers, professional and union papers.
The largest number of newspaper runs include copies from the first half of the 20th century. Newspapers from this period illuminate
in particular the two world wars and their consequences as well as political, social, and economic developments in Europe
and beyond, including the rise of Socialist, right-wing, and Fascist ideologies and movements. Among the late 20th century
holdings, a significant number of papers reflect political change in various regions, most prominently the end of Socialist
and Communist regimes in Eastern Europe, but also revolutionary or radical political movements in non-European states, e.g.
in Latin America.
Very few holdings of individual newspaper titles possess complete or near-complete runs. However, in cases of gaps, supplementation
can sometimes be found in the form of microfilm copies available at the Hoover Library or holdings at Stanford University
Libraries.
Scope and Contents
The Kazakh newspaper collection (1945-1991) comprises two (2) unique titles of publication. Nearly all of the newspapers within
the collection are bound volumes. Some titles also exist on microfilm. Information about microfilm availability as well as
further analyzed title information can be found in Stanford University Libraries catalog
here
Arrangement Statement
The Kazakh newspaper collection has been organized into two (2) series, for each title within the collection: 1. Лениншіл
жас [Leninshil Zhas]. (Alma-Ata : Leninskiĭ kommunisticheskiĭ soi͡uz molodezhi, 1957-1960, 1967, 1969-1981); and 2. Социалистик
Қазақстан : Қазақстан Коммунистик Партиясы Орталық Комитетиниң, Қазақ ССР Жоғарғы Совети, мен Министрлер Советиниң органы
[Sot︠s︡ialistik Qazaqstan : Qazaqstan Kommunistik Partii︠a︡sy Ortalyq Komitetinin︠g︡, Qazaq SSR Zhogharghy Soveti, men Ministrler
Sovetinin︠g︡ organy]. (Almaty : [publisher not identified], 1945-1946, 1954-1991).
You will also notice a string of numbers within the series information. These numbers represent the library catalog ID for
that particular newspaper title. If input into Stanford's library catalog you will be directed to the full catalog record.
We have preserved this information within our finding aid for both the benefit and ease of the researcher, as well as our
intention to utilize it via automated linking in the future.
The materials in this collection are part of an Offsite Move Project spanning 2018-2019. The items were acquired from the
Hoover Institution Library as "news collections" and were originally housed, unboxed, on shelves via their call number (normally
a country) and ordered alphabetically by title. In some cases, newspapers were not assigned a particular country, but instead
a language designation.
Upon transfer to the Archives, the collection's materials were housed in archival boxes according to size, and afforded item
level descriptive information. Intellectual arrangement was then imposed to each collection both alphabetically by title and
chronologically by date. When searching for a title alphabetically it is important to remember that all initial articles,
particularly ones used in varying languages, are excluded in alphabetical arrangement, and the title is organized based on
the first word (despite the initial article still remaining at the beginning of the title). The formatting of the dates preserves
the packet title holdings information, which was the format used by Hoover Library Staff for decades. As a result, some dates
may appear out of order by month. In the 1980s, Hoover grew less detailed in their capturing of holdings information, resulting
in generalized statements of "many issues missing" or sometimes not recording a missing issue at all.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Kazakh newspapers
Лениншіл жас [Leninshil Zhas]. (Alma-Ata : Leninskiĭ kommunisticheskiĭ soi͡uz molodezhi, 1957-1960, 1967, 1969-1981) 13538417
box 12
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1957:Apr-Jun
box 12
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1957:Jan-Mar
box 13
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1958:Jul-Sep
box 13
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1959:Jan-Mar
box 26
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1959:May-Dec
box 12
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1960:Apr-Jun
box 13
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1960:Jan-Mar
box 8
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1967:Jul-Sep
box 8
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1967:Oct-Dec
box 11
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1968:Apr-Jun
box 9
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1968:Jan-Apr
box 9
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1968:May-Aug
box 8
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1968:Sep-Dec
box 11
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1969:Jan-Apr
box 10
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1969:May-Aug
box 10
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1969:Sep-Dec
box 6
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1970:Apr-Jun
box 7
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1970:Jan-Mar
box 6
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1970:Jul-Sep
box 6
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1970:Oct-Dec
box 3
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1971:Apr-Jun
box 3
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1971:Jan-Mar
box 3
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1971:Jul-Sep
box 7
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1971:Oct-Dec
box 4
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1972:Apr-Jun
box 4
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1972:Jan-Mar
box 4
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1972:Jul-Sep
box 5
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1972:Oct-Dec
box 5
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1973:Apr-Jun
box 5
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1973:Jan-Mar
box 16
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1973:Jul-Sep
box 14
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1973:Oct-Dec
box 16
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1974:Apr-Jun
box 17
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1974:Jan-Mar
box 16
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1974:Jul-Sep
box 18
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1974:Oct-Dec
box 18
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1975:Apr-Jun
box 20
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1975:Jan-Mar
box 17
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1975:Jul-Sep
box 17
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1975:Oct-Dec
box 19
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1976:Apr-Jun
box 19
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1976:Jan-Mar
box 19
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1976:Jul-Sep
box 18
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1976:Oct-Dec
box 25
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1977:Apr-Jun
box 7
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1977:Jan-Mar
box 25
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1977:Jul-Sep
box 24
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1977:Oct-Dec
box 14
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1978:Apr-Jun
box 24
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1978:Jan-Mar
box 14
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1978:Jul-Sep
box 29
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1978:Oct-Dec
box 25
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1979:Jan-Apr
box 15
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1979:May-Aug
box 15
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1979:Sep-Dec
box 23
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1980
box 22
Leninshil Zhas (Almaty)
1981
Социалистик Қазақстан : Қазақстан Коммунистик Партиясы Орталық Комитетиниң, Қазақ ССР Жоғарғы Совети, мен Министрлер Советиниң
органы [Sot︠s︡ialistik Qazaqstan : Qazaqstan Kommunistik Partii︠a︡sy Ortalyq Komitetinin︠g︡, Qazaq SSR Zhogharghy Soveti,
men Ministrler Sovetinin︠g︡ organy]. (Almaty : [publisher not identified], 1945-1946, 1954-1991)
13538409
box 32
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1945:Jan 1-1946:13-Jan
box 28
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1954:Oct-Dec
box 29
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1955:Jan-Mar
box 28
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1955:Oct-Dec
box 28
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1956:Apr-Jun
box 29
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1956:Jul-Sep
box 21
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1956:Oct-Dec
box 20
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1957:Apr-Jun
box 20
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1957:Jan-Mar
box 11
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1957:Jul-Sep
box 24
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1957:Oct-Dec
box 21
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1958:Apr-Jun
box 21
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1958:Jan-Mar
box 33
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1958:Jul-Sep
box 35
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1958:Oct-Dec
box 33
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1959:Jan-Mar
box 33
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1960:Feb-Jun
box 32
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1960:Jan-Mar
box 35
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1960:Oct-Dec
box 35
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1961:Jan-Mar
box 34
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1961:Jul-Sep
box 34
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1961:Oct-Dec
box 27
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1962:Jan-Apr
box 27
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1962:May-Aug
box 26
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1962:Sep-Dec
box 42
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1963:Jan-Apr
box 41
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1963:Sep-Dec
box 42
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1964:Jan-Apr
box 38
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1964:May-Aug
box 37
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1964:Sep-Dec
box 30
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1965:Apr-Jun
box 40
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1965:Jan-Apr
box 39
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1965:May-Aug
box 38
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1965:Sep-Dec
box 41
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1966:Jan-Apr
box 40
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1966:May-Aug
box 39
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1966:Sep-Dec
box 44
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1967:Jan-Apr
box 36
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1967:May-Aug
box 36
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1967:Sep-Dec
box 45
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1968:Jan-Apr
box 45
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1968:May-Aug
box 37
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1968:Sep-Dec
box 43
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1969:Jan-Apr
box 44
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1969:May-Aug
box 43
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1969:Sep-Dec
box 48
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1970:Apr-Jun
box 49
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1970:Jan-Mar
box 48
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1970:Jul-Sep
box 48
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1970:Oct-Dec
box 31
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1971:Apr-Jun
box 30
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1971:Jan-Mar
box 31
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1971:Jul-Sep
box 47
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1971:Oct-Dec
box 61
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1972:Apr-Jun
box 47
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1972:Jan-Mar
box 61
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1972:Jul-Sep
box 61
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1972:Oct-Dec
box 46
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1973:Apr-Jun
box 47
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1973:Jan-Mar
box 46
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1973:Jul-Sep
box 46
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1973:Oct-Dec
box 50
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1974:Apr-Jun
box 58
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1974:Jan-Mar
box 56
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1974:Jul-Sep
box 58
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1974:Oct-Dec
box 60
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1975:Apr-Jun
box 60
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1975:Jan-Mar
box 60
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1975:Jul-Sep
box 58
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1975:Oct-Dec
box 64
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1976:Apr-Jun
box 65
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1976:Jan-Mar
box 64
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1976:Jul-Sep
box 65
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1976:Oct-Dec
box 50
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1977:Apr-Jun
box 50
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1977:Jan-Mar
box 49
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1977:Jul-Sep
box 49
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1977:Oct-Dec
box 63
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1978:Apr-Jun
box 63
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1978:Jan-Mar
box 63
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1978:Jul-Sep
box 62
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1978:Oct-Dec
box 59
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1979:Jan-Apr
box 59
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1979:May-Aug
box 62
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1979:Sep-Dec
box 56
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1980:Jan-Jun
box 55
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1980
box 1
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1981
box 51
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1982
box 70
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1983:Aug-Dec
box 69
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1984:Jan-Apr
box 70
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1984:May-Aug
box 69
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1984:Sep-Dec
box 67
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1985:Jan-Apr
box 66
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1985:May-Aug
box 66
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1985:Sep-Dec
box 68
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1986:Jan-Apr
box 68
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1986:May-Aug
box 67
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1986:Sep-Dec
box 2
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1987
box 53
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1988
box 54
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1989
box 57
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1990
box 52
Sotsialistik Qazaqstan (Almaty)
1991:Jan-Aug
