Brendan Kiernan papers, 1980-1992

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Summary

Abstract:
The Brendan Kiernan papers (1980-1992) consist largely of political ephemera documenting the emergence of political plurality in the late Soviet Union and early Russian Federation.
Extent:
6 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder (6 Linear Feet)
Language:
In Russian and English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Brendan Kiernan papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Includes political ephemera, limited-distribution reports, analytical studies, promotional material, election posters, speeches, appeals and leaflets produced by nascent political parties and movements in the late Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and early Russian Federation.

Biographical / historical:

Kiernan is an American political scientist and consultant who conducted research in the Soviet Union and Russian Federation in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2022.
Arrangement:

The bulk of the collection is arranged in two series based both on Kiernan's original order and subject: "Materials relating to the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic" and "Materials relating to the Russian Federation."

Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

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

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Brendan Kiernan papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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