Garip Sultan papers, 1907-2010

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Summary

Creators:
Sultan, Garip
Abstract:
Writings, correspondence, memoranda, printed matter, and sound recordings relating to Radio Liberty broadcasting to Tatarstan and Bashkortostan.
Extent:
25 manuscript boxes, 8 oversize boxes (20.5 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

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

Background

Scope and content:

The Garip Sultan papers consist of correspondence, writings, notes, memoranda, transcripts of radio broadcasts and related materials, and printed matter pertaining to Sultan's long career at Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). The bulk of the material is contained in the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty series and focuses on the history of RFE/RL and the effectiveness of its programs. The inclusion of a substantial number of sound recordings complements the series. Also of importance are documents in the Subject File relating to Sultan's activities in the Tatar nationalists' efforts to reestablish an Idel-Ural state independent from the Russian Federation.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1923 September 25
Born, Sterlitamak-Zirgan, Bashkir Autonomous Republic, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
1939
Graduated from Tatar-Bashkir High School in Ishimbai, Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialistic Republic (ASSR)
1939-1941
Studied at Bashkir State Pedagogical Institute in Ufa
1941
Joined the Red Army
1942
Became prisoner of war and joined with the Tatar Legion; later served as a propagandist in the Tatar Liaison office
1945
Appointed as a head of the military department of the Tatar provisional government
1946-1947
Employed by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) to work in the displaced persons camp at Mittenwald, Germany as the chief of the Camp Criminal Police
1951
Graduated from the Department of Law and Political Science at the University of Hamburg, West Germany
1951-1953
Doctoral candidate (Soviet constitutional law) at University of Munich
1953-1957
Appointed writer-producer at Radio Liberty, Tatar-Bashkir Service in Munich
1957
Arrived in the United States
1957-1968
Senior editor-writer and commentator in Radio Liberty's New York office
1968-1987
Transferred to the Munich office as a deputy chief-editor of the Tatar-Bashkir service
1988-1989
Director of the Tatar-Bashkir service
1989
Retired
2011
Died
Acquisition information:
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2015.
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], Garip Sultan 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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