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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Russian Service records
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Title: Russian Service records
Date (inclusive): 1953-1999
Collection Number: 2000C120
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English and Russian
Physical Description:
2354 manuscript boxes, 1473 audio boxes
(2207 Linear Feet)
Abstract: American radio broadcasting organization operating Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty. The Russian Service records include
editor's files, employee papers, program calendars, scripts, and sound recordings. Also known as Russian Broadcasting Department,
Radio Svoboda. Target regions include Russia and former Soviet republics. Languages include Russian.
Creator:
RFE/RL
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
RFE/RL welcomes the re-use, republication, and redistribution for research and educational purposes of audio, video, text,
and graphic content produced by RFE/RL, Inc., its legal predecessor organizations, and its constituent language Services.
Users of RFE/RL content from this website must include in their work the information: "Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty content,
including but not limited to recordings of broadcasts, program scripts, graphic and video content and web-based content, is
protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. Used with the permission of RFE/RL, Inc., 1201 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington,
DC 20036, USA. ""www.rferl.org".
Users of RFE/RL content cannot alter the meaning, name or integrity of the content. The sale of RFE/RL content is strictly
prohibited. Some of the RFE/RL content on this website may contain content created by outside parties ("Third-Party Content").
Before using any RFE/RL products containing Third-Party Content, you must first obtain permission from the owner of the rights
to the Third-Party Content. Unlimited reproduction for institutional or other use of RFE/RL content found on this website
is not permitted without the express written permission of RFE/RL.
Learn more about the Terms of Use for RFE/RL content on the RFE/RL website. Inquiries about copyright permission involving
materials in RFE/RL archival collections should be emailed to: Martins Zvaners, RFE/RL Deputy Director of Communications.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2000.
[Identification of item], Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Russian Service records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover
Institution Library & Archives.
In 2017 Archivist Tanya Yule revised finding aid to include description of incremental materials (approximately 200 boxes).
In 2018 the collection was renumbered and an additional 101 card file boxes were included. In 2020 the PDF finidng aid was
converted to EAD.
Scope and Content of Collection
Includes editor's files, employee papers, program calendars, scripts, tape index, and sound recordings. Also known as Russian
Broadcasting Department, Radio Svoboda. Target regions include Russia and former Soviet republics. Languages include Russian.
See also Multiple Language Services Sound Recordings for recordings from 1995-2006 and Daily Broadcast Analyses for brief
descriptions of topics covered during broadcasts.
Access to RFE/RL Russian Service sound recordings is handled by the Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives (OSA). They
have a fully-searchable database available on their website at
www.osaarchivum.org
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Radio broadcasting -- Russia (Federation)
Radio broadcasting -- Soviet Union
Audiotapes
Radio Free Europe