Inventory of the Latvia newspaper collection
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff, Simon Ertz, Sarah Cassone
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Title: Latvia newspaper collection
Date (inclusive): 1914-2000
Collection Number: 2019C132
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Latvian, Russian, English and German
Physical Description:
37 oversize boxes
(50.3 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The newspapers in this collection were originally collected by the Hoover Institution Library and transferred to the Archives
in 2019. The Latvia newspaper collection (1914-2000) comprises thirteen different titles of publication, in Latvian, Russian,
English, and German. All of the titles 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 Archives in 2019 from the Hoover Institution Library.
Preferred Citation
The following information is suggested along with your citation: [Title/Date of Publication], Latvia 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 Latvia newspaper collection (1914-2000) consists of ninety (90) newspapers and thirteen (13) unique titles of publication,
in Latvian, Russian, English, and German. The collection also contains émigré titles.
The titles, publication information, and Hoover-held date ranges are: 1. Атмода : издание НФЛ "Пробуждение" [Atmoda : izdanie
NFL ''Probuzhdenie'']. (Riga : NFL, 1988-1991); 2. Baltische Heimat. (Riga, 1919); 3. Baltische Zeitung. (Riga : Ruetz, 1918-1919,
1918); 4. Briva Latvija : apvienotā Londonas avīze un Latvija = Lettische Zeitung. (Münster : Volksgem, 1986-2018, 1986-2000);
5. Laika griežos : Latviešu karavīru dienas laikraksts. (Cedelghēmā : Latviešu 1. divīzijas Aprūpības daļa, 1945-, 1946);
6. Latviešu ziņas = Latvian news. (Heidenheim: Latviešu kolonija Heidenheimā, 1945); 7. Latvijas kareivis. (Rīga : Armijás
Spiestuve, 1920); 8. Pilsonis : Latvijas Republikas Pilsoņu kongresa Latvijas komitejas laikraksts. (Rīgā : Pilsonis, 1990-1992,
1990-1992); 9. The Riga times. (Riga, Latvia : Association of Latvian Merchants (British Section), 1925-1928, 1925); 10. Rigasche
Rundschau. (Riga : Rigasche Rundschau, 1915); 11. Rigaer Tageblatt. (Riga, 1914-1915); 12. Rigasche Zeitung. (Riga, 1915,
1917-1919); 13. Waldības wehstnesis. (Rīgā, 1920-1923,1936-1939).
Further analyzed title information can be found in Stanford University Libraries catalog.
Arrangement Statement
The Latvia newspaper collection has been organized into thirteen (13) series, for each title within the collection. The titles,
publication information, and Hoover-held date ranges can be found within the series level of each title.
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
Latvian newspapers
Атмода : издание НФЛ "Пробуждение" [Atmoda : izdanie NFL ''Probuzhdenie'']. (Riga : NFL, 1988-1991) 13532892
box 3
Atmoda (Riga : Russian edition)
1988:Dec 16-1991:25-Apr
Baltische Heimat. (Riga, 1919) 13538084
box 6
Baltische Heimat (Riga)
1919:Jun 7-Aug 15
box 6
Baltische Heimat (Riga)
1919:Aug 16-Oct 8
Baltische Zeitung. (Riga : Ruetz, 1918-1919, 1918) 13532847
box 3
Baltische Zeitung (Riga)
1918:Apr 20-May 31
Briva Latvija : apvienotā Londonas avīze un Latvija = Lettische Zeitung. (Münster : Volksgem, 1986-2018, 1986-2000) 13538116
box 9
Briva Latvija (Münster, Germany)
1986:Oct-Dec
box 35
Briva Latvija (Münster, Germany)
1987
box 35
Briva Latvija (Münster, Germany)
1988
box 35
Briva Latvija (Münster, Germany)
1989
Scope and Contents
Many Issues missing
box 36
Briva Latvija (Münster, Germany)
1990
box 36
Briva Latvija (Münster, Germany)
1991
box 34
Briva Latvija (Münster, Germany)
1992
box 9
Briva Latvija (Münster, Germany)
1993
box 9
Briva Latvija (Münster, Germany)
1994
box 1
Briva Latvija (Münster, Germany)
1995
box 2
Briva Latvija (Münster, Germany)
1996
box 36
Briva Latvija (Münster, Germany)
1997
box 1
Briva Latvija (Münster, Germany)
1998
box 34
Briva Latvija (Münster, Germany)
1999:Jan-2000:Jun
Laika griežos : Latviešu karavīru dienas laikraksts. (Cedelghēmā : Latviešu 1. divīzijas Aprūpības daļa, 1945-, 1946) 13523785
box 3
Laika griežos (Zedelgem, Belgium)
1946:Jan 31-Mar 21
Latviešu ziņas = Latvian news. (Heidenheim: Latviešu kolonija Heidenheimā, 1945) 13532825
box 3
Latviešu zinas (Heidenheim, Germany)
1945:Oct 10
Latvijas kareivis. (Rīga : Armijás Spiestuve, 1920) 13538183
box 37
Latvijas kareivis (Riga)
1920:Nov
Scope and Contents
Contains memoirs of P. Radsinsch, commander of Lettish forces
Pilsonis : Latvijas Republikas Pilsoņu kongresa Latvijas komitejas laikraksts. (Rīgā : Pilsonis, 1990-1992, 1990-1992) 13532903
box 4
Pilsonis (Riga)
1990:Sep 25-1991:24-Dec
box 4
Pilsonis (Riga)
1992:Jan-Nov
The Riga times. (Riga, Latvia : Association of Latvian Merchants (British Section), 1925-1928, 1925) 13532869
box 3
The Riga times (Riga)
1925:Mar 7-Apr 25
Rigaer Tageblatt. (Riga, 1914-1915) 13538100
box 8
Rigaer Tageblatt (Riga)
1914:Nov-1915:Jan
box 8
Rigaer Tageblatt (Riga)
1914:Aug-Oct
box 7
Rigaer Tageblatt (Riga)
1914:May-Jul
box 9
Rigaer Tageblatt (Riga)
1915:Apr
May
box 10
Rigaer Tageblatt (Riga)
1915:Feb-Mar
Rigasche Rundschau. (Riga : Rigasche Rundschau, 1915) 13532972
box 5
Rigasche Rundschau (Riga)
1915:Jan-Feb
box 5
Rigasche Rundschau (Riga)
1915:Mar-Apr
Rigasche Zeitung. (Riga, 1915, 1917-1919) 13538137
box 37
Rigasche Zeitung (Riga)
1915:May 17-Sep 17
box 14
Rigasche Zeitung (Riga)
1917:Oct 8-Dec 29
box 14
Rigasche Zeitung (Riga)
1917:Oct-Dec
box 13
Rigasche Zeitung (Riga)
1918:Apr-Jun
box 15
Rigasche Zeitung (Riga)
1918:Jan 2-Feb 28
box 13
Rigasche Zeitung (Riga)
1918:Jan-Mar
box 12
Rigasche Zeitung (Riga)
1918:Jul-Sep
box 15
Rigasche Zeitung (Riga)
1918:Mar-Apr
box 11
Rigasche Zeitung (Riga)
1918:Oct-Dec
box 10
Rigasche Zeitung (Riga)
1919:May 24-Aug 5
Waldības wehstnesis. (Rīgā, 1920-1923,1936-1939) 13538125
box 12
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1920:Aug-Oct
box 10
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1920:Jan-Apr
box 19
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1920:Jan-Oct, 1922:Jan-20:Nov, 1936:Jan 2-1939:30-Dec,
box 11
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1920:May-Jul
box 20
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1922:Jan-Jun
box 21
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1922:Jul-Dec
box 15
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1923:Nov
box 20
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1923:Jan-Feb
box 19
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1923:Jul 24, Dec 31, 1924:Feb 20, Oct 13-15, 1933:21-Mar
box 19
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1923:Jul-Aug
box 21
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1923:Mar-Apr
box 22
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1923:May-Jun
box 18
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1925:Jan-Feb
box 18
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1925:Jul-Aug
box 18
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1925:Mar-Apr
box 18
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1925:May-Jun
box 19
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1925:Nov-Dec
box 18
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1925:Sep-Oct
box 19
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1926:Jan-Feb
box 17
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1926:Jul-Aug
box 17
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1926:Mar-Apr
box 17
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1926:May-Jun
box 17
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1926:Nov-Dec
box 17
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1926:Sep-Oct
box 16
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1927:Jan-Jun
box 16
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1927:Jul-Dec
box 23
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1929:Jan-Feb
box 22
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1929:Jul-Aug
box 22
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1929:Mar-Apr
box 22
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1929:May-Jun
box 25
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1929:Nov-Dec
box 22
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1929:Sep-Oct
box 24
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1930:Jan-Feb
box 23
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1930:Jul-Aug
box 24
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1930:Mar-Apr
box 23
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1930:May-Jun
box 23
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1930:Nov-Dec
box 23
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1930:Sep-Oct
box 25
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1931:Jan-Jun
box 24
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1931:Jul-Dec
box 25
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1932
Scope and Contents
Scattered issues
box 28
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1936:Jan-Jun
box 27
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1936:Jul-Dec
box 30
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1937:Jan-Jun
box 31
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1937:Jul-Dec
box 26
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1938:Jan-Jun
box 33
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1938:Jul-Dec
box 32
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1939:Jan-Jun
box 29
Waldības wehstnesis (Riga)
1939:Jul-Dec
