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Title: Martin Dewhirst papers
Date (inclusive): 1960-2019
Collection Number: 2018C6
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English and Russian, with some Czech and German
Physical Description:
9 manuscript boxes
(3.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The Martin Dewhirst papers (1960-2019) consists of correspondence, writings, lists, printed matter, photographs, and ephemera
related to Russian secret service activities and dissident life.
Creator:
Dewhirst, Martin
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Box 3 and 9 closed until 2050 January 1. Box 4 closed until 2038 April 18. The remainder of 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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2017.
[Identification of item], Martin Dewhirst papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Martin Dewhirst. British writer, translator, and scholar of Russia and the Soviet Union.
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection consists of correspondence, writings, lists, printed matter, photographs, and ephemera related to Russian secret
service activities and dissident life. Includes copies of Soviet government orders regarding censorship; draft writings of
Oleg Gordievsky including books reviews on titles related to the Soviet Union such as The Matrokhin Archive; and correspondence
with prominent ex-Soviet dissidents such as Vladimir Bukovsky.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Secret service -- Soviet Union
Secret service -- Russia (Federation)
Underground literature -- Soviet Union