Inventory of the Estonia newspaper collection
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff, Simon Ertz, Sarah Cassone
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
© 2019
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Title: Estonia newspaper collection
Date (bulk): 1989-2000
Collection Number: 2019C90
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Estonian and Russian
Physical Description:
21 oversize boxes
(30.9 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The newspapers in this collection were originally collected by the Hoover Institution Library and transferred to the Archives
in 2019. The Estonia newspaper collection (1947-2000) comprises ten different titles of publication, in both Estonian and
Russian. 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], Estonia 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 Estonia newspaper collection (1947-2000) comprises ten (10) different titles of publication, in both Estonian and Russian.
Full title, Publication, and Hoover-held date ranges can be found within series titles for each newspaper. Further analyzed
title information can be found in Stanford University Libraries catalog
here .
Arrangement Statement
The Estonia newspaper collection has been organized into ten (10) series, one for each title within the colleciton.
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
Estonian newspapers
Edasi. (Tartu: Perioodika, 1998-2000) 13171182
box 8
Edasi (Tartu)
1989:Dec 20-1990:Apr 6, Jul 3-Dec 30
Eesti hääl. (London: Ashley Press, 1989-1990) 13171184
box 3
Eesti hääl (London)
1997:Jan 17-2000:Apr 30
Eesti päevaleht. (Tallinn: Eesti Päevaleht, 1997-2000) 13171185
box 21
Eesti päevaleht (Tallinn)
2001:Jul 3-31
Eesti post. (Geislingen, 1947) 13171188
box 4
Eesti post (Geislingen)
1947:Nov 25
Eesti rada. (Augsburg: A. Raag, 1947) 13171904
box 14
Eesti rada (Augsburg)
1947:Jun 3, Aug 7, Oct 24
Eesti sõnumid. (Tallinn: Ajakirjanike, 1994) 13171908
box 12
Eesti sõnumid (Tallinn)
1994:Mar-May
box 11
Eesti sõnumid (Tallinn)
1994:Jun-Jul
box 13
Eesti sõnumid (Tallinn)
1994:Aug-Sep
box 12
Eesti sõnumid (Tallinn)
1994:Oct-Nov
box 18
Eesti sõnumid (Tallinn)
1994:Dec
Meie kodu. (Sydney: O. Loit, 1949) 13171917
box 14
Meie kodu (Sydney)
1949:Nov 10, Dec 8, 15, 22
Ohtuleht. (Tallinn: Eestimaa Kommunistlik Partei Keskkomitee, 1990-1993) 13171923
box 18
Ohtuleht (Tallinn)
1990:Feb-Sep
box 18
Ohtuleht (Tallinn)
1990:Oct-Dec
box 20
Ohtuleht (Tallinn)
1991:Jan-Apr
box 9
Ohtuleht (Tallinn)
1991:May-Aug
box 9
Ohtuleht (Tallinn)
1991:Sep-Dec
box 10
Ohtuleht (Tallinn)
1992:Jan-May
box 9
Ohtuleht (Tallinn)
1992:Jul-Dec
box 10
Ohtuleht (Tallinn)
1993:Apr-Jun
box 10
Ohtuleht (Tallinn)
1993:Jan-Mar
box 11
Ohtuleht (Tallinn)
1993:Jul-Sep
box 13
Ohtuleht (Tallinn)
1993:Oct-Dec
Rahva hääl. (Tallinn: Eestimaa Kommunistlik Partei Keskkomitee Kirjastuse Trükikoda, 1990-1995) 13171950
box 12
Rahva hääl (Tallinn)
1990:Sep-Nov
box 14
Rahva hääl (Tallinn)
1991:Jan-Jun
box 15
Rahva hääl (Tallinn)
1991:Jul-Dec
box 14
Rahva hääl (Tallinn)
1992:Jan-May
box 16
Rahva hääl (Tallinn)
1992:May
box 15
Rahva hääl (Tallinn)
1992:Jul-Nov
box 15
Rahva hääl (Tallinn)
1992:Nov-Dec
box 16
Rahva hääl (Tallinn)
1993:Jan-Mar
box 16
Rahva hääl (Tallinn)
1993:Apr-Jun
box 17
Rahva hääl (Tallinn)
1993:Jul-Sep
box 17
Rahva hääl (Tallinn)
1993:Oct-Dec
box 19
Rahva hääl (Tallinn)
1994:Jan-May
box 19
Rahva hääl (Tallinn)
1995:Apr
box 20
Rahva hääl (Tallinn)
1995:Jan-Feb
box 21
Rahva hääl (Tallinn)
1995:Mar
Vesti. (Tallinn: Rukon-Info, 1998-2000) 13171953
box 6
Vesti (Tallinn)
1998:Apr-Aug
box 5
Vesti (Tallinn)
1998:Sep-Dec
box 4
Vesti (Tallinn)
1999:Jul-Oct
2000:Jun 15-Jul 5
box 1
Vesti (Tallinn)
1999:Nov-Dec
box 1
Vesti (Tallinn)
2000:Apr 2-Jun 29
box 2
Vesti (Tallinn)
2000:Jan 1-Apr 20
box 3
Vesti (Tallinn)
2000:Jun 30-Oct 26
box 2
Vesti (Tallinn)
2000:Oct 27-Dec 28
box 7
Vesti (Tallinn)
2000:Dec 29-2001:Jun 7
