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Solzhenitsyn (Aleksandr Isaevich) speeches and writings
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  • Title: Aleksandr Isaevich Solzhenitsyn speeches and writings
    Date (inclusive): 1975-1982
    Collection Number: 76033
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 2 manuscript boxes, 1 envelope, 1 motion picture film reel, 1 phonotape reel, 1 phonotape cassette (1.2 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Sound recordings of speeches, and typescript and printed copies of speeches and writings, relating to the literary works of A. Solzhenitsyn, and to civil rights in the Soviet Union. Includes the text of his Harvard University commencement address, 1978, and clippings reflecting American public reaction to it. Also includes articles, publicity leaflets, clippings, photographs, and a motion picture film, relating to A. Solzhenitsyn, especially to his visits to the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace in 1975 and 1976.
    Creator: Solzhenit͡syn, Aleksandr Isaevich, 1918-2008
    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

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1976.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Aleksandr Isaevich Solzhenitsyn speeches and writings, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical/Historical Note

    Russian novelist.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Sound recordings of speeches, and typescript and printed copies of speeches and writings, relating to the literary works of A. Solzhenitsyn, and to civil rights in the Soviet Union. Includes the text of his Harvard University commencement address, 1978, and clippings reflecting American public reaction to it. Also includes articles, publicity leaflets, clippings, photographs, and a motion picture film, relating to A. Solzhenitsyn, especially to his visits to the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace in 1975 and 1976.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Audiotapes
    Motion pictures
    Dissenters -- Soviet Union
    Civil rights -- Soviet Union
    Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace