Arch Puddington collection, 1947-1999

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Summary

Creators:
RFE/RL and Puddington, Arch
Abstract:
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, printed matter, and sound recordings, relating to Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty. Used as research material for the book by A. Puddington, Broadcasting Freedom: The Cold War Triumph of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty (Lexington, Ky., 2000). Includes records and photocopies of records of RFE/RL.
Extent:
34 manuscript boxes, 5 card file boxes (15.6 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Arch Puddington collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Background

Scope and content:

The Arch Puddington papers, acquired in 2001, consist of correspondence, memoranda, microfiche, photographs, printed matter, reports, and sound recordings relating to Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty. They were used as research material for the book by Arch Puddington, Broadcasting Freedom: The Cold War Triumph of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty (Lexington, Kentucky, 2000). The collection includes records and photocopies of records of RFE/RL.

The bulk of the papers, contained in the Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty File, focus on the history of RFE/RL and its broadcasting policy. The effectiveness of its programs, as determined by governments and listeners in different countries, is reflected in Clippings and Printed Matter. Research Materials contains information relating to such issues as the beginnings, purpose, and future of RFE/RL, waves of internal dissent weakening RFE/RL as an instrument of U.S. policy, the question of its funding by the Central Intelligence Agency, and the role played by individuals and organizations in the activities of RFE/RL.

The inclusion of a substantial number of sound recordings complement the series previously mentioned.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1944 February 10
Born, Louisville, Kentucky
1966
B.A., University of Missouri, Kansas City
1966-1968
Reporter, Lebanon Daily News, Pennsylvania
1968-1971
Political reporter, Bayonne Times, New Jersey
1971-1976
Program director, A. Philip Randolph Institute, New York City
1976-1985
Executive director, League for Industrial Democracy, New York City
1985-1993
Assistant director, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, New York office
1988
Author, Failed Utopias: Methods of Coercion in Communist Regimes
1993
Senior scholar, Freedom House, New York City
1994-
Vice president for research, Freedom House, New York City
2000
Author, Broadcasting Freedom: The Cold War Triumph of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty
2005
Author, Lane Kirkland: Champion of American Labor
Acquisition information:
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2001
Arrangement:

The collection is organized into 6 series: Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty File, Clippings and Printed Matter, Research Materials, Photographs, Microfiche from Congressional Information Service Microfiche Library, and Sound Recordings.

Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

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

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Arch Puddington collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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