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Title: Vladimir Chelminski papers
Date (inclusive): 1894-2010
Collection Number: 2002C91
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
Spanish; Castilian
Physical Description:
46 manuscript boxes
(18.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The Vladimir Chelminski papers contain extensive materials relating to economic and political conditions in Venezuela from
the 1980s onward. The papers include many articles written by Chelminski for Venezuelan newspapers, as well as his book length
study of price controls. There is also a detailed record of the workings of the Caracas Chamber of Commerce, including minutes
of meetings and reports. Chelminski wrote summaries of many of his conversations with others on topics of economics and Venezuelan
politics, which are found in the papers as well.
Creator:
Chelminski, Vladimir
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Boxes 44-46 closed until 2030 January 1. 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.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2002.
[Identification of item], Vladimir Chelminski papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
For twenty-four years, Vladimir Chelminski was the executive director of the Cámara de Comercio (Chamber of Commerce) in Caracas,
Venezuela and an active participant in classical liberal circles around the country. He has written prolifically about economic
conditions and political developments in Venezuela.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Vladimir Chelminski papers contain extensive materials relating to economic and political conditions in Venezuela from
the 1980s onward. As the head of the Caracas Chamber of Commerce and as a prolific author of newspaper columns, Chelminski
has been a strong advocate of free market policies and a critic of state regulation of the economy in Venezuela. He has opposed
price controls, for example, and advocated the privatization of industry. His positions drew him into conflict with the government
of Hugo Chávez, whose socialist policies were seen by Chelminski as leading to economic stagnation and the creation of a large
state bureaucracy. The papers include many articles written by Chelminski for Venezuelan newspapers, as well as his book length
study of price controls. There is also a detailed record of the workings of the Caracas Chamber of Commerce, including minutes
of meetings and reports. Chelminski wrote summaries of many of his conversations with others on topics of economics and Venezuelan
politics, which are found in the papers as well.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Free enterprise
Venezuela -- Politics and government
Petroleum industry and trade -- Venezuela
Venezuela -- Economic conditions
Venezuela -- Social conditions