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Title: Roman Laba collection
Date (inclusive): 1918-1997
Collection Number: 2001C35
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Polish, Russian, Ukrainian and English
Physical Description:
12 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 audio box
(7.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Roman Laba (1944-2022) was an author and researcher on Eastern European poltics. The collection consists of material relating
to political conditions in Poland, Russia and Ukraine, and especially to the Solidarnosc movement in Poland and to political
developments in Russia and Ukraine at the time of the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
source:
Laba, Roman, 1944-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Boxes 13-15 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. 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 2000.
[Identification of item], Roman Laba collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Roman Laba (1944-2022). Laba earned a BA in History at Fordham University in 1967 and a PhD in Political Science from the
University of Wisconsin-Madison. Laba was a Fulbright Scholar in Poland from July 1980 to November 1983 and documented the
early Solidarity movement. Laba is the author of the book "Roots of Solidarity" (1991). Laba held faculty positions at the
the University of California, Santa Cruz and The Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA.
Scope and Content of Collection
Serial issues, pamphlets, leaflets, other printed matter, clandestine literature, writings, photographs, sound recordings,
and memorabilia, relating to political conditions in Poland, Russia and Ukraine, and especially to the Solidarnosc movement
in Poland and to political developments in Russia and Ukraine at the time of the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Poland -- Politics and government -- 1980-1989
Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991-
Audiotapes
Ukraine -- Politics and government -- 1991-
Underground literature -- Poland
NSZZ "Solidarność" (Labor organization)
Laba, Roman, 1944-