Overview of the Zdzisław Najder papers

Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff

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Title: Zdzisław Najder papers

Date (inclusive): 1959-1994

Collection Number: 95042

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: Mainly in Polish

Physical Description: 11 manuscript boxes (4.4 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Diaries, correspondence, radio broadcast scripts, memoranda, reports, press summaries, and clippings, relating to Radio Free Europe broadcasting to Poland, Polish dissidents, the Solidarność movement, and political conditions in Poland.

Creator: Najder, Zdzisław

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

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1995.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Zdzisław Najder papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

Polish historian and literary critic; director, Polish section, Radio Free Europe, 1982-1987; adviser to President Lech Wałęsa.

Scope and Content of Collection

Diaries, correspondence, radio broadcast scripts, memoranda, reports, press summaries, and clippings, relating to Radio Free Europe broadcasting to Poland, Polish dissidents, the Solidarność movement, and political conditions in Poland.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Poland -- Politics and government -- 1989-

Radio broadcasting -- Poland

Dissenters -- Poland

NSZZ "Solidarność" (Labor organization)

Radio Free Europe