Dakin (H. S.) papers, 1958-1988

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Summary

Title:
H. S. Dakin papers
Dates:
1958-1988
Creators:
Dakin, H. S., Khristianskiĭ komitet zashchity prav verui͡ushchikh v SSSR, and Washington Research Center (San Francisco, Calif.)
Abstract:
Correspondence, writings, serial issues, bulletins, newsletters, pamphlets, and other printed matter relating to the status of religious freedom in the Soviet Union and other communist countries, and to dissidents in the Soviet Union and other communist countries. Includes drafts of documentary publications of the Christian Committee for the Defense of Believers' Rights in the USSR and of the Washington Research Center.
Extent:
9 manuscript boxes (3.6 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], H. S. Dakin papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The H. S. Dakin papers are comprised of correspondence, writings, serial issues, bulletins, newsletters, pamphlets, and other printed matter relating to the status of religious freedom in the Soviet Union and other communist countries, and to dissidents in the Soviet Union and other communist countries. Includes drafts of documentary publications of the Christian Committee for the Defense of Believers' Rights in the USSR and of the Washington Research Center.

Biographical / historical:

Henry Saltonstall Dakin (1936 – 2010) was an American scientist, entrepreneur, publisher, cultural ambassador, peacemaker, and global communications pioneer.

After graduating from Harvard University in 1958, Dakin did research in health physics at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and designed a pocket radiation detector that is still in use today. During the 1970s, Dakin's interests in consciousness, parapsychology, computer technology, and environmental conservation generated leading-edge projects at his Washington Street offices in San Francisco. His love of printing led him to explore early innovations in desktop publishing and many other publishing ventures. He wrote a book on Kirlian photography High-Voltage Photography and also published religious documents smuggled from Soviet political prisons in the Samizdat Bulletin. Dakin also wrote a major guide to doing business in Moscow.

In 1988 the New York Times featured two of the many groups he fostered: Center for Citizen Initiatives, which exchanged business delegations of thousands of Americans and Soviets, and the San Francisco/Moscow Teleport, which introduced e-mail to the Soviet Union and later became a global telecom company. Dakin also established the San Francisco Waldorf School, which is the largest Waldorf School in North America.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1991.
Processing information:

In English and Russian.

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

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Lyalya Kharitonova
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-04-28 15:45:15.479013

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], H. S. Dakin papers, [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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