Overview of the Sighet Memorial collection

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Title: Sighet Memorial collection
Date (inclusive): undated
Collection Number: 2004C23
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan
Physical Description: 1 manuscript box (0.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Sound recordings of interviews of former prisoners, relating to the status of civil liberties and to political and religious repression under the communist regime in Romania.
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

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

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2004.

Preferred Citation

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

Location of Originals

Originals in possession of: Fundatia Academia Civica, Bucharest.

Scope and Content of Collection

Sound recordings of interviews of former prisoners, relating to the status of civil liberties and to political and religious repression under the communist regime in Romania.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Civil rights -- Romania
Romania -- History -- 1944-1989
Political prisoners -- Romania
Political crimes and offenses -- Romania
Romania -- Religion

box 1

Inventory list of interviews 2003

box 1

Digital sound recordings of interviews (28 Compact discs) 2003