Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Beichman, Arnold
- Abstract:
- The papers are comprised of writings, correspondence, and research materials relating to Arnold Beichman's career as a political journalist and author. The collection contains numerous articles and columns published in The Washington Times, as well as drafts of several books written by Beichman. The research materials consist of articles, clippings, and other printed matter largely pertaining to communism, the Soviet Union, and politics in the United States and Great Britain.
- Extent:
- 113 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize (45.4 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Arnold Beichman papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The papers are comprised of writings, correspondence, and research materials relating to Arnold Beichman's career as a political journalist and author. The collection contains numerous articles and columns published in The Washington Times, as well as drafts of several books written by Beichman. The research materials consist of articles, clippings, and other printed matter largely pertaining to communism, the Soviet Union, and politics in the United States and Great Britain.
There is a substantial correspondence series at the end of the collection; correspondence is also interspersed among the research materials. These letters include exchanges with a number of personalities associated with anti-communist politics in the United States and Great Britain.
The collection also contains photocopies of decoded Soviet espionage transmissions, intercepted by American intelligence agencies during the Venona program.
- Biographical / historical:
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American journalist and author.
Date Event 1913 Born, New York City1934 Received B.A. degree, Columbia University1940s Editor, PM magazine1950s-1960s Freelance journalist, wrote for Newsweek and other publications1968 Author, The Other State Department: The United States Mission to the United Nations1972 Author, Nine Lies about America1973 Awarded Ph.D. degree, Columbia University1970s-1980s Taught at the University of Massachusetts, the University of British Columbia, the University of Calgary, and Georgetown University1982 Research fellow and visiting scholar, Hoover Institution1983 Author, Andropov: New Challenge to the West1984 Author, Herman Wouk: The Novelist as Social Historian1986-2010 Columnist and reviewer, The Washington Times1991 Author, The Long Pretense: Soviet Treaty Diplomacy from Lenin to Gorbachev2010 Died - Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1991.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Communism -- United States
Communism
Espionage, Russian - Places:
- United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- Treaties
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Arnold Beichman papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563