Inventory of the Mihajlo Mihajlov papers

Processed by Lyalya Kharitonova and Brad Bauer.

Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford University

Stanford, California 94305-6010

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Inventory of the Mihajlo Mihajlov papers

Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Processed by:: Lyalya Kharitonova and Brad Bauer
Date Completed:: 2011
Encoded by:: Machine-readable finding aid derived from Microsoft Word and MARC record by Samira Bozorgi.

Collection Summary

Title: Mihajlo Mihajlov papers

Dates: 1921-2010

Collection Number: 87076

Creator: Mihajlov, Mihajlo, 1934-2010

Collection Size: 42 manuscript boxes, 23 oversize boxes (40 linear feet)

Repository: Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford, California 94305-6010

Abstract: The papers consist mostly of writings and research materials relating to political conditions and human rights in Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union, and to Russian literature. Additional materials include correspondence, printed matter, and sound and video recordings.

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives

Languages: In Croatian, Russian, English, and German

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open for research.

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Publication Rights

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Mihajlo Mihajlov papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.

Acquisition Information

Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1987 with an addition in 2011.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid.

Related Materials

Rusko Matulić papers, Hoover Institution Archives

Milovan Djilas writings, Hoover Institution Archives

Biographical Note

September 26, 1934	Born in Pančevo, Yugoslavia
1959	Graduated from Philosophy Faculty of Zagreb University
1961-1962	Served in the Yugoslav Army
1962-1963	Worked as translator and free-lance writer in Zagreb
1963	Assistant Professor of Russian literature and language at the Philosophy Faculty of the Zadar branch of Zagreb University
Summer 1964	Visited the Soviet Union as part of a Soviet-Yugoslav cultural exchange program and spent several weeks in Moscow and other Soviet cities
1965	Author, Moscow Summer
1966	Arrested and sentenced to jail for "slandering a friendly nation" with the publication of Moscow Summer
	Author, A Historical Perspective
1968	Author, Russian Themes
1970	Released from prison
1970-1974	Worked as free-lance writer in Novi Sad, contributed to the world press, and drafted Unscientific Thoughts
October 1974	Arrested for essays and articles published in the Western press
1975	Sentenced by the District Court at Novi Sad, Serbia, to seven years' imprisonment on charges of suspicion of hostile activity against Yugoslavia and spreading hostile propaganda, arising out of articles published in the West
1976	Author, Underground Notes
November 1977	Amnestied before the end of his term under the pressure of President Jimmy Carter's human rights campaign
1978	Moved to the United States; received an award from the International League for Human Rights for outstanding contribution to the promotion and protection of international human rights and justice
1978-1985	Taught courses in Russian literature and philosophy at several universities in the United States and Western Europe
1979	Author, Unscientific Thoughts
1980	Recipient of the Ford Foundation Award for Humanistic Perspectives on Contemporary Society
1985-1994	Worked for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty as an analyst and commentator for intellectual and ideological affairs, in Munich and Washington, D.C.
1994-1999	Senior associate with the program on transitions to democracy, Elliot School of International Affairs, the George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
1999	Adjunct fellow of the Hudson Institute
2000	Visiting Professor at State University - Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia
2001-2010	Resided in Belgrade, published and lectured actively
2010	Died in Belgrade, Serbia

Scope and Content of Collection

The papers of Mihajlo Mihajlov, a prominent dissident and author in the former Yugoslavia who was jailed as a political prisoner during the Cold War, consist mostly of writings and research materials relating to political conditions and human rights in Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union, as well as Russian literature. The papers also include correspondence, biographical material, printed matter, and sound and visual recordings.

The Biographical file contains records of Mihajlov's career and family, as well as documents relating to his political trials. The Correspondence includes both personal and business correspondence. A significant number of letters are between Mihajlov and his family during his imprisonment. Charles, Prince of Wales, also showed interest in Mihajlov's case; copies of some of his letters are filed in the correspondence.

The Subject files on human rights and dissident movements were developed by Mihajlov throughout his career. The files also include extensive material on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

Speeches and writings contain manuscript drafts of most of Mihajlov's books and articles, as well as copies of his numerous published articles and interviews in periodicals in the United States, Western Europe, and Serbia, including Russian and Serbian émigré newspapers in the United States. The writings also contain notes, drafts, and collected research materials regarding his doctoral dissertation on Russian literature.

Arrangement

The collection is organized into nine series: Biographical file, Correspondence, Subject file, Speeches and Writings, Writings about Mihajlov, Writings by Others, Card file, Oversize material, and Audiovisual recordings.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Radio Free Europe.

Soviet Union--Politics and government--1945-1991.

Civil rights--Soviet Union.

Yugoslavia--Politics and government--1945-

Civil rights--Yugoslavia.

Radio broadcasting--Europe, Eastern.

Dissenters--Yugoslavia.

Yugoslavs--United States.

Political prisoners--Yugoslavia.

Russian literature.

Phonotapes.

Videotapes.

Box: 1-3

Biographical file, 1935-2008

Scope and Content Note

Includes identification cards, curriculum vitae, a bibliography, academic appointments, contact lists, photographs, and political trial documents.

Arrangement

Arranged by physical form

Box/Folder: 1-2

General, 1935-2008

Box/Folder: 1 : 1

Identification documents, birth certificate copy, 1935; Yugoslavian citizenship copy, 1978; newspaper reporter permits, 1972-1973

Box/Folder: 1 : 2

Biography, circa 1980

Box/Folder: 1 : 3

Family history, 1962-1992

Box/Folder: 1 : 4

"Background Report," circa 1980

Box/Folder: 1 : 5-6

Curriculum vitae, circa 1982-1992

Box/Folder: 1 : 7

Biographical clippings from the 1976 World Book Year Book; Current Biography Yearbook, 1979; International Who's Who, 1994-2005; International Authors and Writers Who's Who, 1989

Box/Folder: 1 : 8

Awards, 1998-1999

Box/Folder: 1 : 9-11

Bibliography, 1965-1998

Box/Folder: 1 : 12-13

Contacts, including address book, mailing and telephone lists; business cards, 1965-1998

Scope and Content Note