Dmitrii Antonovich Volkogonov papers, 1917-1995

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Creators:: Volkogonov, D. A. (Dmitriĭ Antonovich)
Abstract:: Writings, correspondence, and collected research materials, relating to the history of the Soviet Union. Finding aid to the microfilm reels available from the Library of Congress Manuscript Division: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009065
Extent:: 2 manuscript boxes (20 microfilm reels) (0.8 Linear Feet)
Language:: Russian
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Dmitrii Antonovich Volkogonov papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and content:: Writings, correspondence, and collected research materials, relating to the history of the Soviet Union. Finding aid to the microfilm reels available from the Library of Congress Manuscript Division: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009065
Biographical / historical:: Soviet historian and director of the Institute of Military History, Volkogonov had unfettered access to Soviet archives, on which he based his biographies of Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin. Volkogonov was also a member of the advisory board of the Hoover Institution project in Moscow to microfilm portions of the Archives of the Soviet Communist Party and Soviet State.
Acquisition information:: Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2001.
Physical location:: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Restrictions:: 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.
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Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Dmitrii Antonovich Volkogonov papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:: Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US