Register of the Jane Leftwich Curry Collection

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Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford University

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Register of the Jane Leftwich Curry Collection

Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Contact Information

Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Phone: (650) 723-3563
Fax: (650) 725-3445
Email: archives@hoover.stanford.edu

Date Completed:: 2011
Encoded by:: Samira Bozorgi

Descriptive Summary

Title: Jane Leftwich Curry collection,

Date (inclusive): 1945-2006

Collection number: 2002C66

Collector: Curry, Jane Leftwich, 1948-

Extent: 7 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes (4.6 linear feet)

Repository: Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford, California 94305-6010

Abstract: Sound recordings and transcripts of interviews, clippings and other printed matter, conference materials, and miscellany, relating to Radio Free Europe broadcasting to Poland, the media in Eastern Europe, and political conditions in Poland, Ukraine and Georgia. Sound use copies of sound recordings available.

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives

Language: Mainly in Polish

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open for research.

The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible.

Publication Rights

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Jane Leftwich Curry collection, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 2002.

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.

Scope and Content Note

The Jane Leftwich Curry Collection consists of Sound recordings of interviews of Polish communist political and media officials, relating to Radio Free Europe broadcasting to Poland, as well as transcripts of interviews with political figures from Georgia and Ukraine. The Subject Files series includes various clippings and articles reflecting the political and economic scene in Poland before and during 1989 political transition.

Collection also contains reports, memoranda, and statistical data relating to public media in Poland. Of particular interest are surveys and studies conducted by Public Opinion Research Center, documenting the impact of media and propaganda on Polish citizens in the late 1980's through the 1990's.

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.

Radio broadcasting--Poland.

Mass media--European, Eastern.

Poland--Politics and government--1945-1980.

Poland--Politics and government--1980-1989.

Ukraine--Politics and government--1991-

Georgia (Republic)--Politics and government--1991-

Audiotapes

Collection Contents

Box: 1-2

Interview transcripts 2006 October-November and undated

Box: 1

Georgia, circa 2006

Box/Folder: 1 : 1

Bliadze, Lasha

Box/Folder: 1 : 2

Charkviani, Miranda

Box/Folder: 1 : 3

Chikovani, Tamar

Scope and Content Note

See also: Sound Recordings of Conducted Interviews

Box/Folder: 1 : 4

Chkhartishvili, Lasha

Box/Folder: 1 : 5

Djavakhishvili, Gocha

Box/Folder: 1 : 6

Dolidze, Anna

Scope and Content Note

See also: Sound Recordings of Conducted Interviews

Box/Folder: 1 : 7

Gogia, Levan

Box/Folder: 1 : 8

Gurjalaia, Gocha

Box/Folder: 1 : 9

Gvanca

Box/Folder: 1 : 10

Inaridze, Irma

Box/Folder: 1 : 11

Kakabadze, Gela; Nikolaishvili, Gela; and Zesashvili, Giorgi

Box/Folder: 1 : 12

Kakabadze, Nana

Box/Folder: 1 : 13

Kandelaki, Giorgi

Box/Folder: 1 : 14

Kardava, Tamuna

Box/Folder: 1 : 15

Karosanidze, Tamar

Box/Folder: 1 : 16

Khaindrava, Goga (Giorgi)

Box/Folder: 1 : 17

Khoperia, Eka

Box/Folder: 1 : 18

Kobalia, Aleksandre

Box/Folder: 1 : 19

Kolbaia, Vakhtang

Box/Folder: 1 : 20

Lekishvili, Nana

Box/Folder: 1 : 21

Lomadze, Maka

Box/Folder: 1 : 22

Meladze, Georgi

Box/Folder: 1 : 23

Mikadze, Tamar

Box/Folder: 1 : 24

Mikeladze, Davit

Box/Folder: 1 : 25

Minashvili, Akaki

Box/Folder: 1 : 26

Nachkebia, Badri

Box/Folder: 1 : 27

Oniani, Goga

Box/Folder: 1 : 28

Pipia, Irakli

Box/Folder: 1 : 29

Rostomashvili, Natalia, and Sopiko Samkharadze

Box/Folder: 1 : 30

Shengelia, Lela, and Malkaz Gvilava

Box/Folder: 1 : 31

Shengelia, Zaza

Box/Folder: 1 : 32

Shevardnadze, Eduard

Box/Folder: 1 : 33

Tavberidze, Zurab

Box/Folder: 1 : 34

Ttsikhistavi, Nina

Box/Folder: 1 : 35

Tsuladze, Luka

Box/Folder: 1 : 36

Turmanidze, Levan

Box/Folder: 1 : 37

Tutberidze, Tea

Box/Folder: 1 : 38

Usupashvili, David

Box/Folder: 1 : 39

Vakhtangidze, Irakly

Box: 1-2

Ukraine, 2006 October-November

Box: 1

Unidentified

Box/Folder: 1 : 40

Woman dealing with exit polls

Box/Folder: 1 : 41

"NDI' guy"

Box/Folder: 1 : 42

"Channel 5 guy"

Box/Folder: 1 : 43

"Pora man"

Box/Folder: 1 : 44

Campaign director (Yushchenko block)

Box/Folder: 1 : 45

Arkhypchuk, Sergii, 2006 November 27

Box/Folder: 1 : 46

Babenko, Iuliia

Box/Folder: 1 : 47

Babinets, Iuryi

Box/Folder: 1 : 48

Bezverkha, Anastasiia

Box/Folder: 1 : 49

Bilozir, Oksana

Box/Folder: 1 : 50

Bondarenko, Kuz (Kuzma?)

Box/Folder: 1 : 51

Chmelyk, Roman

Box/Folder: 1 : 52

Chornovil, Taras

Box/Folder: 1 : 53

Chubarov, Petro, 2006 November 6

Box/Folder: 1 : 54

Ditkivska, Kateryna

Box/Folder: 1 : 55

Horban, Ihor

Box/Folder: 1 : 56

Horova, Lesia (Oleksandra), 2006 October 29

Box/Folder: 1 : 57

Hubska, Viktoriia 2006 October 25

Box/Folder: 1 : 58

Ivanochko, Vasyl

Box/Folder: 1 : 59

Kachmar, Mariia

Box/Folder: 1 : 60

Katerynchuk, Mykola, 2006 October 27

Box/Folder: 1 : 61

Kobets, Ol'ga

Box/Folder: 1 : 62

Korkodym, Volodymyr

Box/Folder: 1 : 63

Kredis, Vitalii, 2006 October 29

Box/Folder: 1 : 64

Krystyniak, Oksana

Box/Folder: 1 : 65

Kryndyk, Ostap, 2006 November 1

Box/Folder: 1 : 66

Kulyk, Irina, 2006 November 12

Box/Folder: 2 : 1

Lasovsky, Vladyslav, 2006 October 31

Box/Folder: 2 : 2

Lukyanenko, Levko, 2006 October 31

Box/Folder: 2 : 3

Lytvynenko, Oleksandr, 2006 November 1

Box/Folder: 2 : 4

Nebozhenko, Vikto, 2006 November 8

Box/Folder: 2 : 5

Pavliuk, Stepan

Box/Folder: 2 : 6

Petrov, Kyryl, 2006 November 8

Box/Folder: 2 : 7

Podgorna, Viktoriaa, 2006 October 28

Box/Folder: 2 : 8

Pohrebinskyi, Myhaylo, 2006 October 25

Box/Folder: 2 : 9

Ponamarchuk, Dmitri, 2006 November 6

Box/Folder: 2 : 10

Rozhniatkovs'kyi, Andrii

Box/Folder: 2 : 11

Sal'nykov, Sergii

Box/Folder: 2 : 12

Shevtsov, Andrii

Box/Folder: 2 : 13

Skrypin, Roman, 2006 November 8

Box/Folder: 2 : 14

Soboleva, Tatiana, 2006 November 2

Box/Folder: 2 : 15

Sydoruk, Feder, 2006 November 2

Box/Folder: 2 : 16

Stets, Iurii

Box/Folder: 2 : 17

Stetskiv, Taras, 2006 October 31

Box/Folder: 2 : 18

Taran, Segiy, 2006 October 30

Box/Folder: 2 : 19

Vins'kyi, Yosyp

Box/Folder: 2 : 20

Voronovych, Mariana, 2006 November 3

Box/Folder: 2 : 21

Yusov, Andrey

Box/Folder: 2 : 22

Zolotari, Yevhen, 2006 October 27

Box: 2-7

Subject file, 1945-1994

Scope and Content Note

Includes research centres' reports, RFE reports, articles, and conferences papers related to media in Poland, also political parties brochures, newspaper clippings on political and economic conditions in Poland, Życie Partii journal articles, publications, and a videocassette

Box: 2-3

Media in Poland, 1970-1993

Scope and Content Note

Includes research centers reports, conferences and studies on media in Poland

Box/Folder: 2 : 23

East-West Relations Research Center Symposium, 1970

Box/Folder: 2 : 24

Newspapers in Poland, 1990s

Box/Folder: 2 : 25

Media censorship in Poland, 1980s

Box: 2

Public Opinion Research Center

Box/Folder: 2 : 26

Media in Poland

Box/Folder: 2 : 27

Polish TV News vs. RFE News

Box/Folder: 2 : 28

Surveys on journalism

Box/Folder: 2 : 29

"Radio and TV Commission" paper by Matt Iłowiecki, 1994 October 25

Box/Folder: 2 : 30

East-West Journalists Conference, 1990 October 12-13

Box/Folder: 2 : 31

"Restructuring of Television in East and Central Europe", paper for the colloquium of Center for Communication and Information Studies, 1993 October 20-23

Box/Folder: 2 : 32

"Civil Society and Media Democratization in East-Central Europe" paper for the Conference on Civil Society, Political Society, and Democracy, 1993 September 16-18

Box/Folder: 3 : 1

Western Media

Box/Folder: 3 : 2

International journalists, 1990

Box/Folder: 3 : 3

Radio Free Europe research reports, 1992-1993

Box/Folder: 3 : 4

Press Research Center article, 1992 July

Box/Folder: 3 : 5

"Press," Public Opinion Research Institute Bulletins, 1992-1994

Box: 3

Political parties materials, 1989-1993

Scope and Content Note

Includes brochures and rosters, pamphlets, minutes of meetings, and articles

Box/Folder: 3 : 6

Communist Party of Soviet Union roster brochure

Box/Folder: 3 : 7

Senate of the Republic of Poland brochure

Box/Folder: 3 : 8

Voting sessions in Senate, 1992-1993

Box/Folder: 3 : 9

State Council of Poland newspaper clippings, 1980-1986

Box/Folder: 3 : 10

State Council Bureau research paper, "Społeczno-polityczne i Prawne Warunki Pracy Radnych w ich Własnej Ocenie"

Box/Folder: 3 : 11

Articles relating to the political scene in Poland, 1990s

Box: 3

Organizing Committee for 1989 Round Table Negotiations (minutes)

Box/Folder: 3 : 12

1989 February

Box/Folder: 3 : 13

1989 March

Box/Folder: 3 : 14

1989 April

Box: 4-6

Polish economic conditions materials, 1971-1987

Scope and Content Note

Includes clippings, articles, related to political and economic conditions in Poland

Box/Folder: 4 : 1

Administrators on administration, 1980-1985

Box/Folder: 4 : 2

Education, 1982-1985

Box/Folder: 4 : 3

Employment, 1971-1985

Box/Folder: 4 : 4-5

Employment, salary and pensions, selection of managers, 1978-1985

Box/Folder: 4 : 6

Health and pharmaceuticals, 1980-1987

Box/Folder: 4 : 7

Party, administrative and economic reform, 1981-1987

Box/Folder: 4 : 8

Party apparatus position, statistics, 1982-1985

Box/Folder: 4 : 9

Structures of control within party, 1981-1987

Box/Folder: 4 : 10

European and US economic policy, financial aid, involvement, 1978-1987

Box/Folder: 4 : 11

Turnover 1980/81, 1981 December 13

Box/Folder: 4 : 12

Economic Crisis: 1956, 1970, 1976. Economic reforms, 1945-1980

Box/Folder: 4 : 13

Stories of decision-making, 1977-1987

Box/Folder: 5 : 1

Bureaucratic response to criticism, 1983-1986

Box/Folder: 5 : 2

Intellectual criticism of policies and decision-making, 1977-1987

Box/Folder: 5 : 3

Party elite government criticism of policies and decision-making, 1981-1987

Box/Folder: 5 : 4-8

Public opinion on reforms, system, state institutions, and problems, 1980-1987

Box/Folder: 5 : 9

Workers' criticism of policies and decision-making, 1981-1985

Box/Folder: 6 : 1

Bureaucracy and authority, 1978-1987

Box/Folder: 6 : 2-3

Corruption and misadministration, 1978-1987

Box/Folder: 6 : 4

Government statements on controlling bureaucracy, 1983-1986

Box/Folder: 6 : 5

State programs on overcoming the economic crisis, 1981-1987

Box/Folder: 6 : 6-7

Factories management, managers, self-management, and impact of bureaucracy, 1981-1986

Box/Folder: 6 : 8

Solidarity groups, 1981

Box/Folder: 6 : 9

Solidarity proposals, 1981-1982

Box/Folder: 6 : 10

Role of experts, 1978-1985

Box/Folder: 6 : 11

Rada Wzajemnej Pomocy Gospodarczej, 1980-1984

Box/Folder: 6 : 12

Hungarian reform, 1986-1987

Box/Folder: 6 : 13

Other communist countries, 1983-1985

Box/Folder: 7

Journal articles, 1968-1980

Scope and Content Note

Includes articles from Życie Partii and other journals

Box/Folder: 7 : 1

"Aktualne Problemy Kierowniczej Roli Partii," Życie Partii No. 6, 1968

Box/Folder: 7 : 2

"Kadry Nie Rosną Same," Życie Partii No. 2, 1971

Box/Folder: 7 : 3

"Statutowe Zasady Przyjmowania," Życie Partii, No. 2, 1972

Box/Folder: 7 : 4

"Rozmowy Indywidualne w Partii," Życie Partii, No. 4, 1977

Box/Folder: 7 : 5

"Wśród Pracowników Aparatu," Życie Partii, No. 4, 1977

Box/Folder: 7 : 6

"Tendencje Rozwojowe Łódzkiej Organizacji Partyjnej," Życie Partii, No. 10, 1977

Box/Folder: 7 : 7

"Partyjna Ocena Administracji Gminnej," "Aktywność Członków Partii w Radach Narodowych i Urzędach," Życie Partii, No. 2 1979

Box/Folder: 7 : 8

"Doskonalenie Kadr w Urzędach," Życie Partii, No. 4, 1980

Box/Folder: 7 : 9

"Rola Kadr i Polityka Kadrowa PZPR," Życie Partii, No. 6, 1980

Box/Folder: 7 : 10

"W Ocenie Kandydatów," Życie Partii, No. 9, 1980

Box/Folder: 7 : 11

"Istota i Mechanizmy Pracy Partyjnej," Życie Partii, No. 10, 1980

Box/Folder: 7 : 12

"Z Prac Komisji Wnioskowej VI Plenum KC," Życie Partii, No. 11, 1980

Box/Folder: 7 : 13

"Polityka Kadrowa", "Rola Aparatu Partyjnego," Życie Partii, No. 2, 1981

Box/Folder: 7 : 14

"Aby Nie Zmarnować Szansy," "Dla Dobrego Imienia Partii," "Niewinni Dyrektorzy," Życie Partii, No. 4, 1981

Box/Folder: 7 : 15

"Konieczny Oręż," Życie Partii, No. 6, 1981

Box/Folder: 7 : 16

"Nad Przemianami w Aparacie," "Korupcja i Odpowiedzialność," Życie Partii, No. 9, 1981

Box/Folder: 7 : 17

Polityka, 1982-1988

Box/Folder: 7 : 18

Po Prostu, 1956-1970

Box/Folder: 7 : 19

Miscellaneous articles and publications

Box/Folder: 7 : 20-21

Articles and publications by Kazimierz Kąkol, minister of the Office for Religious Affairs

Box/Folder: 7 : 22

Video. "Azadlyk Means Freedom", "Romania: Searching" DVD, undated

Box: 8-9

Sound Recordings, 2002-2004

Scope and Content Note

Includes interviews with Polish communist elites about the role of Radio Free Europe in Poland. 82 compact sound cassettes

Box: 8-9

Poland, 2002-2004

Box: 8

Interviews' annotations

Box: 8

Unidentified

Box: 8

Bożyk, Paweł (2 cassettes, 1 defective)

Box: 8

Cechanowicz, Artur (2 cassettes)

Box: 8

Chanishvili, Nani

Box: 8

Hirovani, Tamara

Box: 8

Ciosek, Stanisław

Box: 8

Czechowicz, Andrzej

Box: 8

Dolidze, Anna

Box: 8

Former Men of Conflict

Box: 8

Frelek, Ryszard (2 cassettes)

Box: 8

Irma

Box: 8

Jaruzelski, Wojciech (3 cassettes)

Box: 8

Kąkol, Kazimierz (2 cassettes)

Box: 8

Kania, Stanisław (4 cassettes)

Box: 8

Kikalishvili, Davit

Box: 8

Kiszczak, Czesław (3 cassettes)

Box: 8

Klimczak, Władysław (3 cassettes)

Box: 8

Kozik, Zenobiusz

Box: 8

Kruszewski, Krzysztof (2 cassettes)

Box: 8

Kruszewski, Stanisław

Box: 8

Kubiak, Hieronim (3 cassettes)

Box: 8

Kurtz, Andrzej (2 cassettes)

Box: 8

Kwiatkowski, Stanisław (4 cassettes)

Box: 8

Łopatka, Adam

Box: 9

Maciszewski, Jarema (2 cassettes)

Box: 9

Matwin, Władysław (2 cassettes)

Box: 9

Matyniuk, Andrzej

Box: 9

Morawski, Jerzy (2 cassettes)

Box: 9

Natia

Box: 9

Political Prisoners

Box: 9

Rakowski, Mieczysław

Box: 9

Ramishvili, Levan and Conquest, Robert

Box: 9

Schwartz, Stephen

Box: 9

Sobczak, Joanna

Box: 9

Sobczak, Joanna and Strzeżewski, Michał

Box: 9

Starewicz, Artur (8 cassettes)

Box: 9

Szaciło, Tadeusz, Generał (2 cassettes)

Box: 9

Szczepański, Maciej (2 cassettes)

Box: 9

Szulczewski, Michał

Box: 9

Tartarkiewicz, Anna (2 cassettes)

Box: 9

Tejchma, Józef (2 cassettes)

Box: 9

Toeplitz, Krzysztof

Box: 9

Urban, Jerzy

Box: 9

Waszczuk, Jerzy (3 cassettes)

Box: 9

Werblan, Andrzej (2 cassettes)

Box: 9

Wiatr, Jerzy

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