AVAILABILITY

The RFE/RL collection is available on a limited basis. The broadcast archive, currently consisting of some 80,000 reel-to-reel tapes, must be transferred to a more stable and durable medium before it can be made available to the public. The paper records will be made available as they are processed. Researchers are advised to contact RFE/RL project archivist Anatol Shmelev before visiting the Archives to determine current availability.

RFE/RL COLLECTION STAFF

Anatol Shmelev, Project Archivist
Tel: (650) 723-3563
E-mail: shmelev@hoover.stanford.edu

Adviser to the Hoover Institution's RFE/RL records project:
A. Ross Johnson
E-mail: rjohnson@hoover.stanford.edu

COPYRIGHT

RFE/RL, Inc. retains all of its copyright rights in the broadcast archives, corporate and other records and historical materials that it has donated to the Hoover Institution; however, some of the documents and other historical materials in the RFE/RL collection are in the public domain and may be reproduced and used in any way. Other parties may own copyright rights in certain other materials in the collection, and those materials may be used only with the permission of the copyright holder.

The Hoover Institution issues a warning concerning copyright restrictions to every researcher who requests copies of documents. The status of copyright rights in a particular document or other material must be ascertained on a case-by-case basis, depending on the facts and circumstances surrounding creation of the work, including the year it was created, the location of its creation, whether it was published, etc. Although copyright laws are under constant redefinition in the courts, it is ultimately the responsibility of the researcher to properly use copyrighted materials. The staff generally cannot answer questions regarding the use of copyrighted materials, unless the materials in question clearly are in the public domain.

REFERENCE QUESTIONS

If you have any questions regarding access to the collection that are not answered here, please try the Frequently Asked Questions Page or contact Anatol Shmelev, project archivist.