Radio Free Europe in New York, (1946-) 1952 - 1974 (-1989)

Radio Free Europe (RFE) - "the Polish Desk" in New York was founded in 1952 as a part of the Polish Section of RFE in Munich (Germany). "The Polish Desk" of RFE in New York was closed in 1974.

Arrangement in Series: Head Office - Reports; Polish Research Section - Information Department; Polish Research Section - Translation Department.

The collection contains official annual and quarterly reports sent from RFE Headquarters in Munich (1971-1976). The series of " The Polish Research Section - Information Department" contains information - press clippings and reports on the interior situation in Poland and the Soviet Union (1945-1964), research materials on the legal system in Poland (1951-1954). There are also scripts of radio speeches from "the Polish Desk" (1952- 1956) for "Glos Wolnej Polski". The series of " The Polish Research Section - Translation Department" contains translations of scripts and research materials (from Polish to English) for other sections of RFE. The collection contains also ca. 200 unprocessed tapes with sound recordings (1956-1989).

Acquisition Note: Gifts, ca 1976-1994.  
Language: English, Polish, German.  
Dimensions: 15 storage boxes, 86 folders, 23.0 ft. = 7.00 m
Local system # 036
Finding Aids: Collection inventory, list of sound recordings from the Polish Section of RFE in Munich, database description, folder level control. 

Special Note: The main collection of sound recordings from the Polish Section of RFE in Munich is preserved in the Archives of the Audiovisual Records in Warsaw (Poland). Many scripts and materials from "the Polish Desk" of RFE you may find in Piasa Archives in the collection No. 011 - Jerzy Ptakowski Papers.

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