A Handbook for Archival Research in the USSR

CONTENTS: Archival Administration and the State Archival Fund; The State Archival Fund; The State Agency for Archival Administration; The Organization and the Administration; Arrangement an Description of Archival Materials; Soviet Archival Arrangement; Soviet Archival Description; Access to Archival Materials; Archival Functions and State Service; Research Access Possibilities; ; Institutional Jurisdiction; General Factors Affecting Archival Access; Bilateral Archival Agreements and Researcher Access; Preparation for Archival Research; Finding appropriate Archival Historical Disciplines; Presentation of Archival Requests; The Approval Process and Possible Bottlenecks; Starting Research in the Archive; General Reference Aids for Archival Research; General Archival Directories; Bibliography of Finding Aids; Reference Aids for Historical Research and Source Study; Reference Aids ; or Bibliology; Reference Aids for Oriental Manuscripts; Duplication Microfilm of Archival Materials; Research in Libraries; General Directories of Soviet Libraries; Newspaper Collections; Major Libraries in Moscow; Major Libraries in Leningrad.