RECENT ACQUISITIONS

April 8, 2008
Papers of John Sidney McCain now available for use at the Hoover Institution Archives
The papers of Admiral John Sidney McCain Sr. (August 9, 1884–September 6, 1945), who commanded the Fast Carrier Task Force in World War II, have been deposited at the Hoover Institution Archives.

February 27, 2008
Hoover Institution Archives acquires the Boleslaw “William” Boreysza Papers and NKVD Files
The papers of Boleslaw “William” Boreysza, a librarian-cataloger, who served in the Hoover Institution Library for more than thirty years until his retirement in 1990, have been added to the holdings of the Hoover Institution Archives. Boreysza (1921-2002) known as Bolek to his Polish friends and as Bill to his coworkers, was a well-known figure in the Polish émigré community of Northern California. Today readers can see a lightly penciled WB inside the cover of the many thousands of Hoover books that he cataloged over the years. His quiet profession contrasted with the tumultuous history that swept him up in his younger years, when he participated in and was a witness to the events in Poland, Soviet Russia, the Middle East, and Italy in World War II.

December 4, 2007
Papers of Ambassador Jacques Leprette now available for use at the Hoover Institution Archives
The papers of French diplomat Jacques Leprette (1920–2004), acquired in 2005 and newly processed and available for research use in the Hoover Institution Archives, document the life and distinguished diplomatic career of a man who proudly served the French government yet was an equally ardent citizen of Europe and friend of the United States.

October 25, 2007
Lei Zhen Papers Acquired by Hoover Archives
The personal papers of Lei Zhen (1897–1979), human rights activist, liberal thinker, and vigorous political opponent of Chiang Kai-shek and Kuomintang rule in post-1949 Taiwan, were recently acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives.

September 21, 2007
Andrzej Dudzinski’s Art Received by Hoover Archives
Andrzej Dudzinski, a prominent and critically acclaimed contemporary Polish artist, has donated a large collection of his original graphic works to the Hoover Institution. The materials provide an extensive sampling of Dudzinski’s thirty years of work in the United States as an illustrator, cartoonist, and graphic commentator.