NTS, High Council, Executive Bureau - Sector for Propaganda and Information
Scope and Contents
The Victor M. Baydalakoff Collection consists of correspondence, documents, reports, and photographs, as well as some interesting examples of anti-Communist agitational literature. It contains various organizational materials, documents, reports, and publications generated by various administrative, information, and operational sectors of the NTS (Natsionalno-Trudovoi Soiuz, trans: The National Worker's Alliance), an organization Baydalakoff founded in 1930. Mr. Baydalakoff's personal correspondence (1952, 1954 - 1965) and papers are also present in the collection.
Dates
- From the Collection: 1932 - 1965
Conditions Governing Access
Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.
Extent
From the Collection: 5.1 Cubic Feet (10 document cases and 1 oversized folder)
Language of Materials
English
Container Summary
Sample Propaganda Materials Distributed in the Soviet Union. Decide Your Own Fate (brochure); letters from soldiers who defected from the Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany (leaflets); Anti-Communist poem and caricature of Soviet Leadership 1953-1954 (leaflet); appeal to the workers in the Soviet apparat to deflect (leaflet); A Meeting with America (booklet); 25 Ruble bill with NTS propaganda on the reverse; In the Name of the Motherland, Serve the People and not the Government (leaflet); For the Motherland! Against Stalin (leaflet)
Creator
- From the Collection: Baydalakoff, Victor M., 1900-1967 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu