Laura Engelstein Collection of Research Note Cards on Social and Cultural History of Late Imperial Russia, 1982-1992
Collection context
- Creator:
- Engelstein, Laura
- Extent:
- 6.25 linear feet 7 card file boxes in 5 record cartons
- Language:
- English .
- Scope and content:
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This collection illustrates the research process of a distinguished professor, and also brings a great deal of otherwise scattered (in Russian archives) material together on topics of human sexuality in Imperial Russia.
The vast majority of material in this collection consists of Prof. Engelstein's notes, and xeroxes of pre-Revolutionary Russian publications (chapters, mostly) on her specific topics
- Biographical / historical:
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Laura Engelstein received her Ph.D. from Stanford in 1976 and taught at Cornell, Princeton, and Yale. Her research focused on the social and cultural history of late imperial Russia, with attention to the role of law, medicine, and the arts in public life. She has also researched themes in the history of gender, sexuality, and religion.
Her publications include: Russia in Flames: War, Revolution, and Civil War, 1914-1921 (2018); Wartime Notebooks: France, 1940-1944 (2018); Moscow, 1905: Working-Class Organization and Political Conflict (1982); The Keys to Happiness: Sex and the Search for Modernity in Fin-de-Siecle Russia (1992); Castration and the Heavenly Kingdom: A Russian Folktale (1999); and Slavophile Empire: Imperial Russia's Illiberal Path (2009); as well as an essay collection edited with Stephanie Sandler, Self and Story in Russian History (2000).
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
- Terms of access:
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No Photocopying or Digital Reproduction permitted.
- Preferred citation:
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Laura Engelstein Collection of Research Note Cards on Social and Cultural History of Late Imperial Russia; Box and Folder; Bakhmeteff Archive. Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
- Location of this collection:
- Before you visit:
- Researchers interested in viewing materials in the RBML reading room must must book an appointment at least 7 days in advance. To make the most of your visit, be sure to request your desired materials before booking your appointment, as researchers are limited to 5 items per day.
- Contact:
- rbml@library.columbia.edu