Igor' Chinnov Poetry Readings, 1992-1993

Collection context

Creator:
Chinnov, Igorʹ
Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet (1 video tape)
Language:
English .
Scope and content:

1 video tape containing two poetry readings by Igor' Chinnov: Reading No.3 – Mostly Grotesques from Books 7 and 8; Reading No.4 – made following his return from Moscow. Reading No.3 originally recorded in October 1992 and Reading No.4 in the fall of 1993 by Nicholas Bancroft. Copies made May 9, 2000.

Biographical / historical:

Igor Vladimirovich Chinnov (1909 – 1996), Russian poet, Professor of Russian Literature at the universities of Kansas, Pittsburgh, and Vanderbilt. Emigrated to the West during the Second World War. Settled in France after the war. Became known as a poet of the Paris Note. In 1953 Moved to West Germany. Worked on the Russian desk of Radio Liberty in Munich (1955-1962). Moved to the USA in 1962.

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is located on-site.

Terms of access:

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Igor' Chinnov Poetry Readings; Box and Folder; Bakhmeteff Archive, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Location of this collection:
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027, USA
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