Avgusta Filippovna Damanskaia Papers, 1913-1958

Collection context

Creator:
Damanskai͡a, A. (Avgusta), 1885-, Kuskova, Ekaterina, Osorgin, Mikhail Andreevich, 1878-1942, Remizov, Alekseĭ, 1877-1957, Roda Roda, 1872-1945, and Barbusse, Henri, 1873-1935
Extent:
450 items 2 boxes; 1 oversized folder
Language:
Russian .
Scope and content:

There are letters from Russian emigre writers such as Mark Aldanov, Ekaterina Kuskova, Mikhail Osorgin, and Alekseĭ Remizov, and by western authors, including Henri Barbusse and Alexander Roda Roda. Manuscripts include memoirs, stories, and notebooks of Damanskai︠a︡. Printed materials consist of clippings of her articles, and one book by her entitled "Kartochnye domiki sovetskogo stroitelśtva" (1920).

Biographical / historical:

Author of of such works as "Miranda" and "Voda ne idet.".

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is located on-site.

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