Aleksandra Gol'shtein Papers, 1876-1937

Creator:: Golśhteĭn, Aleksandra Vasilévna, 1850-1937, Golśhteĭn, Vladimir A, Arcos, René, 1880-, Baltrušaitis, Jurgis, 1873-1944, Barzun, 1881-1973, Bergson, Henri, 1859-1941, Bunin, Ivan Alekseevich, 1870-1953, Drahominov, Mykaĭlo Petrovych, 1841-1895, Diaghilev, Serge, 1872-1929, Fontaine, Andrʹe, 1865-, Fort, Paul, 1872-1960, Ghil, René, 1862-1925, Ivanov, V. I. (Vi︠a︡cheslav Ivanovich), 1866-1949, Khodasevich, V. F. (Vladislav Felit͡sianovich), 1886-1939, Maillol, Aristide, 1861-1944, Lavrov, P. L. (Petr Lavrovich), 1823-1900, Redon, Odilon, 1840-1916, Voloshin, Maksimilian Aleksandrovich, 1877-1932, Vernadskiĭ, V. I. (Vladimir Ivanovich), 1863-1945, and Balʹmont, Konstantin Dmitrievich, 1867-1942
Extent:: 4500 items 12 boxes
Language:: Russian .
Scope and content:: Most of the collection consists of letters to Golśteĭn; there are some as well to her second husband, Vladimir A. Gol'shtein. The materials reflect Gol'shtein ties to Russian liberalism and populism and also to both French and Russian art and literature. There are groups of cataloged letters from Renʹe Arcos (15), Mykhailo Drahomaniv (52), Andrʹe Fontainas (31), Renʹe Ghil (32), Viacheslav Ivanov (17), Petr Lavrov (49), Vladimir Vernadskii (20), and Maksimilian Voloshin (29). There are also items by Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Henri Martin Barzun, Henri Bergson, Ivan Bunin, Sergei Diagilev, Paul Fort, Vladislav Khodasevich, Aristide Maillol, and Odilon Redon. Manuscripts are chiefly by Golśhteĭn, and include her memoirs on Drahomaniv. There are also poems by Voloshin and by Konstantin Bal'mont. Subject files deal with such topics as the Russian famine of 1891-92 and the Russian Liberation Committee at the time of the Civil War. There is a copy of Gol'shtein's book, "Serf Life in Russia."
Biographical / historical:: A Russian emigre in France from the 1870s until her death.

Acquisition information:

Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1951.

Papers: Source of acquisition--George and Nina Vernadsky. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1953.

Processing information:

Papers Accessioned 1951.

Papers Accessioned 1953.

Papers Processed 03/--/82.

Papers Revised 12/--/82.

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Alternative form available:

Microfilm 96-2026-1: 1. Voloshin, Maksimilian Aleksandrovich v.p., 1901-1920 + n.d. To Aleksandra Vasil'evna Gol!shtein 20 a.l.s. 1 t.l.s. 1 p.l.s. 6 a.p.c.s. 2. Voloshin, Maksimilian Aleksandrovich Moscow, 11 Nov. 1910 To Aleksandra Vasil'evna Gol'shtein a.l.s., 2p. (with poems enclosed) Voloshin, Maksimilian Aleksandrovich "la ne prosil...;" "Teper1 ia mertv..." Moscow, 7 Nov. 1910 2 a.ms.s. (poems) 3. Voloshin, Maksimilian Aleksandrovich (Poems) n.p., n.d. 3 a.ms.s. 2 a.ms. 3 t.ms.

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