Mikhail L'vovich Kantor Manuscripts, 1904-1968

Creator:: Kantor, Mikhail Lʹvovich, 1884-1970, La Bruyère, Jean de, 1645-1696, and La Rochefoucauld, François, duc de,, 1613-1680
Extent:: 200 items 2 boxes
Language:: French .
Scope and content:: Collection includes Kantor's diaries for 1921-32 and 1936-60; manuscripts of articles, poems, and a book-length work"Civilisation et assimilation"; and manuscripts of translations of the works of La Bruyeʹre and La Rochefoucauld. Also included are clippings and offprints of articles by Kantor (particularly from "Russkai︠a︡ Mysl"́, Paris, in the 1950s and 1960s); and a published volume of Kantor's poetry"Stikhi" (Paris, 1968).
Biographical / historical:: Emigre journalist and poet.

Acquisition information:

Manuscripts: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1973.

Manuscripts: Source of acquisition--Mrs. Irina Kantor. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1976.

Processing information:

Manuscripts Accessioned 1973.

Manuscripts Accessioned 1976.

Manuscripts Processed 05/--/79.

Accruals:

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Rules or conventions:

aapm

Location of originals:

Bakhmeteff Archive. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Columbia University.

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