Aleksei Alekseevich Bobrinskoi Papers, 1898-1969

Collection context

Creator:
Bobrinskoĭ, Alekseĭ Alekseevich, 1893-1971
Extent:
57 items (57 items)
Language:
Russian .
Scope and content:

Papers of Aleksei Alekseevich Bobrinskoi include correspondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs, postcards and printed materials. Correspondence include five postcards addressed to A. A. Bobrinskoi. Manuscripts consist of typescripts of A. A. Bobrinskoi's writings, including bio and memoir piece about his father; his radio scripts, article and letter of protest. Among the documents there are materials relating to the reimbursement to British citizens for debts and losses contracted in Russia, Russkii Natsional'nyi Komitet v Londone, medical prescriptions, business cards. Photographs include pictures of Benckendorff and Dolgorukii family members. Printed materials include genealogy of the Bobrinskoi family, periodicals, flyers, poster, clippings.

Biographical / historical:

Aleksei Alekseevich Bobrinskoi (October 16, 1893, St. Petersburg - February 6, 1971, London), Count, son of Aleksey Alexandrovich Bobrinskoi and Nadezhda Aleksandrovna (nee Polovtsova). He studied in Oxford. Emigrated to England after the revolution of 1917. Belonged to Masons. Was an actor, known for I Am a Camera (1955), The Mulberry Accelerator (1955), Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), Anastasia (1956)Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (1957), The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958), A Weekend with Lulu (1961).

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is located on-site.

Terms of access:

Reproductions 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); Aleksei Alekseevich Bobrinskoi Papers; 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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