Mariia Kirillovna Shevich Memoirs, 1956

Creator:: Shevich, Marii︠a︡ Kirillovna
Extent:: 113 pages (113 pages)
Language:: Russian .
Scope and content:: These typescript memoirs discuss her childhood at diplomatic posts (Japan, Washington, Netherlands), and in France and Russia; and her adult life up to 1920. A great deal of attention is devoted to life in the Imperial court and aristocratic social circles.
Biographical / historical:: Shevich was the daughter of diplomat Kirill Struve. She was lady-in-waiting at the Imperial court before the 1917 revolution. From 1917 to early 1920, when she left Russia, she lived in the Kislovodsk area with Grand Princess Marii︠a︡ Pavlovna.

Acquisition information:

Memoirs: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1956.

Processing information:

Memoirs Accessioned 1956.

Memoirs Processed 09/--/81.

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