Aminad Petrovich Shpolianskii Papers, 1917-1957
Collection context
- Creator:
- Shpoli︠a︡nskiĭ, Aminad Petrovich, approximately 1888-1957, Bunin, Ivan Alekseevich, 1870-1953, Kuprin, Aleksandr Ivanovich, 1870-1938, Mili︠u︡kov, P. N. (Pavel Nikolaevich), 1859-1943, Remizov, Alekseĭ, 1877-1957, Tėffi, N. A. (Nadezhda Aleksandrovna), 1872-1952, Tolstoy, Aleksey Nikolayevich, graf, 1883-1945, Balʹmont, Konstantin Dmitrievich, 1867-1942, Merezhkovsky, Dmitry Sergeyevich, 1865-1941, Repin, Ili︠́a︡ Efimovich, 1844-1930, Chaliapin, Fyodor Ivanovich, 1873-1938, T︠S︡vetaeva, Marina, 1892-1941, and Gippius, Z. N. (Zinaida Nikolaevna), 1869-1945
- Extent:
- 1 linear foot 2 boxes
- Language:
- Russian .
- Scope and content:
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The papers include correspondence, manuscripts, and printed materials. Correspondence consists of letters from a number of important cultural figures in the emigration, including: Ivan Bunin, Zinaida Guppius, Aleksandr Kuprin, Pavel Mili︠u︡kov, Alekseĭ Remizov, Nadezhda Teffi, and Alekseĭ Tolstoĭ; there are also one or two letters each from Konstantin Balḿont, Dmitriĭ Merezhkovskiĭ, Ili︠́a︡ Repin, Fedor Shali︠a︡pin, and Marina T︠S︡vetaeva. There are manuscripts of several works by Shpoli︠a︡nskiĭ, including his memoirs, "Poezd na tretém puti" (New York, 1954).
- Biographical / historical:
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Emigre humorist who wrote under the name of Don Aminado.
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