Avrahm Yarmolinsky Papers, 1918-1967

Collection context

Creator:
Yarmolinsky, Avrahm, 1890-1975, Babelʹ, I. (Isaak), 1894-1940, Chukovskiĭ, Korneĭ, 1882-1969, Esenin, Sergeĭ Aleksandrovich, 1895-1925, Karpovich, Michael, 1888-1959, Roerich, Nicholas, 1874-1947, Mazon, André, 1881-1967, Pavlov, Ivan Nikolaevich, 1859-1943, Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich, 1890-1960, Mili︠u︡kov, P. N. (Pavel Nikolaevich), 1859-1943, Zami︠a︡tin, Evgeniĭ Ivanovich, 1884-1937, Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977, Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883, and Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881
Extent:
300 items 1 box
Language:
Russian .
Scope and content:

The collection consists primarily of correspondence and manuscripts. There are letters from Korneĭ Chukovskiĭ, Mikhail Karpovich, Andre Mazon, Vladimir Nabokov, and Evgeniĭ Zami︠a︡tin. There is also one item each from Sergeĭ Esenin, Pavel Mili︠u︡kov, Ivan Pavlov, and Nikolaĭ Roerich. Manuscripts include photocopies of poems by Korneĭ Chukovskiĭ, Sergeĭ Esenin, and Boris Pasternak. There are subject files on Dostoevskiĭ, Turgenev, Soviet education, and Slavic studies in the United Studies, and a photograph of Isaak Babel ́with his daughter.

Biographical / historical:

Yarmolinsky, i.e. I︠A︡rmolinskiĭ, Ph.D. 1921, was the head of the Slavonic Division of the New York Public Library from 1918 to 1955, and author, editor and translator of numerous books in the field of Russian literature.

Access and use

Restrictions:

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Location of this collection:
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New York, NY 10027, USA
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