Mikhail Mikhailovich Zolotarev Papers, 1879-1950

Collection context

Creator:
Zolotarev, Mikhail Mikhaĭlovich, -1958, I︠U︡renev, Petr P., Konovalev, Aleksandr I, and Robinson, Geroid Tanquary, 1892-1971
Extent:
2500 items 8 boxes; 1 oversized roll of posters shelved with collection
Language:
Russian .
Scope and content:

Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs, subject files and printed materials of Zolotarev. The correspondence includes letters from Petr P. I︠U︡renev, Aleksandr I. Konovalov, and Geroid T. Robinson. There are photographs of two actors from the Moscow Art Theater: Vasiliĭ Luzhskiĭ and Ivan Moskvin. The correspondence dates from 1879 to 1950 and includes some miscellaneous items apparently unrelated to Zolotarev. There are manuscripts by various authors on religious and political themes. The subject files include materials relating to several Russian emigre organizations, the White Navy, and Columbia University. Among the printed materials are booklets, journals, clippings and posters.

Biographical / historical:

Served in the White Navy in the Far East during the Civil War, and left the Soviet Union during the twenties. He emigrated to New York and was associated with the library and the Russian Institute at Columbia.

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is located on-site.

Location of this collection:
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027, USA
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