Chechulin Family Papers, 1847-1958

Collection context

Creator:
Maĭdelʹ, Ekaterina Ippolitovna, 1890-1971, Chechulin, Fedor F., Chechulina, Hilda, Chechulina, Polina Petrovna, and Chechulin Family
Extent:
100 items 1 box
Language:
Russian .
Scope and content:

The collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, documents, and photographs, chiefly form the third quarter of the nineteenth century. There are also letters from Fedor Chechulin to his wife, from 1856-1865, in Swedish with later Russian translations; documents and other correspondence from 1847-1877; a manuscript about the family by Ekaterina Maĭdel;́ several family photographs; and a memoir by Polina Petrovna Chechulina about her experiences as a physical development instructor for the family of Grand Prince Konstantin Konstantinovich from about the end of the nineteenth century to World War I.

Biographical / historical:

Fedor F. Chechulin was a Russian merchant in Finland; his wife Hilda was Swedish; Polina Petrovna Chechulina was the niece of Fedor Chechulin.

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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