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:
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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:
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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:
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This collection is located on-site.
- Location of this collection:
- Before you visit:
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- Contact:
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