Sub-subseries III.3.4: "Biographical Dictionary", 1940s-1962

Scope and content:

Comprises of materials for one of the Project's major activities - creation of the Mensheviks biographical dictionary. Contains typescripts of Menshevik biographies; personal cards with key biographical, bibliographical, and reference data; and individual files with Mensheviks' bio-bibliographical and reference data including autobiographies, questionnaires, articles, obituaries, and other publications, mostly from Sotsialisticheskii vestnik (holograph manuscripts and notes, typescripts, clippings, printed material). Files arranged according to Russian alphabet. Materials on Georgian Mensheviks are part of Sub-subseries III.3.7: Georgian collection (boxes 55-57). More information on Mensheviks' biographies can be found in memoirs, interviews, and in the general files of the Menshevik Project.

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Access and use

Parent restrictions:

This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

This collection has no restrictions.

Unique time-based media items have been reformatted and are available onsite via links in the container list. Commercial materials are not routinely digitized.

Parent terms of access:
Restrictions on quote and publication applied to letters of recommendation.
Location of this collection:
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027, USA
Before you visit:
Researchers interested in viewing materials in the RBML reading room must must book an appointment at least 7 days in advance. To make the most of your visit, be sure to request your desired materials before booking your appointment, as researchers are limited to 5 items per day.
Contact:
rbml@library.columbia.edu