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Russian Newspapers and Emigre Periodicals, 1904-1980
128 linear feetCollection of Russian and Eastern European emigre newspapers and periodicals published in Europe, North America, South America and Australia in the 20th century, also includes a number of newspapers published in Russia and the Soviet Union.
Russkii Natsional'nyi Komitet Records, 1917-1960
32000 itemsThe collection contains RNK correspondence, documents, photographs, subject files, organizational records and printed materials. There are letters from Boris Bakhmeteff, Pavel and Petr Dolgorukov, Zinaida Gippius, Aleksandr Kutepov, Dmitrii Merezhovskii, Bernard Pares, Ariadna Tyrkova-Williams, George Vernadsky, and Petr Vrangel. There is a short essay by Aleksandra Tolstaia about her father. The manuscripts relate to political, historical and sociological issues. Most of the subject files relate to emigre organizations other than the RNK, while those of the RNK are classified into files of financial records, bulletins, minutes and lists of names and addresses. Among the printed materials are brochures and pamphlets, clippings, newspapers, and books.
Seymour B. Durst Collection of Historical Manuscripts, Documents & Newspapers, 1764-1990
67 Linear FeetA collection of 17 cataloged items collected by Seymour B. Durst as part of his Old York Library collection. In addition there is a quite extensive collection of newspapers.
Soviet Newspapers, 1912-1964
1.5 Linear FeetRussian Newspapers of the 20th Century: The birth of "Pravda" in Russia (1912); The Death and Funeral of Stalin (1953); and Khrushchev's Visit to North Africa (1964)
Stepan Vasil'evich Vostrotin Papers, 1919-1942
1000 itemsCorrespondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs, subject files and printed materials of Vostrotin. The correspondence dates from 1919 to 1942. The manuscripts are chiefly by Vostrotin, and primarily consist of memoirs. Among the subjects he treats in his memoirs are: the building of the Chinese-Eastern railroad, gold mining along the Eniseĭ River in Siberia, the creation of the North Sea route, various Siberian explorations, the Civil War in the Far East, and Russian emigration to the Far East, with reference to the Russian newspaper "Russkiĭ golos" in Harbin, of which Vostrotin was editor of the 1920's. There are a few documents and subject files relating to the same topics. The printed materials contain several dozen maps.
Sylvia Ardyn Boone Papers, 1925-2011, bulk 1961-1993
40 linear feetThe Tharchin Collection, 1901-1975, bulk 1923-1963
7.58 linear feetThe Tharchin Collection consists primarily of correspondence, publications and drafts, photographs, daybooks and financial accounts, and autobiographical materials. The geographic coverage of the collection spans both sides of the Himalayas, in particular, the activities of intellectuals, officials, missionaries, and other historical figures in India, Sikkim, and Tibet.
Vasilii Petrovich Nikitin Papers, 1859-1960
5000 itemsThe papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, notes, documents, photographs, subject files, and printed materials. Among the correspondents are Louis Marin, Mikhail Osorgin, Alekseĭ Remizov, Boris Ubegaun, George Vernadsky, and the "Eurasianists" Petr Savitskiĭ and Petr Suvchinskiĭ; there is one letter from Nikolaĭ Marr. There is the manuscript of Nikitin's memoirs, "Arabeski: pochemu i︠a︡ stal vostochnikom?" There are extensive notes of lectures by Nikolaĭ Berdi︠a︡ev in 1925. Numerous photographs date from Nikitin's service in Iran. Subject files concern the Eurasian movement (evraziĭstvo), and the Committee "For Return to the Homeland" ("Za Vozvrashchenie na Rodinu"). Printed materials largely consist of Nikitin's own writings.
Viktor Borisovich Oks Papers, 1914-1968
1.5 linear feetPapers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, and printed materials. Correspondents include Nadezhda Teffi and Pierre Fresnay. There are manuscripts of stories, novels, plays, scenarios, and memoirs by Oks. Oks' memoirs touch on his legal career in Russia and meetings with Sarah Bernhardt and Fedor Shali︠a︡pin; the memoirs of his wife, Lidii︠a︡ Borshch, concern the period of the Revolution and Civil War in Russia and meetings with Maksim Gorḱiĭ in Italy in the 1920s. Among the printed materials are the first issue of the emigre literary journal "Chisla," theatrical newspapers from Petrograd in 1914-16, and issues of French periodicals with Oks' memoirs about his legal career in Russia, including contacts with Lenin and Trotsky.