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Mikhail Petrovich Dolgorukov Papers, 1906-1974
14 itemsCollection principally concerns Dolgorukov's father, Petr D. Dolgorukov and uncle Pavel D. Dolgorukov. There is a short essay on the family by M.P. Dolgorukov with a photograph of the two brothers; a photograph of a drawing of Pavel done in 1921; and newspaper clippings concerning Petr when he was vice-president of the first Russian State Duma (1906). There are also clippings with excerpts from the diaries of Father Nikolaĭ Ryzhkov's daughter concerning her father's life.
Valerii Petrovich Semenov-Tian'-Shanskii Papers, 1868-1961
3 linear feetThe collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, subject files, photographs and printed materials, primarily booklets and clippings. The correspondents include Ivan and Vera Bunin, Mark Slonim and Petr Struve. Also included are photocopies of letters by Ivan A. Goncharov. By far the largest part of the collection is in the form of memoirs written by Valeriĭ P. Semenov-Ti︠a︡nʹ-Shanskiĭ, in which he dwells in detail on his ancestors, on the social and political life in Russian during the second half of the 19th century and on his public life in the emigration. The subject files deal primarily with Russian emigre organizations in Finland.