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Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Rare Book & Manuscript Library

6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10027, USA
rbml@library.columbia.edu
The Rare Book & Manuscript Library is Columbia University’s principal repository for special collections. We collect, preserve, describe, promote, and provide access to the material evidence of diverse individuals and activities in alignment with the University’s research and teaching mission. We build and steward deep collections in select subject areas and connect them to a global audience through reference, teaching, exhibitions, publications, and public programs.

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Avrahm Yarmolinsky Papers, 1918-1967

300 items (1 box)
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The collection consists primarily of correspondence and manuscripts. There are letters from Korneĭ Chukovskiĭ, Mikhail Karpovich, Andre Mazon, Vladimir Nabokov, and Evgeniĭ Zami︠a︡tin. There is also one item each from Sergeĭ Esenin, Pavel Mili︠u︡kov, Ivan Pavlov, and Nikolaĭ Roerich. Manuscripts include photocopies of poems by Korneĭ Chukovskiĭ, Sergeĭ Esenin, and Boris Pasternak. There are subject files on Dostoevskiĭ, Turgenev, Soviet education, and Slavic studies in the United Studies, and a photograph of Isaak Babel ́with his daughter.

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Avrahm Yarmolinsky Papers, 1918-1967 300 items (1 box)

Richard Yates letters, 1860-1868

1 box (1 box (25 items))
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Correspondence of Richard Yates, Governor of Illinois, with outstanding contemporaries including Abraham Lincoln, Edwin M. Stanton, Lyman Trumbull, and Thaddeus Stevens.

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Richard Yates letters, 1860-1868 1 box (1 box (25 items))

YMCA France records, circa 1930s-1960s

4 linear feet (8 boxes (7 manuscript boxes, 1 tall manuscript box))
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YMCA Press Institutional records, correspondence with prominent public figures.

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YMCA France records, circa 1930s-1960s 4 linear feet (8 boxes (7 manuscript boxes, 1 tall manuscript box))

Art Young drawings and cartoons, circa 1918-1964

0.25 linear feet (3 oversize folders)
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This collection consists of 35 drawings, one clipping, and one copy of the Yiddish newspaper "The Big Stick" (December 24,1920 - fragile). It contains political content, as well as a drawing of Boris Bakhmeteff, another of Brander Matthews, and a cartoon referring to Florenz Ziegfeld.

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Art Young drawings and cartoons, circa 1918-1964 0.25 linear feet (3 oversize folders)

Stark Young manuscripts, 1923-1951

2 boxes (2 boxes (72 items))
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Stark Young's own manuscripts. The complete manuscript of IMMORTAL SHADOWS, 1948. Each of the 65 essays is in a separate folder and most are the manuscripts which were originally printed in THE NEW REPUBLIC and show Young's extensive revisions of his earlier work. The final typescript of his autobiography, THE PAVILION, 1951, as well as a loose-leaf notebook of early drafts and a typescript copy of several reviews of this book. A printed copy of his play ARTEMIS, 1942, and his notes concerning the originality of his authorship. Also, one letter from Young to a playwright.

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Stark Young manuscripts, 1923-1951 2 boxes (2 boxes (72 items))

Osobyi Komitet po Delam Russkikh v Finliandii Records, 1881-1964

2500 items (8 boxes)
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The Osobyi Komitet po Delam Russkikh v Finliandii Records (Special Committee on Russian Affairs in Finland records) consists of correspondence, reports, minutes of meetings, financial records, subject files, bulletins, news announcements, and printed materials (including a detailed history of the Committee); the majority of the collection dates from 1919. Correspondents include Anton Kartashev, president of the Committee in 1919-1920, and I︠U︡denich. There are materials on the northwest front, reports on the status of Russian refugees in Finland, the proposed takeover and rehabilitation of Petrograd, and records of the Committee's financial activities. Substantial materials concern its Political Committee and I︠U︡denich's Northwest government.

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Osobyi Komitet po Delam Russkikh v Finliandii Records, 1881-1964 2500 items (8 boxes)

G. Udny Yule papers, 1899-1949

1 box (1 box)
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Correspondence, manuscripts, memorabilia, and printed material by and about George Udny Yule, English statistician. 17 letters are from Yule to John Wishart, who took over his chair in mathematical statistics at Cambridge University in 1931, with carbons of his letters from Wishart, and 2 letters from Sir Frank Leonard Engledow to Wishart concerning Yule. Letters in the late 1940's are of a more personal nature, because of his early retirement for health reasons. He was a man of many interests, seen in his manuscript poem, his early printed article for the Royal Statistical Society, and the various memorabilia

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G. Udny Yule papers, 1899-1949 1 box (1 box)

Larissa Maria Lubov Zaleska Onyshkevych Manuscript, 1973

154 pages (154 pages)
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This doctoral dissertation of Larissa Onyshkevych, "Existentialism in Modern Ukrainian Drama," written for the University of Pennsylvania in 1973, discusses works by the following: Lesi︠a︡ Ukrainka, Volodymyr Vynnychenko, Mykola Kulish, I︠U︡riĭ Kosach, Eaghor Kostetzhy, Li︠u︡dmila Kovalenko, and Bohdan Boichuk.

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Larissa Maria Lubov Zaleska Onyshkevych Manuscript, 1973 154 pages (154 pages)

Viktor Aleksandrovich Zambrzhitskii Manuscripts, 1950-1958

11 items (2 boxes)
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Manuscripts of Zambrzhitskiĭ. The manuscripts primarily are studies of World War II, including events in North Africa, France, the Balkans and Finland. Also discussed is the psychological preparation of the Soviet Army and the image of World War II as a world revolution. In addition, there are two brief memoirs on World War I ("Ocherki bylogo") and on an army mutiny in Kiev in 1907 ("Sapernyĭ bunt").

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Viktor Aleksandrovich Zambrzhitskii Manuscripts, 1950-1958 11 items (2 boxes)

Evgenii Ivanovich Zamiatin Papers, 1914-1962

630 items (5 boxes)
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Papers of E.I. Zami︠a︡tin. The papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, notes, and clippings. There are 9 letters by Konstantin Fedin, 3 by Boris Grigorév, and 1 or 2 each by Henri Barbusse, Cecil B. DeMille, Andrʹe Maurois, Alekseĭ Remizov, and Zami︠a︡tin himself. The manuscripts are chiefly brief or fragmentary works, including film scenarios, summaries of plays, essays, lectures, notes, and fragments. Longer works include the "Afrikanskiĭ gost́" lectures on prose given in 1920, and the posthumously published novel "Bich bozhiĭ" and "Lit︠s︡a". Also included are clippings on Zami︠a︡tin, chiefly from Soviet, Czech, French and Russian emigre periodicals, also transcripts of selected correspondence and manuscripts in the collection.

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Evgenii Ivanovich Zamiatin Papers, 1914-1962 630 items (5 boxes)

Boris Konstantinovich Zaitsev Papers, 1923-1964

900 items (9 boxes)
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Correspondence and manuscripts of Zaĭt︠s︡ev. This collection covers from the 1920's into the 1960's. There is correspondence from many other emigre writers. The largest groups of cataloged letters are by Mark Aldanov (105 items), Ivan Bunin (161), Archimandrite Kiprian (104), Alekseĭ Remizov (48), and Nadezhda Teffi (101). There are also items by Boris Bugaev (Andreĭ Belyĭ), Vi︠a︡cheslav Ivanov, Vladislav Khodasevich, Sergeĭ Lifaŕ and Boris Pasternak. Zaĭt︠s︡ev's manuscripts in the collection include some of his major works, such as "Puteshestvie Gleba" "Dom v Passi" "Zhizn ́Turgeneva" and "Zhukovskiĭ". In addition, the collection has a book and a pamphlet, both inscribed by Zaĭt︠s︡ev.

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Boris Konstantinovich Zaitsev Papers, 1923-1964 900 items (9 boxes)

Kirill and Ilia Zdanevich Collection, 1920-1960

1 manuscript box (12 folders; 0.5 linear feet)
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Artificially created collection of rare books, correspondence, one drawing and one woodblock related to Ilia Zdanevich, Georgian-French writer and artist, one of the creators of the Zaum' trend. Works of his brother Kirill Zdanevich and their Tifliss literary circle are also represented.
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Kirill and Ilia Zdanevich Collection, 1920-1960 1 manuscript box (12 folders; 0.5 linear feet)

Aleksandr Vasilievich Zen'kovskii Manuscripts, 1951-1966

17 items (2 boxes)
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Manuscripts, chiefly memoirs, of Zenḱovskiĭ. In these manuscripts are discussed, in particular, Petr Stolypin; the Kiev zemstvo; the 1917 revolution; the Ukraine in 1918, including a zemstvo congress in Kiev; and the Civil War in 1919-1920, when Zenḱovskiĭ worked provisioning the White Army and civilians in the Crimea.

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Aleksandr Vasilievich Zen'kovskii Manuscripts, 1951-1966 17 items (2 boxes)

Vasilii Vasil'evich Zen'kovskii Memoirs, 1951-1963

10 items (1 box)
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Typescript memoirs of Zenḱovskiĭ. This collection consists of ten memoirs by Zenḱovskiĭ. In them he discusses such topics as his participation in the 1918 Ukrainian government; his participation in the life of the Russian Orthodox Church in Western Europe from the 1920's to the 1960's; and his participation in the Russian Christian Student Movement.

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Vasilii Vasil'evich Zen'kovskii Memoirs, 1951-1963 10 items (1 box)

Zernov Family Papers, 1919-1976

3100 items (13 boxes)
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Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs, subject files, and printed materials of members of the Zernov family, especially Nikolaĭ M. Zernov. Correspondence includes letters from Nikolaĭ Berdi︠a︡ev, Archimandrite Kiprian, Alekseĭ Remizov, Vasiliĭ Zenḱovskiĭ, and copies of many letters from Gustave Kullmann to his wife Marii︠a︡, nʹee Zernova. Manuscripts include: memoirs by Sofii︠a︡ A. Zernova about her childhood, youth, and family; Sofii︠a︡ M. Zernova's albums, poems, diaries and memoirs about the Civil War and the emigration in Europe; manuscripts by Nikolaĭ Zernov on religious and literary themes; a report by a Lt. Shokotov on his White Army detached service in 1917-1919; a brief manuscript by Vladimir M. Zernov claiming that syphillis was a contributing factor in Lenin's death; and manuscripts and speeches by Kullmann. Subject files include biographical information collected by Nikolaĭ Zernov on many emigre Orthodox churchmen and religious writers, and materials relating to Kullmann and the Zernov family.

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Zernov Family Papers, 1919-1976 3100 items (13 boxes)

Nikolai Vasil'evich Zheleznov Memoirs, 1936-1937

11 items (1 box)
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Memoirs of Zheleznov. The memoirs, in ten handwritten notebooks and one typed copy, cover the years 1915-1918, and give a detailed account of the formation of the 13th army during World War I, as well as a description of the commanders in charge at that time. Other issues described include : the situation at the Northern Front in the fall of 1915 (Riga-Dvinsk), the Romanian front, the formation of Latvian units in the 13th army, and the army's disintegration in 1917. The memoirs end with the author's participation in the White Army movement in South Russia.

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Nikolai Vasil'evich Zheleznov Memoirs, 1936-1937 11 items (1 box)

Pavel Ivanovich and Evgeniia Vasilievna Zhestovskii Manuscrip, 1950

242 pages (242 pages)
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Typescript "Dvenadtsat' let v Afganistane" by Zhestovskiĭ and his wife Evgenii︠a︡. The typescript includes memoirs, observations, historical information, and illustrations.

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Pavel Ivanovich and Evgeniia Vasilievna Zhestovskii Manuscrip, 1950 242 pages (242 pages)

Olga Zhondetskaia papers, 9999

1 linear feet (2 boxes)
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Typescript memoirs, 3 copies.

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Olga Zhondetskaia papers, 9999 1 linear feet (2 boxes)

Aleksandr Zhukovskii Manuscript, 1800-1900

4 items (4 items)
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Brief manuscripts on the Russo-Turkish war of 1877-1878 in the Caucasus region, on military discipline, and on gymnastics in the military.

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Aleksandr Zhukovskii Manuscript, 1800-1900 4 items (4 items)

Aleksei Alekseevich Ziablov Papers, 1883-1971

64 items (1 box)
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Papers of Zi︠a︡blov. Included is a copy of a letter from Moscow in 1919 by Zi︠a︡blov to his daughter, manuscripts, documents, photographs, and other miscellaneous items. Manuscripts include Zi︠a︡blov's travel diary of a trip from Moscow to the Black Sea and the Crimea in 1886, his memoirs, and lectures on engineering. The memoirs discuss his childhood and education (he graduated from Moskovskoe Tekhnicheskoe Uchilishche (Moscow Technical Institute)) in 1887; his work as a teacher and engineer; the 1905 revolution in Kolomna, where he was director of a machine works; and his continued engineering career through World War I and the early Soviet period. There are family photographs and photographs of unidentified groups, including Zi︠a︡blov, standing around locomotives. Also included is a pamphlet by Zi︠a︡blov"K voprosu o nemet︠s︡kom zasilí: Illi︠u︡strat︠s︡ii iz parovozostroĭtelńoĭ praktiki" (Petrograd, 1919).

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Aleksei Alekseevich Ziablov Papers, 1883-1971 64 items (1 box)

Norman J. Zierold Papers, 1964-1967

22 boxes (22 boxes)
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The collection centers on Zierold's book, LITTLE CHARLEY ROSS, 1967, a re-examination of the first American kidnapping for ransom. Included are notes, research materials, illustrations, typescripts, proofs, reviews, and correspondence. Zierold has added the drafts, manuscripts, and typescripts of several of his plays and writings about Hollywood, including THE CHILD STARS, BABY MADGE, SWINGING FROM A CHANDELIER, DEATH IN HOLLYWOOD, THREE WOMEN IN BLACK, THE SEX GODDESSES, and NOT BEFORE BREAKFAST.

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Norman J. Zierold Papers, 1964-1967 22 boxes (22 boxes)

Aleksandr Zlinchenko Manuscripts, 1948-1964

5 items (5 items)
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Typed poems of Zlinchenko. Included are typed copies of four groups of poems: "Teni schasti︠́a︡" "Volnui︠u︡shchai︠a︡ taĭna" "Nesbyvshai︠a︡si︠a︡ mechta" and "Vzdokhi sveta." Also in the collection is a copy of Zlichenko's book.

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Aleksandr Zlinchenko Manuscripts, 1948-1964 5 items (5 items)

Mikhail Mikhailovich Zolotarev Papers, 1879-1950

2500 items (8 boxes; 1 oversized roll of posters shelved with collection)
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Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs, subject files and printed materials of Zolotarev. The correspondence includes letters from Petr P. I︠U︡renev, Aleksandr I. Konovalov, and Geroid T. Robinson. There are photographs of two actors from the Moscow Art Theater: Vasiliĭ Luzhskiĭ and Ivan Moskvin. The correspondence dates from 1879 to 1950 and includes some miscellaneous items apparently unrelated to Zolotarev. There are manuscripts by various authors on religious and political themes. The subject files include materials relating to several Russian emigre organizations, the White Navy, and Columbia University. Among the printed materials are booklets, journals, clippings and posters.

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Mikhail Mikhailovich Zolotarev Papers, 1879-1950 2500 items (8 boxes; 1 oversized roll of posters shelved with collection)

Iurii Vladimirovich Zubov Memoirs, 1978

271 pages (271 pages)
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Bound memoirs "S polkom pradedov i dedov v velikuiu voinu 1914-1917 gg." by Zubov.

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Iurii Vladimirovich Zubov Memoirs, 1978 271 pages (271 pages)

Larissa Dmitrievna Zvereva Memoirs, 1913-1976

4 items (4 items)
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Two typed memoirs of Zvereva. The larger (49 p.) discusses her family, childhood, and youth up to the time she emigrated. She discusses in some detail rural life around the turn of the century, including her father's estate and the 1905 revolution in the area. The shorter memoir (6 p.) concerns the aftermath of the murder of King Alexander of Yugoslavia in 1934. Also included are a handdrawn diagram and a photograph of Zvereva's father's house.

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Larissa Dmitrievna Zvereva Memoirs, 1913-1976 4 items (4 items)