Evgeniia Semenovna Khmel'nitskaia Papers 4077667Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-09 06:26:14 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.aapm2009-06-26File created.2019-05-20EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration. Rare Book and Manuscript Library Evgeniia Semenovna Khmel'nitskaia Papers Khmelńit︠s︡kai︠a︡, Evgenii︠a︡ Semenovna, ca. 1880-ca. 1958 Karpovich, Michael, 1888-1959 4077667 BAR Ms Coll/Khmelńit︠s︡kai︠a︡ Russian . 200 items 2 boxes 1928-1956 Location of Originals Note

Holder of originals: Bakhmeteff Archive. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Columbia University.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

Papers: Source of acquisition--Elena Mogilat. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1958.

 Biographical sketch

Emigrated to the U.S. in the late 1920s and worked as a librarian.

 Processing Information

Papers Accessioned 1958.

 Processing Information

Papers Processed 10/--/79.

 Scope and Content

The papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, documents, and printed materials. Correspondence includes 3 letters from Mikhaĭl Karpovich, and letters from Khmelńit︠s︡kai︠a︡'s son Sergeĭ, a writer in the Soviet Union. Among the manuscripts is Khmelńit︠s︡kai︠a︡'s autobiography, which discusses her childhood in Odessa and her education; and her translation of the letters of William Frey, a Russian immigrant in Kansas in the 1870s.

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 Emigration and immigration -- Soviet Union -- 20th century Emigration and immigration -- United States -- 20th century Russians -- United States Soviet Union -- History -- 1917-1936 Autobiographies (literary works) Essays Letters (correspondence) Memoirs Frey, William, 1839-1888 Evegeniia Semenovna Khmel'nitskaia PapersCorrespondence1"From the Letters of William Frey."1Autobiography2Manuscripts2Documents2Printed Materials2