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Valerii Petrovich Semenov-Tian'-Shanskii Papers
Semenov-Ti︠a︡nʹ-Shanskīĭ, Valerīĭ Petrovich, 1871-approximately 1966
Bunin, Ivan Alekseevich, 1870-1953
Muromt͡seva-Bunina, V. N. (Vera Nikolaevna)
Goncharov, Ivan Aleksandrovich, 1812-1891
Slonim, Marc, 1894-1976
Struve, Petr Berngardovich, 1870-1944
4078041
BAR Ms Coll/Semenov-Ti︠a︡n-́Shanskiĭ
Russian
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3 linear feet
6 boxes
1868-1961
Location of Originals Note
Holder of originals: Bakhmeteff Archive. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Columbia University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1955.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1968.
Biographical sketch
Valeriĭ P. Semenov-Ti︠a︡n-́Shanskiĭ served prior to the Revolution as the representative of the Ministry of Justice to the Stolypin Land Committees and as Chief Procurator in the Senate. He spent his emigre years (1919-1965) in Helsinki, Finland, where he served from 1929-1939 as the representative of the Russian Historical Archive located in Prague. He was the son of Petr Petrovich Semenov-Ti︠a︡n-́Shanskiĭ, a well known scientist, explorer and humanitarian reformer.
Processing Information
Papers Accessioned 1955.
Processing Information
Papers Accessioned 1968.
Processing Information
Papers Processed 07/--/91.
Scope and Content
The 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.
Restrictions on Access
This collection is located on-site.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Emigration and immigration -- Soviet Union -- 20th century
Emigration and immigration -- Finland -- 20th century
Russia -- Social life and customs -- 1533-1917
Clippings (Information Artifacts)
Letters (correspondence)
Memoirs
Photographic prints
Series I: CorrespondenceBunin, Ivan Alekseevich1Bunina, Vera Nikolaevna (Mrs. Ivan A.)1Gessen, Iosif Vladimirovich1Goncharov, Ivan Aleksandrovich1Slonim, Mark Lfvovich1Struve, Petr Berngardovich1Zenzinov, Vladimir Mikhailovich1A-K1Krestianov, V.1Lamzdorf-Galachan, Pavel K.1M-Z1Copies of letters from V.P. Semenov-Tian'-Shanskii to various persons1Between relatives1From relatives in the USSR (1945-1957)1From son Sasha (1941-1944)1To relatives190th Birthday greetings (1961)1Series II: Manuscripts"Chto my znaem o sovremennoi sovetskoi zhivopisi"2"Dr. Elias Lenrot i Finskii epos"2"Iz istorii tsarstvovaniia Imp. Aleksandra I"2"Iz semeinykh vospominanii: la. K. Grot i ego sem'ia"2"0 russkom psikhologicheskom tipe"2"Osvobozhdenie Krestfian v l86l g."2"Poslednie gody zhizni na rodine"2"Pushkinovedenie i X glava 'Evgenii Onegina1"2"Razrushenie russkoi gramoty"2Anonymous2Bookreviews2Fragments2Miscellaneous (untitled)2Miscellaneous (titled) A-Z2Various authors2"Stranitsy semeinoi khroniki"3Foreword, Table of contents, Fragments3Chapt. I: "Predki"3Chapt. II: "Chastnaia istoriia nashikh rodnykh mest"3Chapt. Ill: "Ded i babushka (so storony ottsa)"3Chapt. IV: "Starshie rodstvenniki so storony ottsa"3Chapt. V: "Blizhaishie rodnye iz pokolenia moego ottsa,"3Chapt. VI: "Moi ded i babushka so storony materi..."3Chapt. VII: "Osvobozhdenie krestf ian..."3"Iz moei zhizni i raboty v Finliandii"4"iz moikh besed s so-zakliuchennym Poruchnikom Sukhodol'skim"4"Iz vospominanii detstva, iunosti i molodykh let"4"K stoletiiu osvobozhdenii krest'ian..."4"Letom v derevne. Kartinka"4"Marfa Nikitichna i ee ziat1 Simon Mopse"4re Mr. Charles Cran'4re Leonid Dmitrievich Semenov-Tian'-Shanskii4re Petr Petrovich Semenov-Tian'-Shanskii4"Stezia v iskusstve"4"Tat'ianinskii Komitet"4Series III: Subject FilesBunin, I.A.5V.D. Kuz'min-Karavaev controversy (1919-1920)5"Obshchestvo russkikh khudozhnikov v Finliandii"3 folders5Pushkin centenary (1937)5re memoirs of Petr Petrovich Semenov-Tian'-Shanskii5Russian book dealers, Harbin (Manchuria)5Russian book dealers, Prague5Russian Historical Archive, Prague5Russian Historical Archive, Prague6Russian Historical Archive, Prague -- Lists6"Russkaia kniga za rubezhom" exhibit (1933)6"Russkaia Koloniia v Finliandii"6"Russkoe Akademicheskoe Obiedinenie" (Helsinki)6"Svetlitsa" fraternal organization, Helsinki (1932-1939)6Series IV: PhotographsBunin, Ivan Alekseevich1Miscellaneous Photographs6Series V: Printed MaterialBooklets, brochures6Clippings6