N.A. Gorchakov Papers, 1956

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
BAR Ms Coll/Gorchakov.
Bib ID:
4077560 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Gorchakov, N. A. (Nikolaĭ Aleksandrovich), 1901-
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
5 linear feet (10 boxes)
Language(s):
Russian .
Access:
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This collection is located on-site.

Description

Scope and Content

Correspondence, diaries, documents, manuscripts, and printed materials. The collection consists chiefly of diaries, research materials, and his writings. Among the correspondents are: Mikhail Chekhov, Olga Chekhov, Roman Gul, Vladimir Ilin, Artur Luther, Sergei Melgunov, Bishop Serafim, Fedor Stepun, Ilia Surguchev, Alexandra Tolstoy, and Vladimir Zenzinov

Arrangement

Material is arranged into four series.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

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.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Manuscript: Source of acquisition--Harriman Institute, Columbia University. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1956.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Manuscript Accessioned 1956.

Manuscript Processed 05/--/79.

Revision Description

2009-06-26 File created.

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

History

Russian playwright, journalist, artists, and teacher. He was born in 1901 in St. Petersburg. From 1918 to 1920 he attended classes in theater design with Konstantin Yelev and Alexandra Exter. He began to write plays while still a student of Vsevolod Meyerkhold and Alexander Tairov at the Drama School in Moscow. He left the Soviet Union in early 1942. He then lived and worked chiefly in Munich. In addition to plays, he was also involved in the production of ballets, operas, and movies. He died in Germany in 1985. Gorchakov's most successful single play was Gasparino, first staged in Germany. He also wrote extensively on censorship and theater history, including The Theater in Soviet Russia (New York, 1957).

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Memoirs CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Theater -- Soviet Union CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID