Kagan, Abram Saulovich, 1888-1984; Khodasevich, V. F. (Vladislav Felit͡sianovich), 1886-1939; Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977; Osorgin, Mikhail Andreevich, 1878-1942; Bunin, Ivan Alekseevich, 1870-1953; Fedin, Konstantin, 1892-1977; Zami︠a︡tin, Evgeniĭ Ivanovich, 1884-1937; Berdi︠a︡ev, Nikolaĭ, 1874-1948; Karsavin, L. P. (Lev Platonovich), 1882-1952
Title
Abram Saulovich Kagan Papers, 1909-1952
Physical Description
190 items (6 boxes)
Language(s)
Russian
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Access
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Papers include Kagan's correspondence, photographs, printed materials and audio tapes. All letters in the collection date from 1938-39, when he had moved his Petropolis operations to Brussels; there are items by Vladislav Khodasevich, Vladimir Nabokov, and Mikhail Osorgin, and others. Among the photographs are pictures of Ivan Bunin, Konstantin Fedin, and Evgeniĭ Zami︠a︡tin. Printed materials consist chiefly of books published by his firms; some of the books are inscribed, for example by Nikolaĭ Berdi︠a︡ev and Lev Karsavin. Included is a lengthy taped interview of Kagan by Marc Raeff in which Kagan discuses his life and publishing activities.
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.
Unique time-based media items have been reformatted and are available onsite via links in the container list. Commercial materials are not routinely digitized.
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
Papers: Source of acquisition--A. S. Kagan. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1981.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Papers Accessioned 1981.
Papers Processed 01/--/82.
Revision Description
2009-06-26 File created.
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
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