Elizaveta Leonidovna Miller Papers, 1885-1970

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
BAR Ms Coll/E.L. Miller
Bib ID:
4077833 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Miller, Elizaveta Leonidovna, -1970
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
1000 items (6 boxes)
Language(s):
Russian .
Access:
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This collection is located on-site.

Description

Scope and Content

The collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs, subject files and printed materials. Correspondence consists mostly of letters to Elizaveta Miller. Memoirs and manuscripts are mostly by Miller and cover topics ranging from her childhood in St. Petersburg to her emigration to South Africa. Subject files include materials concerning her brother, Grigoriĭ Lozinskiĭ, a poet, translator and literary critic. Documents and photographs concern the Lozinskiĭ and Miller families. Printed materials consist of books, clippings, periodicals, and pamphlets; included is an "Almanach de St. Petersburg" (1911), with directories and a listing of names.

Arrangement

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

Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1960.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Papers Accessioned 1960.

Papers Processed 03/--/80.

Revision Description

2009-06-26 File created.

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

Biographical sketch

The sister of Grigoriĭ L. Lozinskiĭ and the wife of Vladimir A. Miller, a Petersburg lawyer. Miller emigrated with her husband to South Africa after the Civil War.

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Genre/Form
Clippings (Information Artifacts) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Directories CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Letters (correspondence) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Lists (document genres) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Memoirs CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Pamphlets CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Periodicals CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Photographic prints CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Lozinski, Grégoire, 1889-1942 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Books CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Emigration and immigration -- South Africa -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Emigration and immigration -- Soviet Union -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID