Nabokov Family Papers, 1882-1950

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
BAR Ms Coll/Nabokov
Bib ID:
4077855 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Nabokov family; Nabokov, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1867-1951; Nabokova, Sofii︠a︡ Dmitrievna, 1899-; Nabokov, K. D. (Konstantin Dmitrievich), 1872-1927; Nabokov, Dmitriĭ Nikolaevich, 1827-1904; Vitte, S. I︠U︡., graf (Sergeĭ I︠U︡lʹevich), 1849-1915; Milner, Alfred, Viscount, 1854-1925; Alexander III, Emperor of Russia, 1845-1894
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
25 items (1 box; one cataloged letter; and one roll of documents)
Language(s):
Russian .
Access:
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This collection is located on-site.

Description

Scope and Content

Correspondence, documents, and a photograph of members of the Nabokov family. Included are 6 letters, a photograph, and 4 school documents of Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich Nabokov; birth, school, and marriage documents of his daughter, Sofii︠a︡ Dmitrievna Nabokova (Fasolt); letters to his brother Konstantin Dmitrievich Nabokov, 1 each from Sergeĭ Witte and Viscount Alfred Milner (photocopies); an autographed letter (1885) from Tsar Alexander III to Dmitriĭ Nikolaevich Nabokov (1827-1904); father of Dmitriĭ Dm. and Konstantin Dm.) asking for his resignation as Imperial Minister of Justice; and copies of an 1895 letter by Tsar Nicholas II to Dmitriĭ N. Nabokov.

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: Source of acquisition--A. F. Meyendorff. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1953.

Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1968.

Papers: Source of acquisition--Marina Astman and Nicholas Fasolt. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1982.

Papers: Source of acquisition--Marina Astman and Nicholas Fasolt. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1984.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Papers Accessioned 1953.

Papers Accessioned 1968.

Papers Accessioned 1982.

Papers Accessioned 1984.

Papers Processed 03/--/83.

Papers Revised 05/--/84.

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

A leading family of the Russian aristocracy.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Autographs (manuscripts) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Letters (correspondence) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Photographic prints CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Nobility -- Soviet Union CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID