Sergei Viktorovich Potresov Papers, 1906-1963

Summary Information

At a Glance

Arrangement

• Series I: Correspondence
• Series II: Photographs and Autograph Albums
• Series III: Manuscripts
• Series IV: Printed Mateiral

Description

Scope and Content

The papers consist of correspondence, autograph books, manuscripts, photographs and printed materials. There are letters from Mark Aldanov, Ivan Bunin, Antonin Ladinskiĭ, Vasiliĭ Nemirovich-Danchenko, Alekseĭ Remizov, Ivan Shmelev, Nadezhda Teffi and Boris Zaĭt︠s︡ev, as well as one letter each from Konstantin Balʹmont, Aleksandr Grechaninov, Vladislav Khodasevich, Aleksandr Kuprin, and Vladimir Nabokov. The autograph albums (owned by Marii︠a︡ A. Berman and Potresov) cover the years 1906-1907 and 1913-1948, respectively, and have entries by Balʹmont, Ivan Bilibin, Bunin, Nabokov, and Maksimili︠a︡n Voloshin, among others. The manuscripts include a poem by Mother Marii︠a︡ and articles, diaries, and a play by Potresov. The printed materials primarily consist of clippings of Potresov's articles in newspapers and journals. In addition to the loose clippings, there are six scrapbooks with clippings of Potresov's articles pasted in.

• Series I: Correspondence

• Series II: Photographs and Autograph Albums

• Series III: Manuscripts

• Series IV: Printed Mateiral

Using the Collection

Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Restrictions on Access

This collection is located on-site.

Existence and Location of Copies

Microfilm 96-2026-1: Voloshin, Maksimilian Aleksandrovich "Brestskii mir" Ekaterinodar, Russia, 25 June 1919 a.ms.s., lp. (poem; in Potresov autograph album, p.41

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Papers Accessioned 1960.

Papers Processed 03/--/81.

Revision Description

2009-06-26 File created.

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

Subject Headings

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History / Biographical Note

Biographical sketch

Russian writer and critic who used the pseudonym Sergeĭ I︠A︡blonovskiĭ.