Mark Aleksandrovich Aldanov Papers, 1926-1957

Call No.:	BA#0007
Bib ID	4078309 View CLIO record
Creator(s)	Aldanov, Mark Aleksandrovich, 1886-1957; Bunin, Ivan Alekseevich, 1870-1953; Chagall, Marc, 1887-1985; Karpovich, Michael, 1888-1959; Maklakov, V. A. (Vasiliĭ Alekseevich), 1870-1957; Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965; Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1899-1977; Wilson, Edmund, 1895-1972; Repin, Ili︠́a︡ Efimovich, 1844-1930; Zaĭt︠s︡ev, Boris, 1881-1972
Title	Mark Aleksandrovich Aldanov Papers, 1926-1957
Physical Description	6700 items (37 boxes)
Language(s)	Russian .
Additional Description	http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/ldpd_bak_4078309.pdf
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.
	Boxes 34-37 closed to all use until 1 Jan. 2008 (see letter of Tati︠́a︡na Aldanova to the Archive, 26 August 1957). This collection is located on-site.

Description

Summary

The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, documents, a photograph, and printed material, primarily from the period 1941-1957. Included are letters from Ivan Bunin, Marc Chagall, Mikhail Karpovich, Vasiliĭ Maklakov, W. Somerset Maugham, Vladimir Nabokov, Ili︠́a︡ Repin, Edmund Wilson, Boris Zaĭt︠s︡ev and many others. Manuscripts of his works include "Istoki""Nachalo kont︠s︡a""Zhivi, kak khochesh"́, and "The Escape" (English translation of "Begstvo"), such shorter tales as "Noch ́v terminale""Povest ́o smerti", and "Ulḿskai︠a︡ noch"́, as well as numerous articles, book reviews and essays. There are financial records for "Novyĭ Zhurnal", which Aldanov helped found, and the clippings are mainly articles about Aldanov. There is one late photograph of Aldanov.

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.

Boxes 34-37 closed to all use until 1 Jan. 2008 (see letter of Tati︠́a︡na Aldanova to the Archive, 26 August 1957).

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--M.A. Aldanov. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1953.

Papers: Source of acquisition--M.A. Aldanov. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1954.

Papers: Source of acquisition--Ida Romanovna Movshovich. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1958.

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History / Biographical Note

Biographical sketch

Aldanov was the pseudonym for M.A. Landau, who was a Russian emigre writer who lived in France and in the United States.

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