Summary Information
At a Glance
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BA#0020 |
Bib ID |
4078333
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Creator(s) |
Bakhrakh, Aleksandr |
Title |
Aleksandr Bakhrakh papers, 1922-1983 |
Physical Description |
2500 items (8 manuscript boxes) |
Language(s) |
Russian
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Access |
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Arrangement
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in three series.
Description
Summary
Letters received by A. V. Bakhrakh which discuss 20th century Russian literature, contemporary Slavic studies, and Russian emigre publishing activities. Correspondents include Andrei Belyi (Boris Bugaev), Ivan Bunin, Kornei Chukovskii, Andre Gide and Boris Pilniak. There are over 300 letters by Gleb Struve wtitten from 1964 to 1983, which cover the above topics as well as Struve's personal and professional life. There are both letters and manuscripts by Vladislav Khodasevich, Aleksei Remizov and Marina Tsvetaeva.
Using the Collection
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Aleksandr Bakhrakh Papers; Box and Folder; Bakhmeteff Archive, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
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--Purchased with Tulinoff Fund; Date of acquisition--1983.
Papers: Method of acquisition--Purchased with Tulinoff Fund; Date of acquisition--1984.
Publications based on the collection
- "Pis'ma M. I. TSvetaevoi k A. V. Bakhrakhu: Publikatsiia i komentarii A. Tiurina." Novyi Zhurnal No. 180 (1990) : pp. 21U-253, No. 181 (1990): pp. 98-138. (Letters of Marina TSvetaeva to Alexander Bacherac from box 5).Malmstad, John.
- "Perepiska V.F. KHodasevicha s A.V. Bakhrakhom." No-voe Literaturnoe Obozrezie no. 2 (1993) pp. 107-205.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Papers Accessioned 1983.
Papers Accessioned 1984.
Papers Processed 07/--/85.
Materials were intellectually arranged in three series at the same time the finding aid was converted to EAD. Nothing in the collection was physically rearranged.
Revision Description
2021-06-17 Collection was renamed from Alexander Bacherac Papers to Aleksandr Bakhrakh Papers. ksd
2021-06-17 PDF finding aid converted to EAD and published. Authorities and notes revised, updated and expanded. ksd
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Adamovich, Georgiĭ |
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Aldanov, Mark Aleksandrovich, 1886-1957 |
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Aĭkhenvalʹd, I︠U︡. I (I︠U︡liĭ Isaevich), 1872-1928 |
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Baboreko, A. (Aleksandr) |
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Bely, Andrey, 1880-1934 |
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Berberova, N. (Nina) |
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Bunin, Ivan Alekseevich, 1870-1953 |
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Chinnov, Igorʹ |
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Chukovskiĭ, Korneĭ, 1882-1969 |
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Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969 |
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Emigration and immigration -- France |
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Felʹzen, I︠U︡rīĭ |
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Frank, Tatʹi︠a︡na |
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Gazdanov, Gaito |
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Gide, André, 1869-1951 |
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Gulʹ, Roman, 1896-1986 |
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Hofmann, M. (Modeste), 1887-1959 |
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Ilovaĭskai︠a︡-Alʹberti, Irina |
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Ioann, Archbishop of San Francisco and Western United States, 1902-1989 |
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Ivanov, Georgiĭ, 1894-1958 |
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Ivask, I͡Uriĭ |
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Khodasevich, V. F. (Vladislav Felit͡sianovich), 1886-1939 |
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Kovalevsky, Pierre, 1901-1978 |
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Lifar, Serge, 1905-1986 |
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Maklakov, V. A. (Vasiliĭ Alekseevich), 1870-1957 |
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Malmstad, John E. |
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Mochulʹskiĭ, K. (Konstantin), 1892-1948 |
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Muromt͡seva-Bunina, V. N. (Vera Nikolaevna) |
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Odoevt︠s︡eva, Irina, 1895-1990 |
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Osorgin, Mikhail Andreevich, 1878-1942 |
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Ossorguine-Bakounine, Tatiana |
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Ot︠s︡up, Aleksandr Avdeevich, 1882-1949 |
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Pilʹni︠a︡k, Boris, 1894-1937 |
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Pregelʹ, Sofii︠a︡, 1894-1972 |
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Remizov, Alekseĭ, 1877-1957 |
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Reznikova, N. V. (Natalʹi︠a︡ Viktorovna) |
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Rodicheva, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna |
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Russian literature -- Foreign countries |
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Rzhevskiĭ, Leonid, 1905-1986 |
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Schakovskoy, Zinaïda, princesse, 1906-2001 |
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Sedykh, Andreĭ, 1902-1994 |
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Shagini︠a︡n, Mariėtta Sergeevna, 1888-1982 |
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Shpoli︠a︡nskiĭ, Aminad Petrovich, approximately 1888-1957 |
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Sini︠a︡vskiĭ, A. (Andreĭ), 1925-1997 |
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Slonim, Marc, 1894-1976 |
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Soviet Union -- Emigration and immigration |
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Struve, Gleb |
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Struve, Nina Aleksandrovna |
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Sumerkin, Alexander |
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Triolet, Elsa |
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Tėffi, N. A. (Nadezhda Aleksandrovna), 1872-1952 |
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T︠S︡etlina, Marii︠a︡ Samoĭlovna, 1882-1976 |
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T︠S︡vetaeva, Marina, 1892-1941 |
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Varshavskiĭ, V. S. (Vladimir Sergeevich), 1906-1978 |
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Veĭdle, V., 1895-1979 |
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Vishni︠a︡k, M. V. (Mark Venʹi︠a︡minovich), 1883-1977 |
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Zaĭt︠s︡ev, Boris, 1881-1972 |
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Zaĭt︠s︡eva, Vera Alekseevna, 1878-1965 |
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History / Biographical Note
Biographical sketch
Aleksandr Vasil'evich Bakhrakh (also Bacherac, Bachrach), 1902-1985, an emigre writer (author of "Bunin v khalate"), a journalist, critic, and memoirist who published widely in émigré journals and newspapers. During WWII he lived with Ivan Bunin, who sheltered him from the Nazis (Bakhrakh was Jewish). Bakhrakh worked in a pro-Soviet newspaper after the war, in 1950s and 1960s worked for Radio Svoboda. Died in Paris in 1985, was buried in Helsinki.
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