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Aleksandr Bakhrakh papers, 1922-1983

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.: BA#0020
Bib ID 4078333 View CLIO record
Creator(s) Bakhrakh, Aleksandr
Title Aleksandr Bakhrakh papers, 1922-1983
Physical Description 2500 items (8 manuscript boxes)
Language(s) Russian .
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This collection is located on-site.

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

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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

Subject Headings

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Subject

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Adamovich, Georgiĭ Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Aldanov, Mark Aleksandrovich, 1886-1957 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Aĭkhenvalʹd, I︠U︡. I (I︠U︡liĭ Isaevich), 1872-1928 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Baboreko, A. (Aleksandr) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Bely, Andrey, 1880-1934 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Berberova, N. (Nina) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Bunin, Ivan Alekseevich, 1870-1953 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Chinnov, Igorʹ Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Chukovskiĭ, Korneĭ, 1882-1969 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Emigration and immigration -- France Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Felʹzen, I︠U︡rīĭ Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Frank, Tatʹi︠a︡na Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Gazdanov, Gaito Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Gide, André, 1869-1951 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Gulʹ, Roman, 1896-1986 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Hofmann, M. (Modeste), 1887-1959 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Ilovaĭskai︠a︡-Alʹberti, Irina Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Ioann, Archbishop of San Francisco and Western United States, 1902-1989 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Ivanov, Georgiĭ, 1894-1958 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Ivask, I͡Uriĭ Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Khodasevich, V. F. (Vladislav Felit͡sianovich), 1886-1939 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Kovalevsky, Pierre, 1901-1978 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Lifar, Serge, 1905-1986 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Maklakov, V. A. (Vasiliĭ Alekseevich), 1870-1957 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Malmstad, John E. Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Mochulʹskiĭ, K. (Konstantin), 1892-1948 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Muromt͡seva-Bunina, V. N. (Vera Nikolaevna) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Odoevt︠s︡eva, Irina, 1895-1990 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Osorgin, Mikhail Andreevich, 1878-1942 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Ossorguine-Bakounine, Tatiana Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Ot︠s︡up, Aleksandr Avdeevich, 1882-1949 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Pilʹni︠a︡k, Boris, 1894-1937 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Pregelʹ, Sofii︠a︡, 1894-1972 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Remizov, Alekseĭ, 1877-1957 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Reznikova, N. V. (Natalʹi︠a︡ Viktorovna) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Rodicheva, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Russian literature -- Foreign countries Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Rzhevskiĭ, Leonid, 1905-1986 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Schakovskoy, Zinaïda, princesse, 1906-2001 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Sedykh, Andreĭ, 1902-1994 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Shagini︠a︡n, Mariėtta Sergeevna, 1888-1982 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Shpoli︠a︡nskiĭ, Aminad Petrovich, approximately 1888-1957 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Sini︠a︡vskiĭ, A. (Andreĭ), 1925-1997 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Slonim, Marc, 1894-1976 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Soviet Union -- Emigration and immigration Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Struve, Gleb Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Struve, Nina Aleksandrovna Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Sumerkin, Alexander Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Triolet, Elsa Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Tėffi, N. A. (Nadezhda Aleksandrovna), 1872-1952 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
T︠S︡etlina, Marii︠a︡ Samoĭlovna, 1882-1976 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
T︠S︡vetaeva, Marina, 1892-1941 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Varshavskiĭ, V. S. (Vladimir Sergeevich), 1906-1978 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Veĭdle, V., 1895-1979 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Vishni︠a︡k, M. V. (Mark Venʹi︠a︡minovich), 1883-1977 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Zaĭt︠s︡ev, Boris, 1881-1972 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Zaĭt︠s︡eva, Vera Alekseevna, 1878-1965 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

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.